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Contact
Website
Phone
Jennifer Burt, National Service Officer
Monday – Friday 7:00 - 3:00
503 412 4770
503-412-4769 fax
Address
Federal Building
1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Suite 1616
Portland
, OR
97204
Description
The Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Program exists to assist Veterans, ALL veterans, in working with the VA and filing claims for the many benefits that are available. You do NOT need to be a Member of the Purple Heart Organization to seek assistance.
The program provides veterans' benefits experts at various veterans administration regional offices, hospitals, vet centers, and state and county veterans facilities.
What we do
The program provides veterans' benefits experts at various veterans administration regional offices, hospitals, vet centers, and state and county veterans facilities.
What we do
- Provide available assistance to ALL Veterans, their dependents, widows and orphans.
- Process veterans' claims for compensation, pension, medical care, education, job training, employment, veterans preference, housing, death, and burial benefits.
- Serve on President's Committee for employment of people with disabilities.
- Assist in identifying and helping homeless veterans.
- Provides quality and professional representation for veterans whose benefits have been denied at the local VA regional office.
- Is one of five national veterans organizations presenting veterans' claims before the court.
- Is one of only four organizations to employ a full time attorney at law to represent veterans.
- Court decisions can affect rating decision in thousands of veterans claims. Successful representations protect all veterans.
- Provides services to veterans in rural and urban areas.
- Reaches handicapped and destitute veterans unable to go to a VA regional office.
- Educates veterans on their benefits and entitlements.
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