Rick Carter

Background

About Rick Carter

Conduct program eligibility assessments, to include interviews of veterans and families/beneficiaries to advise them of their rights under the Veterans Benefits Act. • Provide referrals to other agencies to help the needs of the clients that cannot be met by the veterans benefits. • Effectively navigate: va.gov and veterans.utah.gov • Effectively communicate the following: o State benefits – tax abatement, veteran resource center, in-state tuition, department of workforce services, license, plates, legal assistance, State Park Pass, cemetery, state veteran homes, first time homebuyer program, homelessness, military retirement tax, and others. o VA benefits – compensation, pension, healthcare, veteran, readiness, and employment (VR & E) –Education and training, unemployability, burial & survivor, housing, transportation, military records, homeless veterans, and others. o Inform: regarding eligibility criteria required for VA to grant service-connected disability, burial, benefits, and survivor, pension benefit, dependency and indemnity compensation, and other benefits. o Manage: the claimants expectation in the benefits process by helping: Help claimants understand their role in filing for benefits. Help claimants understand my role or representation while claimant files for benefits. Help claimants understand VA role established by law, in granting benefits. • Effectively conduct appointment, including complex compensation and pension claims. • Manage documents and claims while safeguarding personal identifying information. • Prepare and submit VA benefits claims. • Compose correspondence regarding inquiries on other veterans related matters. • Participate in representing the state of Utah in meetings and committees with VA