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MVAA outlines outreach results, benefit-recovery and county grant changes as members press for details
Summary
Major General Rogers told lawmakers MVAA has 61 staff working with county partners and veteran service officers to connect veterans to benefits—citing 8,000 DD214 requests and $6.7 million recovered for roughly 600 veterans—and described grant-management changes after prior miscalculations for county veteran service funds.
Major General Rogers said the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency operates with a small central staff—"only 61 folks"—that relies on a network of county administrators and veteran service organizations (VSOs) to reach veterans across the state. He told the committee the resource center handled more than 8,000 DD214 requests last year, a key first step for veterans to prove service and apply for benefits.
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