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Veterans Service Office reports $2.74 million in 2025 benefits, outlines facility upgrades and outreach plans
Summary
At the April 9 Wood County commissioners meeting VSO Executive Director Zach Migura reported $2,742,700.61 in VA benefits awarded in 2025 and described staffing, records-storage reconciliation, facility signage plans and expanding community programs including jam sessions and an e-gaming pilot.
Zach Migura, executive director of the Wood County Veterans Service Office, told the Board of County Commissioners on April 9 that the office secured $2,742,700.61 in VA benefits for clients in calendar year 2025 and has awarded $183,275.72 so far in 2026.
Migura said staff adjudicated 211 claims in 2025 with 10 pending at year end; for 2026 to date the office adjudicated 20 claims with 38 pending. He told commissioners the VSO has been hiring new staff, which has led to some "rookie mistakes" in claim reviews, and that staff are actively reconciling…
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