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71 b. 2 PROGRAM DESCRIFTION The Veterans Service Officer isresponsible for assisting veterans and their dependents in obtaining maximum benefits from federally funded programs. Approximately 545 of staff time is spent interviewing clients and personnel in related agencies. Clients are informed of the availability of benefits and are assisted in making • valid applications. Consultation and assistance is available for: compensation for disability or disease contracted in armed forces; disability pensions; GI loans; educational training; retirement benefits; state and federal scholarships for children of veterans; death compensation or pension for survivors of veterans and, commitments to Veterans Administration or State Hospitals. About 465 of the time is spent typing letters, claims, reports, and filing miscellaneous documents. The office insures that recertification of elgibility'for pensions if completed each year. The state contributes $1,000.00 each year to the budget and provides all of the required forms. The county provides funds for personnel and office space. The office continues to increase its claims each year due to the age of war- time veterans. On January 1, 1979, Congress enacted public law 95-588. The addi- tion of this law created three different pension programs which are administered by by three different laws. OBJECTIVES ' 1. To reach and assist over a two year period, at least 10-15% of those elgibre, veterans and dependents not presently served by the county office. 2. To update the present file of veterans listed in the county office. 3. To develop and maintain a. listing of those resident veterans and depende,nts not presently served by the county office. 4. To develop a greater public awareness of the Veterans Service Office throu1 the use of public service announcements in the radio, television and, news- paper media. STATISTICAL ANALISIS' As of March 31, 1977, North Carolina's veteran population was 619,000. This population includes veterans from the Vietnam era, Korean Conflict, World War II, and World War T. Of these 619,000, Orange County has 'a population of 6,980. The Orange County Veterans Office saw approximately 1300 of these veterans per year from 1977 to 1979. At 1300 encounters per year, there is an average of 110 encounters per month. The highest number of encounters for any month was 168. In contrast, Durham County whose Veteran population is more than twice that of Orange County at 15,630, saw an average of 4000 veterans per year and averaged 330 per month.