Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs

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The Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs is here to assist you in obtaining the benefits you have rightfully earned. We feel privileged to serve the men and women who have so ably served our country in times of war
and peace.

Our goal, with this site, is to provide up-to-date and useful information for veterans and their families on their rights and benefits, including information on the Arkansas veterans’ homes, the state cemetery system, county offices, and links to other federal and state resources.

Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs
Building 65, Room 119
2200 Fort Roots Drive
North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114
(501) 370-3820
(501) 370-3829 (fax)
Email

Link to Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery

Link to Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery at Birdeye

News

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Survey

The VA will be conducting a survey in the next few months and wanted you to be aware. The purpose of this survey is to collect information to make improvements in the VR&E program and its services. Letters will be sent to potential survey respondents beginning in November and will continue through January 2010. We ask for your help in spreading the word through your publications, blog, twitter etc. so your membership is aware of this. This survey is completely voluntary. If you choose to notify your membership of this survey, I ask you use the below statement:

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Survey

VA is evaluating the effectiveness of the VR&E program and has engaged Economic Systems Inc. and ICF International to conduct the evaluation. A major part of the study will be a survey conducted in December 2009 through February 2010 of veterans who have participated or are currently participating in the VR&E program and those who would have been eligible to participate but, for various reasons, did not to do so. Approximately 23,000 veterans will be surveyed. The survey will ask questions about VA outreach, reasons for not applying or not completing VR&E, use of other programs, employment and income, health status, and plans to use the Post 9/11 education program. Veterans will be able to complete the survey in writing or by using the web. The survey is completely voluntary and veterans’ anonymity is guaranteed. VA endorses this survey as an important effort to improve the VR&E program and encourages all veterans who are selected and receive the survey to complete it as soon as possible. In addition, approximately 100 members of veterans' households will be randomly selected for telephone interviews to gather their thoughts about the VR&E program.

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New CBOC Opens in Helena

On Monday, November 16, 2009, the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee, will open a new community-based clinic in Helena, Arkansas to provide health care closer to Veterans residing in and around Phillips County. Delta Arkansas Health Education Center (AHEC) was awarded the contract to provide primary care health services to Veterans in this area. The clinic will offer Primary and Mental Health Care, as well as Diagnostic Services such as Laboratory
and X-ray. The Helena VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) is located at 812 Newman Drive, Helena, Arkansas 72342. The phone number is (870) 338-8308.

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• Free Caregiving Services for Disabled Veterans

• VA Contacting Veteran-Students about New GI Bill

• Veterans History Project

• Secretary Shinseki Announces New Gravesite Locator

• VA Extends “Agent Orange” Benefits to More Veterans

• United States Army Field Band to Give FREE Concerts in Arkansas

• Arkansas Guard Seeks Community Support in Preventing Suicides

• Veterans with Disabilities FREE Entrepreneurship Program

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Grant Available for Veterans Memorial Renovations

Veterans' Memorials and Parks Grant Program