October 9, 2018, Michigan Radio

Shortage of benefit experts

Michael Smith is the director of the Washtenaw County Department of Veterans Affairs. He served a collective 21 years in the U.S. Army and is now an Accredited Veteran Service Officer. He joined Stateside to talk about the challenges that many veterans face when navigating the application process for federal benefits.

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