Veteran Crises Line 1-800-273-8255 - Always confidential
Helping Veterans, Active Duty Military & Their Families
Click the RESOURCES button to access 100+ FREE Veteran services & benefits. 99 VA Disability Presumptives also listed.
Who We Are
Our Organization
1. The El Paso County Colorado Progressive Veterans is an IRS vetted and approved 501(c)4 Social Welfare Veterans nonprofit organization. We focus on the many ways that we can help our Veterans, Active Duty Military and their families. Our website has over 100 Veteran support and benefit groups listed, with hot links to the appropriate websites.
These include everything from homeless solutions, FREE trained support dogs, FREE scuba diving lessons and even how to get FREE Colorado license plates. We have also included excellent information on how to apply for VA Healthcare and Disability Benefits. Click the RESOURCE Button for more information.
2. We give a voice to El Paso County Colorado Veterans, Active Duty Military and their families. To do this effectively, we need to have our voice in Washington DC. For us to be heard, we need numbers ... in other words, a large number of members. There are NO dues or meetings.
Membership is strictly confidential and our membership numbers are used only for communicating with Congress, their leadership and the VA. Click the About Us button above to learn more about membership and the benefits that membership offers.
3. We don't stop there. Veterans won't find us just by word of mouth. We have found that attending events is the best way to increase our membership and we have a number scheduled this year. On the cost side of our organization, we do have some operational expenses, such as this website. We have no paid staff or rent and Board members are not compensated. Please donate. Our Donate button has a hot link to make this easy. A 501(c)4 can NOT donate to candidates or political parties, but we do endorse candidates and political parties. Our current endorsements are located within the Voting button.
The Platinum Seal is the highest award GuideStar gives to any nonprofit.
101 VA Disability Presumptives (automatically awarded if you qualify)
Are you currently receiving VA Disability Benefits? Do you think you may have a claim for Disability Benefits? Have you received a new diagnosis that you think might be related to your military service? Click the RESOURCES Button to view 101 VA Disability Presumptives (in other words, automatically awarded).
These disability benefits need to be tied to your service in some way - that is what your VSO is for (Veteran Service Officer - how to find is discussed within the Resource/VA Disability Button). Some are obvious, some not so much. And always keep in mind that the VA Health Care providers are NOT allowed to suggest that you apply for benefits if you are diagnosed with a Presumptive. This is YOUR responsibility.
And always keep in mind that these are EARNED benefits. These are benefits that will help your spouse and your children. If you don't want to apply for yourself, think of them.
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