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VA plans expansion of benefits for disability claims for conditions related to certain toxic exposures

New evaluation process to be applied in identifying future presumptive conditions WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today two major decisions related to presumptive conditions associated with Agent Orange and particulate matter exposures during military service in Southwest Asia. Agent Orange VA will begin implementing provisions of the William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization…

QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Instructor In Person Class

Vet to Vet Tennessee will be conducting their first in person QPR Gatekeeper Instructor class on June 11, 2021 at the new Robert “Bob” Hatley Veterans Service Center in Madisonville Tennessee. Vet to Vet Tennessee has provided 8 scholarships for the upcoming class. We do not have any other scholarships for this class, however, if…

Army Veteran Honored

A man born in 1933 who served in the United States Army just shy of two years overseas in Korea as an amphibious vehicle driver from February 1954 to January 1956 receives a fifth service medal during a ceremony conducted within the Robert “Bob” Hatley Veterans Service Center in Madisonville, Tennessee. Honorably discharged sixty seven…

Lend a Hand to Veteran Day

Mission Accomplished, Vet Court Graduates Four! A special ceremony took place on April 21, 2021 at the Robert “Bob” Hatley Veterans Service Center in Madisonville, Tennessee. Four Justice Involved Veterans graduated Monroe County Veterans Court, a citizen was recognized for her care and attention to an ailing Marine Court graduate, County Mayor Mitch Ingram officially…