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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Edited 6 mo ago
Posted 10 mo ago
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Good evening COL Mikel J. Burroughs. Excellent post. Thank you for sharing this. DAV is an excellent organization. I've been donating to them since 2023. They also assist with V.A. claims as well.
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I don't care much for their thrift store, but I'm sure experience varies from location to location. I think they're a good organization with a good intent behind their existence.
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I am a LIFE member of DAV, a great group, with a love for Combat Wounded Vets.
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Ghost entity. I thought they were only cerimonial. I had to do a 3rd claim and three appeals to win with zero assistance. I saw they were Cc'd on everything. Seriousaly, do they actually help anyone?
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oof. I've seen a few local chapters that are alright. I've seen some chapters that are about to go defunct. And I've seen Department (State) Leadership that is utterly useless and unwilling/uninterested in addressing problems.
The "quality" of what they do varies wildly.
The "quality" of what they do varies wildly.
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I just emailed them my 21-22 and a 21-0966. I'm having them handle my burn pit claim, which is really straightforward, but what I'm really hoping they can help with is getting something where a diagnosis is still pending deemed secondary to the burn pit thing.
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I haven't really checked on them to verify if they are indeed helping vets. I trust that they are and always send a donation when I get mail from them.
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I reached out to them for help filing with the VA. All they wanted me to do was join the organization . They did offer to take me to the VA to get started and said they would help with the paperwork. When I call the POC they had giving me, no answer. I tried them for 2 weeks with no luck. Ended up going a different route. I have not called them back. .
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