Under U.S.C 38, Chapter 63, the Department of Veterans Affairs is obligated to conduct outreach to inform veterans, survivors, and their family members of the benefits and services to which they are entitled. However, many veterans and their families still lack crucial information about the full scope of VA services.
For rural veteran Mickey Ireson, appointments at the Department of Veterans Affairs are a source of apprehension and stress, rather than relief. In early April, the former Marine infantryman received a call from the VA telling him that his evaluations for mental health and dental work had been scheduled at the Omaha, Nebraska, office.
