Veterans Affairs

Kalkaska Co. Veterans Service Officer: Mrs. Linda Radtke
Phone: 231 258-3370 Fax: 231 258-2828
Address: 890 Island Lake Rd. NW Room 8 Kalkaska, Mi. 49646

From the South : Going North on US 131, pass McDonald's and turn left at First Street (turns into Island Lake RD). Travel west aproximately 1/2 mile.
From the North:
Drive south thru Kalkaska to First Street. Use preceding instructions.
We are located in the county annex, a pink building on the right (north).
Some get confused because the beginning of the road has a First Street sign.
If you need more directions just call.

Disability Benefits Disability Compensation: If you are at least 10% disabled as a result of your military service you may receive a monthly benefit. Disability Pension: If you are a wartime veteran with limited income and you are not able to work or are over 65 you also may receive a monthly benefit. There is no deadline for filing disability benefits. Associated Websites	Other Benefits EDUCATION and Training VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION and Employment HOME LOAN services BURIAL BENEFITS DEPENDENTS and Survivors Benefits HEALTHCARE LIFE Insurance
Special Tollfree numbers National Toll free number: 1-800-827-1000 Health Benefits: 877-222-8387 Education Benefits: 888-442-4551 VA Life Insurance: 800-669-8477 Office of SGLI: 800-419-1473 CHAMPVA 800-733-8387 Gulf War: 800-749-8387 Headstones (status only): 800-697-6947 TDD: 800-829-4833 Direct Deposit: 877-838-2778	DATES of REMEMBRANCE and REFLECTION February 12 - Lincoln's Birthday February 22 - Washington's Birthday May 30 - Memorial Day June 6 - D Day June 14 - Flag Day July 4 - Independence Day September 11 - Patriots Day November 11 - Veterans Day December 7 - Pearl Harbor Day
VA Medical Facilities 1.) Aleda E. Lutz VAMC 1500 Weiss St. Saginaw, Mi. 48602 989 497-2500 2.) Ann Arbor VAMC 2215 Fuller Rd. Ann Arbor, Mi. 48105 734 769-7100 3.) John D. Dingle VAMC 4646 John R St. Detroit, Mi. 48201 313 576-1000	Nearby VA Clinics 1.) Traverse City VA OPC 3271 Racquet Club Dr. Traverse City, Mi. 49684 231 932-9720 2.) Gaylord VA OPC 806 S. Otsego Gaylord, Mi. 49735 989 732-7525 Note* New info: There is a hold on future opening of new clinics.
SPECIAL NOTES FROM LINDA VETERANS, make sure you have updated your healthcare means test. If you let it lapse, you could loose your benefit if in Catagory 7 & 8. Any veteran with an active claim should always follow-up with status checks at the least. Don't let your claim die just because it may have been denied. You still could win, possibly. You may remember or find new information that could be critical to your case.	Other Information Congressional Senators are: Carl Levin @ http://levin.senate.gov and Debbie Stabenow @ http://stabenow.senate.gov Representatives are as follows: Dave Camp @ http://wwwc.house.gov/camp Pete Hoekstra @ http://hoekstra.house.gov Bart Stupak @ http://www.house.gov/stupak
Compensation Rates Compensation Rates for 2006 10% $112 20% $218 30% $337 40% $485 50% $690 60% $873 70% $1099 80% $1277 90% $1436 100% $2393	CRSC or CRDP CRSC is an application-claim based program versus the Concurrent Retirement and Disability (CRDP) Program, which is an automatic entitlement from DFAS for any retiree with a combined 50% or higher disability rating. Some retirees believe they are already receiving CRSC when they are actually receiving CRDP and thus do not submit their claim for CRSC. If you are not certain what you are receiving, please check your DFAS pay stub and consider submitting your claim for CRSC. It is inmportant to note that retirees cannot receive both CRSC and CRDP and must elect one each year through their annual "program election". Many are confused aabout which is better for them. Please contact your local VSO or your PSO. See local for Kalkaska above.
PA 152 of 2006 "MI PA 152 of 2006 is an ACT to allow the requiring of a permit before demonstrating outside of locations in which a funeral service is being held; to allow local units of government to prohibit certain conduct at or near the locations in which a funeral service is being held; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain local governments and officials; and to provide for penalties,...." For further guidance contact this department or the Michigan Legislature website.

This page last updated on 7/24/2006.