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Stearns County veterans office reports millions secured in retroactive benefits, urges outreach to western communities
Summary
Corey Vasquez, director of Stearns County Veteran Services, told the county board Wednesday that his office logged more than 11,000 recorded interactions in 2024 and helped secure more than $2.4 million in retroactive Veterans Benefits Administration awards.
Corey Vasquez, director of Stearns County Veteran Services, told the county board Wednesday that his office logged more than 11,000 recorded interactions in 2024 and has helped secure millions of dollars in benefits and grants for county veterans and their families.
Vasquez said the office, which serves a veteran population the office estimated at 9,261 residents in 2024, recorded 11,134 substantive interactions in 2024 and handled about 2,200 claim submittals on behalf of veterans — including VA compensation, pension, burial and survivor claims and records requests. He said those efforts resulted in more than $2.4 million in retroactive awards from the Veterans…
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