Posted on Mar 5, 2025
What is your personal experience with DAV (Disabled American Veterans), a nonprofit? Is it providing services adequately across the country?
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Share your thoughts in a professional manner.
What is your personal experience with DAV?
Is it providing all of these services adequately across the country?
DAV Services:
DAV assists over a million veterans annually through their services, including helping them navigate the complex VA claims process to access earned benefits.
DAV actively lobbies on behalf of veterans in Congress to improve legislation related to benefits and healthcare access.
They provide local support networks and transportation services to help veterans access VA medical appointments.
DAV is recognized for its strong commitment to veterans and has a high rating from charity evaluators.
Thank you,
COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
CEO,
Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV)
What is your personal experience with DAV?
Is it providing all of these services adequately across the country?
DAV Services:
DAV assists over a million veterans annually through their services, including helping them navigate the complex VA claims process to access earned benefits.
DAV actively lobbies on behalf of veterans in Congress to improve legislation related to benefits and healthcare access.
They provide local support networks and transportation services to help veterans access VA medical appointments.
DAV is recognized for its strong commitment to veterans and has a high rating from charity evaluators.
Thank you,
COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
CEO,
Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV)
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Life member. They helped with my Agent Orange claims. Have a 8 AM appointment with VES tommorow. Veteran Evaluation Services. They set this up for me. Had a few cancer surgeries recently. I wish someone would have told me about the travel pay though. I lost claims from August to December. They only go back 30 days. I received 9 travel checks in the mail yesterday. The VA lost my banking info but now it's ok. VA disability compensation and travel pay are separate when it comes to banking info.
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A couple of the members of our VFW Post are also members of the DAV and I've seen the work they do, supplementing our County VSO's. Seem like a fine organization to me.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs I am a life member of the VFW and Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA). I have had VSOs from both organizations help me with my VA claims. I donate money to both of these organizations along with DAV. I know that the DAV provides great assistance to veterans, so I also support them with donations.
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For my first year I filed for a disability, after the initial letter I got from them that I filled out to have them represent me- I didn't hear anything more- I switched to a for profit company.
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I’d be more than happy to share my thoughts, I filed a claim the DAV helped me with the application however no one ever showed up to support my claim from the DAV signed all the paperwork over the internet the DAV sent it to the va, it was denied, FYI I have a heart disease because of agent orange it can’t be fixed. So anyway I just gave up.
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Sgt Jim Belanus
I went through the county VSO, she really walked me through the process, I had experience with other vet VSO's and no help but this civilian did
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At 73 I just got on the sys. So far i am pleased with the service. I've been using a rural clinic as the hosp. is 180 miles from me. So far I have no complaints and seem to be treated as family.
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Not much to share except I filed a claim with the va the DAV helped me file got rejected for my claim because nobody from the DAV ever showed up to fight for me,FYI lifetime member only have received three magazines in five years I pretty much have given up on the DAV. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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I’m going to keep this short but sweet. I had 30% January 2013. By August 2016 I was 100% and as of December 2020 I am 100% P&T. They are the best VSO in regards to disability. It’s in the name. Plus the founder was. WW1 vet and he made it to help out his fellow disable veteran. Get with them for disability benefits. They’re basically MAFIA lawyers for disabled veterans and they have connections at the VA. Blessings to us all in our disability journey.
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