The American Legion
Department
of North Dakota
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Professional Qualifications of Mr. James W. Deremo
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Jim began working in the veteran's service arena in 1974 while attending college. He served as the Vet Rep on campus through the VA work-study program; he worked for the South Dakota Division of Veterans Affairs for 17 years. He was the supervisor of their Claims Office at the time of his resignation and worked as the State Coordinator for the Vietnam Veterans Family Assistance Program for 1 year through the National American Legion. He formed the non- profit corporation, The American Coalition for Family Assistance and served as its National Director for three years. He began working for the North Dakota American Legion in August 2000 and currently holds, the position of Department Service Officer. As the Department Service Officer Mr. Deremo has had extensive training in VA law. He has attended all but 2 of the 44 Department Service Officer schools conducted by the National American Legion in cooperation with the National Veterans Legal Services Corporation (NVLSP). These schools consist of in-depth analysis of Court of Veterans Appeals decisions, lectures on anatomy and physiology, medical causation, VA insurance, Discharge Review Board operations, Board for the Correction of Military Records, and many more.
He is
certified as a non-attorney practitioner before the United States
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. |
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