Little Rock VA Regional Office to hold Virtual Claims Clinic

The Little Rock Veterans Administration Regional Office will hold a Virtual Claims Clinic from 4 to 6 p.m. April 28.

To reserve a timeslot, veterans are asked to call 501-370-3829 by April 27.

During the upcoming Virtual Claims Clinic, veterans may speak one-on-one to staff of the Little Rock VA Regional Office who are ready to assist with specific questions regarding their claims for VA benefits.

“We continue to adapt to the changes in Veterans’ lives by offering a wide variety of tools to better communicate with them,” said Little Rock VA Regional Office Executive Director Sammie Quillin. “VA is ready and able to provide the benefits and services that Veterans have earned with their selfless service to our country. Our pledge extends to their widows/widowers, eligible dependents, and survivors.”

The Little Rock VA Regional Office is open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

VA Regional Offices provide financial and other forms of assistance to veterans and their dependents. This includes disability compensation, survivor’s benefits, pension and fiduciary service, education and training, vocational rehabilitation and employment assistance, life insurance coverage, and home loans guaranties.

VA recently added three presumptive disability conditions related to toxic exposure: asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis. Military service members may have been exposed to a variety of airborne hazards or contaminants resulting in one or more of these presumptive conditions and potentially other related medical conditions while on active duty in Afghanistan, Djibouti, Syria and Uzbekistan during the Persian Gulf War from Sept. 19, 2001 to present, or the Southwest Asia theater of operations from Aug. 2, 1990 to present.

VA disability compensation offers a monthly tax-free payment to veterans who got sick or injured while serving in the military and to veterans whose service made an existing condition worse.

During the upcoming Virtual Claims Clinic, staff of the Little Rock VA Regional Office is available to answer questions about existing VA benefits claims and how to file a new one.

“We have such a diverse population outside of the metropolitan areas of the state and we need to work even harder to reach those who are in our rural areas and those unable to reach us by other means,” said Quillin.

Veterans and their family members may also take advantage of VA’S Visitor Reporting Engagement Application (VERA), a new, easy-to-use, online tool, to schedule in-person or virtual appointments with VA benefits counselors.

For more information about VA’S benefits, go to http://benefits.va.gov/benefits/ or call 800827-1000.