In this inaugural episode, Jen M. Wagman, Esq., Founder & President of the 501(c)(3) Veterans Service Organization GenVETS, Inc. welcomes guest Elizabeth Hartman, ChFC, a Marine Corps Veteran with a penchant for demanding accountability and inspiring action with the just the strokes of her keyboard, click of her mouse and post to her followers. Liz has dedicated her life to advocating for issues affecting the military and veteran communities that have an immediate impact and effects that ripple beyond her backyard.
In this episode, Jen and Liz discuss a variety of issues surrounding today's political climate on veterans' benefits issues, including systemic claims filing abuse leading to an overload on agency resources and finances, bad actors aka "claims sharks," "means-testing," the division of responsibility between state and federal government Veterans Administrations to care for veterans and provide resources.