Discharge Upgrades & Character of Discharge Review (COD) | Veteran Education

Texas Veterans Legal Aid Week (November 7-11, 2022) is an annual celebration of our services to Veterans. Texas has the second-highest population of veterans in the nation. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ annual survey of homeless and formerly homeless Veterans, legal issues account for five of the top 10 unmet needs of homeless Veterans. Obtaining access to free legal services can be critical for veterans to get the benefits and support they need for themselves and their families.

The Texas Access to Justice Foundation provides funding to nonprofit organizations that provide free legal services to Veterans. Each year, legal aid organizations provide free legal services to more than 8,000 Texas Veterans. Legal aid organizations and pro bono lawyers can provide legal representation to Veterans with civil legal problems, including:

Denial of critical medical care
Problems receiving benefits
Legal issues related to disabilities
Family law matters arising from deployment
Other issues that may arise due to a veteran’s absence from home during military service

To celebrate Texas Veterans Legal Aid week, we are hosting live presentations on Facebook Live all week! Tune-in at 11 AM daily at www.facebook.com/LoneStarLegalAid. Topics below:

Monday, November 7 – Survivors’ Benefits
Tuesday, November 8 – Discharge Upgrades – Character of Discharge Review (COD)
Wednesday, November 9 – Services Connected and Non-Service Connected Disability
Thursday, November 10 – Texas Specific Veteran Benefits
Friday, November 11th – Education Benefits and Home Loans with Community Partner, Homes for Heroes

For information on veteran-specific legal assistance:
📞 Call toll-free, Monday through Friday, 8am-4pm 1-844-400-VETS (8387)
✉️ Email [email protected]
🌐 Visit www.lonestarlegal.org

DISCLAIMER: This presentation is intended to serve as legal information and does not replace legal advice.

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About Lone Star Legal Aid

Lone Star Legal Aid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit law firm focused on advocacy for low-income and underserved populations. We protect and advance the civil legal rights of the millions of Texans living in poverty.

We focus our resources on:
Maintaining, enhancing, and protecting income and economic stability;
Preserving housing;
Improving outcomes for children;
Establishing and sustaining family safety and stability, health and well-being; and
Assisting populations with special vulnerabilities, like those with disabilities, or who are elderly, homeless, or have limited English language skills.

We serve 72 counties in Texas and 4 in Arkansas, an area that covers one-third of the state, including almost 60,000 square miles from Texarkana, down the Louisiana-Texas Gulf Coast state-line, to Matagorda Bay, and into Central Texas, an area with over 2 million Texans eligible for free legal services.

We have 14 offices, and cover many practice areas, including consumer, landlord tenant, foreclosure, public benefits, environmental justice, disaster recovery, tax relief, fair housing, family law, domestic violence, sexual assault, crime victim rights, veterans benefits, and more.
Lone Star Legal Aid does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.

Contact Lone Star Legal Aid for more information on legal assistance:
📞 1 (800) 733 8394
🌐 http://www.lonestarlegal.org

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