Izard County Veteran Affairs

05/31/2021

Thank you to everyone who participated in today's festivities and our sponsors for their contributions: Izard County Judge Eric Smith through his support of the Veteran Service Office, City of Melbourne staff, D&L Discount for flag and wreaths, Mark Simino (Candidate of Izard County Sherriff) and Horses & Heroes Transcend for refreshments.

05/03/2021

FEMA is reimbursing up to $7,000.00 for COVID-19 funerals expenses incurred after January 20, 2020. FEMA will begin accepting applications in April.

If you know anyone who paid for a funeral due to COVID-19, please pass this information to them and advise them to keep their funeral documentation.

For more information, please visit this website below:

COVID-19 Funeral Assistance:

How to Apply Who is Eligible How are Funds Received Additional Resources Find Funeral Assistance information in your language:

03/30/2021

Here is a video that explains the VA Rating system and has an example of the table needed to calculate.

VA uses the Combined Ratings Table to determine a Veteran’s disability rating. VA makes this determination about the severity of a disability based on the ev...