


| Ohio - Our Governor & Our Veterans |
| Governor John Kasich Ohio Cares About Our Veterans |
| Our new Governor, John Kasich, cares about our veterans who have served our great nation and he has a real concern about our troops and their welfare. Someone once said, "If our homeless veterans were to wear their uniform and lay down on the streets, what would we do for them?" Ohio is the only state that provides support and services to our veterans such as we do here in Ohio. Scioto County has a little more to offer our veterans because of "Veterans Helping Veterans & Others". While the Scioto County Veterans Commission and Services can offer what is laid down to them by the government to our veterans who qualify, Veterans Helping Veterans & Others has a food pantry, clothing room and gives out personal hygiene items, laundry soap, toiletry items, baby needs and such as long as supplies last during business hours. Those veterans who are just over the guidelines in receiving food vouchers from the VA in Scioto County can receive help from Veterans Helping Veterans & Others. Those veterans from South Shore, KY do not qualify for help from the VA in Portsmouth, OH even though they are just across the river, but they can receive help from V.H.V.O. While the Scioto County Veterans Commission and Services are doing such a wonderful job for our local veterans in need, V.H.V.O. is picking up the slack with their good work. While our Scioto County Veterans Commission and Services can only help veterans and their immediate families, V.H.V.O. does what our troops have done for hundreds of years in giving aid to the needy in other countries with only one difference, we are helping our own in need. While Ohio is blessed with help for our veterans, Scioto County is blessed even more because of our veterans who really care. If you are a veteran in need of a financial blessing or have questions contact the Scioto County Veterans Service Office 612 6th Street Portsmouth, OH 45662 740-353-1477 |
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| Ohio Veterans Bonuses |
| ELIGIBILITY: Any veteran who was a legal resident of Ohio when called to active duty and also when applying for the bonus who served either: * During the Persian Gulf War between Aug. 2, 1990 and March 3, 1991, the date of the permanent case-fire. Those veterans can apply until Dec. 31, 2013. * During the Afghanistan war since Oct. 7, 2001. Veterans can apply for up to three years after the president declares an end to U.S. involvement there. * Or during the Iraq war since March 19, 2003. Veterans can apply for up to three years after the president declares an end to U.S. involvement there. BONUS AMOUNTS * $100 per month, up to a maximum $1,000 for those serving in combat zones. * $50 per month, up to a maximum $500 for those serving outside combat zones. * $1,000 for veterans who were medically discharged or medically retired because of combat- related injuries, regardless of length of service. They may slso apply for $50 for each month of active duty, non-theater service, up to $500. * $5,000 for the family of a veteran who was killed during qualifying operations, plus the monthly service bonus, up to a maximum $6,500. * $1,500 if the deceased veteran was not killed from injuries or illness sustained in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan or Iraq. HOW TO APPLY The application and a list of supporting documents are available at www.veteransbonus.ohio.gov. |
| Veterans can also pick up applications at county Veterans Services offices or by calling 1-877-OHIO- VET. The applicant's signature must be officially notarized by a notary public {often found at banks and auto dealerships} or acknowledged by a clerk or deputy clerk of the local court of common pleas. Also the state attorney general's assistants will notarize a signature at one of its five regional offices at no cost. Note: Do not sign the application before appearing before the notary. Applications should be mailed to: Ohio Veterans Bonus, P.O. Box 373, Sandusky, OH 44871. Checks should affive within eight weeks of submitting an application. Source: Ohio Department of Veterans Services DispatchPolitics |

| WHO YOU CAN CONTACT FOR HELP |
| Phone Numbers: The VA has toll-free numbers for the convenience of Veterans and their dependents: * VA Benefits 800-827-1000 * Life Insurance 800-669-8477 * Debt Management 800-827-0648 * Mammography 888-492-7844 * CHAPVA 800-733-8387 * Gulf War Help Line 800-749-8387 * Sexual Trauma Help Line 800-827-1000 * Burials, Headstones and Markers 800-697-6947 * Telecommunication Device for the Deaf {TDD) 800-829-4833 * Income Verification Center 800-929-8387 * Eligibility and Enrollment 877-222-VETS {8387} For Correcting Military Records: Application made by DD Form 149. Forms available at any VA office. For Replacing Military Records: Application made by "Request Pertaining to Military Records" form. Forms available at any VA Office. For a complete guide to Fereral Benefits for Veterans and Dependents, Call the Superintendent of Documents at 202-512-1800. There will be a minimal charge for this document. Web Site: On the Internet, information about all VHA, VBA and NCA programs and forms as well as hospital facilities and cemetery locations can be found at htt://www.va.gov/ |
| Ohio veterans and the family members of deceased veterans may request military records and medals by contacting Senator Brown’s Cleveland office at (216) 522-7272 or by visiting the “Constituent Services” section of Brown’s website at www.brown.senate.gov. |
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| 100.000 JOBS MISSION 2,675 Veterans Hired As of September 30, 2011 |
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