DAV - Disabled American Veterans

SERVICES

TO VETERANS & THEIR FAMILIES

LOCAL SERVICES

To help you and your family get all the benefits you've earned, the DAV maintains a corps of approximately 270 National Service Officers (NSOs) in 72 offices across the United States and in Puerto Rico.

There's never any charge for the assistance these veterans benefits experts provide you and your family.

DAV Service Officers are all service-connected disabled veterans themselves, so they understand where you are coming from. They are all accredited through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

DAV Service Officers offer counseling on VA compensation, health care, pension, employment rights, education and more.

They help you assemble evidence to support benefit claims, building cases on your behalf and preparing claim forms and briefs.

The DAV extends disaster relief to disabled veterans affected by natural disasters like earthquakes or floods.

The DAV National Magazine and Wisconsin's DAV News, chapter meetings, and other functions keep members up-to-date on issues affecting their rights.

The Department's Transportation Network transports sick and disabled veterans to VA medical facilities for treatment in Wisconsin.

DAV Volunteers in Wisconsin donate hours to veterans at all VA hospitals and many non-VA facilities throughout the state.

Through a variety of local programs the DAV reaches into their communities, seeking new ways to help disabled veterans and their families.

National Services

Disabled American Veterans has never wavered in our commitment to serve our nation’s service-connected disabled veterans, their dependents and survivors. Our largest endeavor in fulfilling that mission is our National Service Program. In 88 offices throughout the United States and in Puerto Rico, the DAV employs a corps of approximately 260 National Service Officers (NSOs) who represent veterans and their families with claims for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Defense and other government agencies. Veterans need not be DAV members to take advantage of this outstanding assistance, which is provided free of charge.

NSOs function as attorneys-in-fact, assisting veterans and their families in filing claims for VA disability compensation and pension; vocational rehabilitation and employment; education; home loan guaranty; life insurance; death benefits; health care and much more. They provide free services, such as information seminars, counseling and community outreach. NSOs also represent veterans and active duty military personnel before Discharge Review Boards, Boards for Correction of Military Records, Physical Evaluation Boards and other official panels.