Free Consultations for Veterans Regarding VA Disability Benefits and Discharge Upgrades
Under the outreach program, the Clinic partners with University of Missouri Extension to have students and supervising attorneys visit extension offices throughout the state to educate veterans about available resources, as well as to assist them with disability claims and appeals and discharge upgrades. Historically, the Clinic has focused its efforts on counties and areas that do not have a veteran service officer available. This program serves the vital purpose of giving rural veterans access to resources they normally would not have.
The Tigers for Troops Program is directed by the Clinic’s Thomas Fellow. Martha Bradley Kleinhesselink, an attorney in the Veterans Clinic, currently serves as the Clinic’s Thomas Fellow and directs the rural veteran outreach program.
Training
As part of the program, clinic personnel also train attorneys on veterans’ law to increase the number of attorneys qualified to help veterans in Missouri’s rural areas as well as accept referrals from the Veterans Clinic. If you or your law firm would like the Clinic to provide training for you to represent veterans with their VA claims, please contact us. Additionally, if you are attorney that would like to accept referrals from the Veterans Clinic, please contact us.
Upcoming Events
Eminence, MO: Veteran Consultations | September 27, 2024
Virtual CLE Training | November 7, 2024*
*Registration Not Currently Open