The department is responsible for:
A. assisting veterans and their surviving spouses, children and gold star parents in the preparation, presentation and prosecution of claims against the United States arising by reason of military or naval service;
B. assisting veterans and their surviving spouses, children and gold star parents in establishing the rights and the procurement of benefits that have accrued or may accrue to them pursuant to state law;
C. disseminating information regarding laws beneficial to veterans and their surviving spouses, children and gold star parents; and
D. cooperating with agencies of the United States that are or may be established for the beneficial interest of veterans, to which end the department may enter into agreements or contracts with the United States for the purpose of protecting or procuring rights or benefits for veterans.
History: Laws 2004, ch. 19, § 7; 2017, ch. 84, § 3.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, provided that the veterans' services department is responsible for assisting gold star parents in the preparation, presentation and prosecution of claims against the United States arising by reason of military or naval service, in establishing the rights and the procurement of benefits that have accrued or may accrue to them pursuant to state law, and for disseminating information regarding laws beneficial to gold star parents; in Subsections A, B and C, after "surviving spouses", deleted "and their", and after "children", added "and gold star parents"; in Subsection B, after "assisting veterans", added "and"; and in Subsection C, after "beneficial to veterans", added "and".
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