Program Reporting
District 1	POST 2422	Submitted Date 2024-08-27
Date of Activity 8/26/2024
Program Veterans Assistance
Activity Claims & Benefits assistance
Hours 2
Miles 2
Members 2
Dollars Spent/Donated 0
Dollar Value 99.04
Total Dollars 99.04
Description
Service Officer (Nolan) and CDR (Zbinden) visited Life members Richard Mudgett and Gerry Buckner. Each are WWII vets and received a letter from VA. Buckners LTR stated reduction in disability rating due to a VA review and rating officials Unequivocally Clear Error reducing melanoma and the like from 30% to 10 Percent and asking member to voluntarily ask for a reduction in payment to prevent future collection. He has a call back pending from DAV. Mudgett LTR stated a reduction in disability rating has caused overpayment and now a 14k amount due with collections planned to start soon. He has sent a letter to DAV and VA and is waiting on repossess. Each want assistance from VFW in their respective cases to A) help enforce the general rule of veterans over 55YO will not be reduced in rating due to administrative review and B) the Pacts Act stipulating veterans' benefits and streamlined assessment and receipt of benefits. //ss// BZ