Assistance for Veterans

The following information is for veterans.  These links can provide you with useful information and will re-direct you to the Department of Veterans Affairs website. Please contact my office for assistance with any questions or problems you may have. 

- How can I contact the Department of Veterans Affairs?

- How can I get education benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill?

- How can I get education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill?

- How can I get medical benefits?

- How can I get information on suicide prevention?

- How can I get a home loan?

- How can I get life insurance?

- How can I get vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits?

- How can I get survivor benefits?

- What drug benefits are available?

- How can I get a copy of my military records?

- How can I apply for a medal, award, or decoration that I earned while in the service?

- What other services are available to me?

Veterans’ facilities in and around the 7th District
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
- Battle Creek VA Medical Center
- Jackson Community Based Outpatient Clinic
- Lansing Community Based Outpatient Clinic

County Veterans' Services Offices in the 7th District
- Branch County Veterans' Services
- Calhoun County Veterans' Services
- Eaton County Veterans' Services
- Hillsdale County Veterans' Services
- Jackson County Veterans' Services
- Lenawee County Veterans' Services
- Washtenaw County Veterans' Services

Veterans in Partnership (VIP) Network is a regional system of seven medical centers and 26 operating Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) in a catchment area that spans central Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and northwest Ohio. VISN 11: Veterans In Partnership:
- Detroit Area Office

More information and help
- Where can I get more information on Federal benefits for veterans?
- Where can I get more information on Michigan benefits for veterans?
- Where can I get a temporary emergency assistance grant?
- Where can I get help getting my veterans benefits?  Please feel free to contact my Jackson office.

Veterans’ organizations (non-government)
The following is a list of outside veterans’ organizations that you may wish to contact to determine your eligibility.*
- Disabled American Veterans
- The American Legion
- Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
- Vietnam Veterans of America

*Please note that this list does not constitute an endorsement of these outside organizations