Department of Veterans Affairs
Partners with Combined Arms
to Offer Comprehensive Online Access to Veterans Services

BATON ROUGE, La.—Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Joey Strickland, COL (USA Retired) is proud to announce a partnership with Combined Arms to offer comprehensive online access to veterans services. This partnership gives veterans quick and efficient online access to resources, services, and benefits in their communities by streamlining the connection between them and the social service agencies that can meet their needs.

“We are excited about this opportunity to strengthen how we can connect online in serving Louisiana’s veterans and their families,” said LDVA Secretary Joey Strickland, COL (USA Retired). “Through this partnership with Combined Arms, our Department will expand our use of technology to meet veterans where they are and offer them access to a full range of services both provided by LDVA and external organizations.”

If you are a transitioning service member, veteran, or family member in Louisiana, visit www.combinedarms.us to create a profile using your Louisiana zip code to find available resources for employment support, legal aid, veterans benefit assistance, financial aid, mental and brain health resources and more. LDVA will begin the partnership by offering online access to LDVA assistance with appeals for veterans who need to appeal a federal VA claim determination; LDVA’s Military Family Assistance Fund, which provides financial assistance for eligible veterans; and LDVA’s veteran outreach services, including homelessness prevention, suicide prevention, women veterans services, Blue and Gold Star mother and families support and employment assistance. Online referrals to additional LDVA services will be added in the coming months.

Louisiana is the fifth state in the nation to partner with Combined Arms to provide a holistic approach to serving veterans. In addition to receiving individual online referrals to services offered by LDVA, veterans who create their profile at www.combinedarms.us can connect with the following local organizations: Bastion Community of Resilience, Acadiana Veteran Alliance, Everywarrior, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services and NextOp, as well as 45 other national organizations. Additionally, veterans can create online profiles using their Louisiana zip code to connect to LDVA and other available veteran services resources.

Founded by veterans for veterans in Houston, TX, Combined Arms delivers innovative technology solutions that improve the quality of life for veterans and military families. Combined Arms streamlines the connection between service members, veterans, their families, and the organizations that serve them. Through Combined Arms’ community resource referral system, veterans find needed resources and connect quickly and directly to service providers to get assistance to thrive professionally and personally.

For more information about Combined Arms or LDVA, visit vetaffairs.la.gov, email veteran@la.gov, call 225.219.5000, or follow LDVA on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.