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11/23/2009
Commissioner Wheeler Urges Veterans To Attend Supermarket Dec. 10 In Griffin
GRIFFIN - The Georgia Department of Veterans Service together with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will conduct a free one-day, one-stop service and information session here at the Georgia National Guard Armory on South Hill Street near the Airport, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., Thursday, December 10, 2009.
11/20/2009
Griffin To Host Veterans Benefits "Supermarket"
GRIFFIN - The Georgia Department of Veterans Service together with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will conduct a free one-day, one-stop service and information session here at the Georgia National Guard Armory on South Hill Street near the Airport, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., Thursday, December 10, 2009.
11/10/2009
Griffin Mayor To Sign "Benefits Day" Proclamation
On Wednesday, November 18, 2009, Georgia Commissioner of Veterans Service Pete Wheeler, leaders of the local veterans organizations and auxiliaries, and representatives of participating agencies will meet with Griffin Mayor Dick Morrow for the signing of a proclamation designating December 10, 2009, as "Supermarket of Veterans Benefits Day" in Griffin. The ceremony will take place in the Courtroom at City Hall on South Hill Street at 11 a.m.
11/03/2009
Veterans Day Proclamation Signing 2009
The Governor's Annual "Veterans Day in Georgia" Proclamation Signing Ceremony honoring Veterans Day 2009 was held Thursday, October 29, 2009, inside the State Capitol Building.
10/09/2009
Fall Veterans Bulletin Now Available
The Fall edition of the Georgia Veterans Bulletin is now available at www.sdvs.georgia.gov, under the Publications tab. This issue highlights Veterans Day.
10/01/2009
Governor's Annual "Veterans Day in Georgia" Proclamation Signing Ceremony to be held October 29
ATTENTION ALL VETERANS!
You are invited to join Governor Sonny Perdue, members of the General Assembly, leaders of veterans' organizations, military, and local government, and other distinguished citizens in:
09/18/2009
WARNING: VA Prescription Scam
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has notified the Georgia Department of Veterans Service that "Patient Care Group" representatives are contacting veterans under the pretense of helping them to obtain their VA prescriptions because the pharmacy billing procedures have changed.
09/13/2009
Obituary of Mrs. Pete (Geraldine O.) Wheeler
08/31/2009
SDVS Represented At Senate Hearing
Following is the full text of the Georgia Department of Veterans Service's Statement presented by Mr. Tom Cook, Assistant Commissioner for Field Operations and Claims, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Field Hearing on Veterans' Perceptions of Community Based Outpatient Clinics. The hearing, chaired by Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson, was held at Altamaha Technical College in Jesup, GA, on Augusta 26.
07/16/2009
May-June Veterans Bulletin Now Available
The May-June edition of the Georgia Veterans Bulletin is now available at www.sdvs.georgia.gov, under the Publications tab.
06/26/2009
DoD Announces Transferability Options For Post 9/11 GI Bill
The Defense Department has announced its policy for transferring educational benefits to the spouses and children of service members under the "Post 9/11 GI Bill," which takes effect Aug. 1, 2009.
05/12/2009
A Video Message About The Post 9/11 GI Bill
The Honorable Ms. Tammy Duckworth, Assistant Secretary, Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs speaks to you about the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Click on the link to hear what she has to say.
05/01/2009
New Post 9/11 GI Bill goes into effect May 1
VA starts accepting applications for the Post 9/11 GI Bill on May 1, 2009. Individuals with active duty service since September 11, 2001, may be eligible for this benefit and can apply online at www.gibill.va.gov. The program provides tuition and fees, a housing allowance, a books and supplies stipend, and the option to transfer these benefits to family members under certain circumstances. By law, the new benefit is effective August 1, 2009. For more information, visit the GI Bill website or call 1-888-GIBILL-1 (1-888-442-4551). Veterans may also contact the Georgia Department of Veterans Service, Education Division, at 404-656-2306. Veterans who qualify under previous GI Bill provisions are especially encouraged to find out how the new options could affect them.
04/28/2009
State Veterans Service Board Elects New Leadership
Georgia's seven-member State Veterans Service Board recently elected new officers for 2009-10.
04/10/2009
VA Designs Medallion for Private Graves
The Department of Veterans Affairs is in the preliminary stages of designing a medallion (IAW Public Law 110-57, December 2007) to be affixed to an existing privately-purchased headstone or marker to signify the deceased's status as a veteran. VA estimates the new medallion will be available in summer 2009.
04/06/2009
Dobbins Clears Major Hurdle for Military Commissary
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., recently announced that Dobbins Air Reserve Base has cleared a major hurdle in its quest to build a military commissary on the base. Isakson and Gingrey have been working for more than a year to try to ensure a seamless transition between the closure of existing commissaries serving metro Atlanta and construction of the new commissary.
03/11/2009
VA "Aid and Attendance" Payments: An Under-Used Benefit
There is an under-used, special monthly pension benefit available to Georgia's wartime veterans and surviving spouses of deceased wartime veterans incapable of self support and in need of regular personal assistance.
02/27/2009
February Veterans Bulletin Now Available
The February edition of the Georgia Veterans Bulletin is now available at www.sdvs.georgia.gov, under the Publications tab. The Bulletin is now available exclusively online with a monthly release schedule.
02/27/2009
VA Spends Over $2.6 Billion in Georgia During 2008
According to fiscal year figures recently obtained from the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Georgia veterans who qualified under federal law benefited in over $2.67 billion that the VA spent in Georgia during 2008.
02/11/2009
Most Georgia Veterans Eligible for Free Driver's License
Georgia veterans, who served on active duty or active duty in a reserve component, including the National Guard, during wartime or any conflict when personnel were committed by the President, are probably eligible to receive a free Georgia driver's license.
01/07/2009
Local State Veteran Service Offices Ready to Assist in Filing for VA Benefits
The Georgia Department of Veterans Service is the agency of state government that was established for the purpose of advising, counseling, and assisting Georgia's veterans and their families in receiving their rightful benefits under the vast, frequently changing, and complex framework of veterans' laws.