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VETTED news and announcements
Press releases and updates from VETTED and founder Evan Shelline. Media inquiries: evan@vettedvc.com. All press coverage.
November 6, 2026 · Press release
This Veterans Day, Evan Shelline Asks Michigan to Make One Call: A Buddy Check
Navy SEAL veteran Evan Shelline is asking metro Detroit to call a veteran you know and ask how he or she is doing. Five minutes. The five steps of a Buddy Check, and the Veterans Crisis Line.
October 21, 2026 · Press release
Navy SEAL Veteran Evan Shelline Is Booking Veterans Day Talks Across Metro Detroit
Evan offers short talks for service clubs, senior living communities and veteran organizations in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties, on older veterans, peer support and the Buddy Check.
October 14, 2026 · Press release
Navy SEAL Veteran Evan Shelline Chairs First-of-Its-Kind Veteran Advisory Committee at Lily Hospice
Simone Luu, RN, a former Navy Hospital Corpsman, is co-chair and clinical leader. The committee offers VFW and American Legion posts a free talk on veterans’ end-of-life benefits: call Lily Hospice at 248-955-5100.
October 12, 2026 · In the press
VETTED featured in DBusiness Startup Spotlight
DBusiness profiled VETTED, founded in Troy in 2024 by Evan Shelline and Chris Warburton, in its Hustle & Muscle Startup Spotlight.
October 9, 2026 · Radio
Evan Shelline on Veterans Radio: how veterans get VA-paid home care
Evan joined host Dale Throneberry on the Monthly Veterans Benefits Hour to explain VA-authorized home and respite care and The Veteran Muster.
October 9, 2026 · Guide
Veterans Day 2026: three things every veteran’s family in metro Detroit should know
How to ask VA for help at home, what changes by early 2027, and where claims help is free.
October 8, 2026 · Explainer
What a Veteran Advisory Committee does, and why a hospice needs one
Why military service matters at the end of life, and what veterans’ families can do now.
October 7, 2026 · Community
Evan Shelline chairs the first meeting of Lily Hospice’s Veteran Advisory Committee
Simone Luu, RN, a former Navy Hospital Corpsman, is co-chair and clinical leader. The committee advises Lily Hospice on caring for veterans at the end of life.
October 6, 2026 · Community
The Veteran Muster: All Present and Accounted For
A veteran-only gathering founded by Evan Shelline and organized by VETTED in senior living communities across Southeast Michigan.
October 5, 2026 · Interview
Evan Shelline on caring for veterans and preventing veteran suicide
A ten-minute conversation recorded at Studio 281 with host Brooke Allen of Caffeinated Conversations.
September 25, 2026 · Press release
Navy SEAL Veteran Evan Shelline’s VETTED Publishes Free Guides on VA-Paid Home Care for Veterans
Eight free guides and six local resource pages to help families get VA-paid home care for aging veterans.
September 24, 2026 · Press release
Navy SEAL Veteran Evan Shelline’s VETTED Opens In-Home Care for Veterans Across Metro Detroit
VETTED is accepting VA community care referrals for in-home care in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties.