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Monroe County Veterans Affairs reports rising benefits payouts, asks board to consider burial allowance increase
Summary
Veterans Affairs staff told commissioners the county's veterans compensation doubled since 2015 and requested the board consider raising a $300 county burial allowance funded by a countywide millage.
Monroe County Veterans Affairs staff told the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 28 that veteran compensation paid into the county has roughly doubled since 2015 while the local veteran population has declined, and they asked the board to consider whether the county burial allowance should be increased.
Albon, a Veterans Affairs coordinator, said the office helps roughly 8,600 veterans in Monroe County navigate VA benefits and services. He told commissioners that county-wide veteran compensation…
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