"With the recent passing of the Solid Start Act, our future transitioning veterans will have access to the benefits and services they need in a much faster way! I was discharged in December 2003, and did not connect with the VA until eight years later. If it wasn't for meeting my local Veteran Service Officer at my neighborhood VFW meeting one night, I may not have ever gone. He encouraged me to enroll in the VA and file a claim after learning that I was deployed in 2003 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Thanks to him, I received and continue to have access to the medical services and compensation benefits for the rest of my life. If you know a Veteran, no matter how long they have been out of the military, and they are struggling with service-connected issues, please encourage them to seek help and enroll in the VA."
~ Aaron Augustis, Veterans Cannabis Group Founder