Participating Aspen Dental practices will provide free dental care to local veterans in Hamden, Meriden, Waterbury, Manchester, Farmington, Torrington, Bristol, and Waterford. Please call 844-ASPEN-HMM to schedule an appointment at a participating office. Appointments are required and available on a first-come, first-served basis. … Continue reading
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The VA Home Loan Guarantee Program helps veterans purchase, refinance, or build homes through VA-approved lenders like Veterans United. Loans are backed up to $417,000 and more in some areas with low closing cost and fewer fees than conventional loans. … Continue reading
A group of Connecticut veterans Thursday spoke of how their lives were knocked off course while they waited for the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department to process their disability claims. At a Hartford roundtable discussion organized by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, … Continue reading
WEST HARTFORD — Robert Doyle had a couple of dress suits, but when he was in Iraq they were stolen from his storage unit along with his desktop computer and golf clubs. So Doyle, who was a sergeant first-class in … Continue reading
By Peggy McCarthy, Conn. Health I-Team WriterBy Peggy McCarthy, Conn. Health I-Team Writer At 55, Stephen Norko says he was at “the lowest point’’ of his life. Homeless, unemployed, and feeling ill, the 17-year Navy veteran couldn’t get medical care … Continue reading
By Ann DeMatteo, New Haven Register HAMDEN, Conn. — Frederick Joseph Miller, a World War II veteran, didn’t think he deserved the attention Saturday, but they gave it to him anyway. The ones who knew they knew better were a … Continue reading
West Haven – Carl MacLeod lives in West Haven, CT with his wife and six children. He is a retired army vet with Gulf War Syndrome. His symptoms are similar to MS and ALS. Carl was in the process of … Continue reading
The VA started taking applications last May, and so far, just 18 Connecticut caregivers are participating, said Bonnie Cecarelli, caregiver support coordinator. She said the response is consistent throughout New England and predicted it will grow as more veterans return … Continue reading