VA Benefits Help for Veterans and Dependents From American Legion Post 217
American Legion Ray A. Master Post 217 in Topton has a post service officer who takes questions about VA benefits from veterans and their dependents.
To ask about VA benefits for a veteran or a dependent, contact Darin Kemp at 610-207-7598. The page gives few details beyond that: it does not say what the service officer can do for you, whether you need an appointment, what to bring, what hours he is reachable, or what it costs, so ask when you call.
The same page carries general information veterans may find useful. It explains that Public Law 107-103 presumes herbicide exposure for veterans who served in Vietnam from Jan. 9, 1962, to May 7, 1975, lists the diseases the VA recognizes as related to Agent Orange exposure, and says Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange may be eligible for an Agent Orange registry health exam, health care benefits and disability compensation. It also notes that people who served on active duty any time from 1957 through 2001 may qualify for a higher Social Security payment, that you must take your DD-214 to the Social Security Office and ask for the benefit, and that Social Security can be reached at 1-800-772-1213. It adds that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is recognized as service connected for any veteran who served continuously for 90 days or more, and that service members and veterans denied a Purple Heart for concussive or mild traumatic brain injury occurring on or after Sept. 11, 2001 are encouraged to resubmit documentation.
The post is at 133 Centre Avenue, Topton, PA 19562.
Source: toptonlegion217.org/service-officer, read September 18, 2026.
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In American Legion Ray A. Master Post 217’s words
POST SERVICE OFFICER For inquiries regarding VA benefits for Veterans and/or Dependents please contact... Darin Kemp 610-207-7598
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American Legion Ray A. Master Post 217
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