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Veterans office reports outreach gains, warns claims delays could grow with federal uncertainty
Summary
Director Joe DeCarlo said Springfield's veterans office has increased outreach and that more residents are receiving benefits; he said uncertainty about federal VA staffing and processing could delay future claims even as local support programs and tax-exemption changes expand.
Joe DeCarlo, director of Springfield's Veterans Services, told the hearing the department has expanded outreach and case assistance and that more veterans and surviving spouses are now receiving VA compensation.
"There's currently over 1,700 veterans and spouses, widows receiving some type of VA compensation," DeCarlo said, adding that the…
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