Claims team wins $219K award for Korea DMZ veteran’s surviving spouse
The dedication and perseverance of TVC Claims Benefits Advisors (CBAs) Curtis Spann and his colleague Rhonda Carter paid off in a significant way for a Lufkin area veteran’s surviving spouse. The pair secured a claims award totaling over $219,000 for the widow. Spann, an Army veteran, initially filed a claim...
Claims Benefits Advisor Holland lauded for keeping justice involved veterans connected to benefits
Pictured from left are Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Chairwoman Laura Koerner, Claims Benefits Advisor Greg Holland, Executive Director Tom Palladino and Commissioner Chuck Wright. Greg Holland works to keep justice involved veterans connected with their benefits, compensation and the services they have earned. He travels many miles to visit them...
Increasing benefits 41%, advocating to businesses, and commitment to veteran appreciation earn County Officer LaVine TVC Excellence Award
Pictured from left are Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Chairwoman Laura Koerner, Young County Veteran Service Officer Adam LaVine , Executive Director Tom Palladino and Commissioner Chuck Wright. Young County Veteran Service Officer and Marine Corps veteran Adam LaVine increased the benefits received by veterans in his county by 41%. He’s...
Veterans Education Excellence Awards Presented to 7 Colleges and Universities
Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Vice Chair and U.S. Army veteran Mary Dale presented Veterans Education Excellence Awards to seven universities and colleges at the Texas Association of Collegiate Veteran Program Officials Conference. The event was held February 25 in Austin. “These colleges and universities ensure our veterans and their dependents...
Over 460 VA health care issues resolved, hundreds of veteran connections made earn Health Care Advocate Lewis Team Impact Award
Pictured from left are Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Chairwoman Laura Koerner, Health Care Advocate Sean Lewis, Executive Director Tom Palladino and TVC Commissioner Chuck Wright. TVC Health Care Advocate and Army veteran Sean Lewis successfully resolved 468 VA health care issues for veterans with positive results in the past year....
Getting hundreds of claims awarded for veterans earns Claims Benefits Advisor Lewis TVC Excellence Award
Pictured from left are Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Chairwoman Laura Koerner, Claims Benefits Advisor Sean Lewis, Executive Director Tom Palladino and Commissioner Chuck Wright. TVC Claims Benefits Advisor and Army veteran Reggie Lewis earned a TVC Excellence award by serving over 1,300 veterans in one year which resulted in Lewis...
Navy veteran finds new job helping veterans with help from TVC Employment Services
When U.S. Navy veteran Anwar Elboustani found himself in need of a new job, he visited his local Workforce Solutions Center in Waco. There, center staff assessed him as a qualified veteran for TVC Employment Services and in January 2024 connected him with TVC Veteran Career Advisor (VCA) Paul Bilunas....
Rural transportation grant gives veterans in remote areas rides to medical appointments
The Texas Veterans Commission has been named as a recipient of a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Highly Rural Transportation Grant of $120,000. This will be distributed among eight counties in Texas to provide veterans with transportation to VA or VA-authorized health care facilities. “Veterans in these rural counties...
VFW Post 4008 honored for partnership with Military Veteran Peer Network
VFW Post 4008 in Belton was recognized for its community partnership, support and generosity with TVC’s Military Veteran Peer Network (MVPN) and the Service Members, Veterans and Families (SMVF) community. “Over the past year, that VFW post has donated about $15,000 to the Samaritan Center on behalf of MVPN,” said...
Building the best team, raising service excellence earns Domineck Team Impact Award
Ensuring her team is well trained, effective and raising the bar of service excellence earned Dallas County Veteran Service Office Assistant Director and Army veteran Lavette Domineck a Texas Veterans Commission Team Impact Award. “When you have a can do attitude there is nothing standing in your way. This is...
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