As I mentioned before, I feel it would be so helpful if there was a veterans liaison office that reached out to veterans to talk to them about their circumstances and then go through the benefits available to them that they may not know about. As I mentioned, we didn't know about the clothing allowance. It sounds minimal, but it was available. The only way I knew about it was because it was brought up by the Veterans Affairs staff.
Proactively reaching out to veterans and their families would also help them understand their family situation to see what other programs or benefits could be available to them. Otherwise, as I mentioned, Veterans Affairs is a very demand-driven office. Unless you know what you're asking for, you don't know what's available.