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CT Mirror: For many CT veterans, PACT Act offers expanded benefits
“Advocates like [Amy] Antioho and groups in Connecticut are encouraging veterans to sign up for benefits, especially before the Aug. 9 deadline. Alison Weir, executive director of the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center, is also urging veterans whose claims have previously been denied or those who have experienced issues with the VA to still sign up… Continue Reading CT Mirror: For many CT veterans, PACT Act offers expanded benefits
Read MoreOperation Fouled Anchor and the Continued Fight for Justice for Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma
by Chelsea Donaldson, Supervising Attorney, VA Benefits Recently, the United States Coast Guard revealed that dozens of incidents of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment took place at its service academy in New London, Connecticut–and all were unreported or ignored. The problem was so rampant that the Coast Guard implemented an internal investigation which was… Continue Reading Operation Fouled Anchor and the Continued Fight for Justice for Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma
Read MoreCelebrating Nikki Kelsey
Reflections from Nikki’s colleagues at Connecticut Veterans Legal Center After almost a decade of service to veterans as a paralegal for Connecticut Veterans Legal Center, Nikki Kelsey is leaving to join the team at the VA. We are beyond grateful for Nikki’s contributions, and we are proud to continue to call her a friend. As… Continue Reading Celebrating Nikki Kelsey
Read MoreCelebrating Millie Vandenbroek
Written by Christy Fisher, with Alden Pinkham Connecticut Veterans Legal Center wishes to recognize Millie Vandenbroek’s exceptional service to our organization as she departs to pursue a new career. Since she first joined us in 2015–and then rejoined us in 2018 after achieving a degree in Public Health–Millie has brought her quiet compassion to all… Continue Reading Celebrating Millie Vandenbroek
Read MoreCVLC Urges Support for VA Funding
On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, Supervising Attorney, VA Benefits, Chelsea Donaldson represented CLVC alongside Homes for the Brave’s Vincent Santilli and local veterans at Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro’s press conference at West Haven Veterans Museum & Learning Center to share information on how proposed cuts to VA funding would impact veterans in Connecticut: “The Connecticut Veterans… Continue Reading CVLC Urges Support for VA Funding
Read MoreMeet Army Veteran Kevin S.
Connecticut Veterans Legal Center is proud to work every day to secure veterans’ access to the benefits they earned. Army Veteran Kevin S. shares his story below. After noticing my application to the VA for healthcare benefits had been denied, a case manager through the Wounded Warriors project had suggested I accept help from a… Continue Reading Meet Army Veteran Kevin S.
Read MoreCVLC Welcomes Fall 2021 Interns
CVLC is excited to welcome our Fall 2021 interns! Brett Jennings Brett Jennings is a rising senior Political Science major at Yale University with a Certificate in Programming. At Yale, Brett has been involved with the Yale Scientific Magazine as both a section editor and writer, Code Haven as a mentor teaching computer science to… Continue Reading CVLC Welcomes Fall 2021 Interns
Read MoreCVLC Welcomes Summer 2021 Interns
CVLC is excited to welcome our Summer 2021 interns! Grace Craven Grace Craven is an undergraduate at the University of Connecticut majoring in political science and human rights. Her primary focus of study is policy and law reform, in addition to the intersectionalities of non-able bodiedness and mental health in relation to the current legal… Continue Reading CVLC Welcomes Summer 2021 Interns
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