Friday, May 8, 2009

Fayetteville, NC Free Class For Veterans 5/9/09

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Congressman Larry Kissell (NC-08) will host a Veterans Issues Clinic Saturday, May 9, from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. at his Fayetteville Congressional office located at 6257 Raeford Rd. Suite 2, Fayetteville, N.C., 28304.

The clinic will address all aspects of Veterans Affairs claims from initial filing through the appeals process and what role the Congressional office can serve in helping veterans with the process. Congressional staff will be available to work with veterans on the issues facing them.

“We owe a debt of gratitude to all the veterans who’ve so gallantly served our country. They have sacrificed so much of themselves to protect and defend the United States,” Kissell said. “This clinic is an opportunity for our office to give them the help they need.”

Craig Kabatchnick, director of Veterans Law Clinic at North Carolina Central University, will be on hand to speak about VA claims. Kabatchnick served as Appellate Attorney, Senior Appellate Attorney, and Associate Special Assistant in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of General Counsel, Appellate Litigation Staff Group between 1990 and 1995.

For more information about the Veterans Issues Clinic, please contact the Fayetteville Congressional Office at 910-920-2070.