Veteran Benefits Guide
Joshua Smith is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Veteran Benefits Guide, a Las Vegas-based company established in June 2015 that assists Veterans in obtaining their disability benefits efficiently. Prior to this, Joshua served as a Rating Veteran Service Representative at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from 2009 to 2015 and as a Building Materials Sales Representative at The Home Depot from 2005 to 2008. Joshua also has military experience as a Lance Corporal (E3) Cryptologic Arabic Linguist in the United States Marine Corps from 1998 to 2004, including deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. In addition, Joshua is a member of the YPO Las Vegas Chapter since February 2022. Joshua obtained an Associate of Arts degree from San Diego Mesa College (2008-2010) and continued studies at San Diego State University from 2010 to 2012.
Veteran Benefits Guide
Veteran Benefits Guide (VBG) enables Veterans to receive the full disability benefits they have earned from their service in a timely manner. Since its founding in 2015, VBG has helped more than 35,000 Veterans receive a combined increase of $5.5 billion in lifetime benefits. VBG’s trusted, national network of independent and credentialled medical service providers ensures that Veterans submit fully developed, accurate claims to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which avoids the need for appeals, speeds up the final benefits decision and reduces the VA case backlog. VBG is based in Las Vegas, Nevada and also has offices in San Diego, California.