PVAC - Piedmont Veterans Assistance Council

12/12/2025

🏈🇺🇸 TOMORROW!🇺🇸🏈 Make sure you come to The Jolly Roger Brewery TOMORROW to celebrate Army vs Navy Gameday! We will have fun happening all day long (12-8). There will be a co****le tournament, mac and cheese competition, plenty of TV’s to watch the football game, and the best beer. Bring all your people, and come party with us at The Jolly Roger tomorrow! See you there 🇺🇸🏈🍻

We are open today from 2-8! It’s not too late to head to our taproom and sign up for the competitions tomorrow!

12/10/2025

Prospective Key Changes in 2026:

COLA (Cost-of-Living Adjustment): A 2.8% boost to most VA benefits.

Disability Pay Rates: Expect higher monthly amounts; for example, a 10% disabled vet gets about $4.91 more monthly, while a 100% disabled vet without dependents gets roughly $107.28 more.

Clothing Allowance: The rate for those needing to replace clothes damaged by prosthetics or skin conditions increases to about $1,053.19.

VR&E Subsistence Allowance: Rates for the Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) program (Chapter 31) also increased in October 2025, with a new maximum of $3,439.23 for full-time students with dependents.

VA Rating Schedules: The VA is updating rating criteria for mental health, neurological, respiratory, and auditory conditions, which might make it harder to get higher ratings, so filing claims now under current rules might be better, say some experts.

VA Home Loans & Trusts: There's growing discussion and potential changes around putting VA home loans into trusts for estate planning or for family, though this requires careful legal advice.

11/20/2025

Jolly Roger Brewery in Mooresville, NC serves craft beer with premium hops, seasonal brews, rotating taps, and a lively taproom near Lake Norman.

11/11/2025

11/04/2025

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11/03/2025

AID & ATTENDANCE (A&A)
Aid and Attendance (A&A) is a benefit paid in addition to the basic monthly pension to applicants who need financial help for in-home care or to pay for an assisted living facility or a nursing home.
If you are a veteran or a surviving spouse, you may be eligible for A&A benefits if you meet one of the following disability requirements:
• You require the aid of another person in order to perform personal functions required in
everyday living, such as bathing, feeding, dressing, toileting, adjusting prosthetic devices, or
protecting yourself from the hazards of your daily environment.
• You are bedridden, in that your disability or disabilities requires that you remain in bed
apart from any prescribed course of convalescence or treatment.
• You are a patient in a nursing home due to mental or physical incapacity.
• You are blind, or your eyesight is limited to a corrected 5/200 visual acuity or less in both
eyes; or concentric contraction of the visual field to 5 degrees or less.

10/27/2025

Want to carry a sign in honor of a Veteran that we lost to su***de? Contact Amanda @ 704-449-9563

10/11/2025

🍺 Now on Tap: Liberty Lite Ale! 🇺🇸
Brewed by veterans to support veterans, this crisp and refreshing ale is the perfect way to raise a glass for a good cause. 💪 For every pint sold, $1 goes to the Piedmont Veteran Assistance Council (PVAC) — helping those who’ve served our nation.

And if that’s not enough reason to stop by…
🏴‍☠️ New weekend hours!
We’re now open Saturday & Sunday from 12:00 to 8:00 so you can enjoy your favorite pirate brews even longer!

⚓ Come salute, sip, and support at Jolly Roger Brewery!

10/07/2025

07/29/2025

THIS SATURDAY!! Questions on earned benefits or need help filing a VA claim? Mark your calendar! If you can’t make it, but need help go to benefitsquestions.org

DAV is the recognized leader in providing the best counseling and
claim filing assistance to veterans and their families. Our service
officers are schooled in the full range of benefits for military veterans, retirees and their families, and they can help strengthen your
knowledge and understanding of the benefits and services you earned.

07/22/2025

Statesville Elks Lodge will be hosting a free sit-down Veteran's dinner on Sept 20th from 5:30-9:00. Please RSVP to Lee Reindorf.