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Veterans service officer reports rising claims intake, $1.74 million in monthly veteran payments flowing into Amador County
Summary
Amador County’s veterans service office reported a jump in claim activity and that veterans’ monthly benefit payments totaling about $1.74 million are being received by county residents, while retroactive payments from approved claims were roughly $793,682 for the year.
Amador County Veterans Service Officer Angela Schubble told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that the county’s veterans service office has seen an increase in veterans seeking benefits, with claim activity rising this year and monthly benefit payments of roughly $1,744,101 flowing into the local economy.
Schubble said the office now serves an estimated 2,673 veterans in the county — a drop of about 100 from the prior year consistent with an aging veteran population — and her active caseload is approximately 655 veterans. She reported 255 new veterans contacted the office this year and a total of 774 claims processed in the period she summarized.
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