We are dedicated to a single purpose: Empowering veterans to lead high quality lives with respect and dignity. We accomplish this by making sure veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America’s injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.
2026 DAV & Auxiliary National Convention
Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel
9939 Universal Boulevard
Orlando, Florida 32819
Saturday, August 1 – Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Hotel registration is OPEN NOW. Check out this link daily.
Chapter 7 Claims Clinic
Chapter 7 is dedicating its 2nd Annual Claims Clinic in memory of Command Sergeant Major Harold Staten, US Army, Retired.
Veterans and/or Surviving Spouses are invited to attend our Claims Clinic on Saturday, June 20, 2026 to file claims for benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Commander Lawrence White and his team are ready to serve you. Bring your DD Form 214 and if you have previously filed a claim with the VA, letters that you have received from them. Chapter Service Officer (CSO) Penny Collins is your point of contact for this clinic. She can be reached at: pjcollins.dav@gmail.com.
Register for our Claims Clinic, TODAY!!!
DAV is an organization of veterans helping veterans, with more than one million members. We receive no government funding and look out for our members 100% of the time because we have been in their shoes.
We recognize and honor the sacrifices of our nation’s veterans and military, and their families.
Helps returning veterans transition back to civilian life by linking them with services that address their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
Provides free, professional assistance to veterans of all generations in obtaining VA and other government benefits earned through service.
Fights for veterans’ rights on Capitol Hill.
Links veterans to job training and job assistance programs.
Funds rehabilitation programs for veterans with severe disabilities, such as blindness or amputation.
Since 1922 the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary (DAVA) has partnered with the DAV parent organization in their mission of service to disabled veterans and their families.
