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  Armed Forces Tax Benefits The program offers tax credit or relief for special tax situations of active members of the U.S. Armed Forces.... view more
  Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) The Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) program was enacted by Congress on 2 December 2002. The CRSC program provides compensation for eligible MILITARY retirees with combat-related disabilities. The Army CRSC program is operated by the Army H... view more
  Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) The objective of DVOP is to develop jobs and job training opportunities for disabled and other veterans.... view more
  Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project The Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project provides employment and training services and support to help homeless veterans reenter the workforce.... view more
  Local Veterans' Employment Representative Program (LVER) The purpose of LVER is to provide job development, placement, and support services directly to veterans and maximize employment and training opportunities.... view more
  Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program

The purpose of the Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan program (MREIDL) is to provide funds to eligible small businesses to meet its ordinary and necessary operating expenses that it could have met, but is unable to meet, because an e... view more

  Parents’ Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Parents’ Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) is a benefit for eligible survivors. It provides a basic monthly payment for an eligible surviving spouse. The monthly payment is increased for each dependent child, and also if the surviving spous... view more
  Payments for Children of Women Vietnam Veterans Born with Certain Birth Defects Biological children of women veterans who served in Vietnam may be eligible for a monetary allowance and possibly vocational training.

The allowance is paid at one of four disability levels based upon the child’s degree of permanent disabi... view more
  Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection (TSGLI) Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection (TSGLI) is a rider under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI). It provides insurance payments to members who suffer certain serious traumatic injuries in service.... view more
  Social Security Special Benefits for Qualified WWII Veterans Special benefits can be paid to certain World War II veterans. These include veterans who served in the active U.S. military from September 16, 1940 through July 24, 1947. It also includes Filipino veterans who served in the organized military of the... view more
  VA - Birth Defects Assistance - Health Care - Children of Women Vietnam Veterans Health Care Program The program covers most healthcare services and supplies that are medically or psychologically necessary for the treatment of conditions related to the covered birth defect.

VA can also reimburse expenses for travel to and from your doctor... view more
  VA - Birth Defects Assistance - Payments for Children with Spina Bifida whose Parents Served in Vietnam or Korea Spina Bifida patients who are natural children of Vietnam and Korea veterans may be eligible for a monthly monetary allowance.

The allowance is paid at three different levels, depending on how severe the disability is.

Please note: I... view more

  VA - Birth Defects Assistance - Vocational Training for Children with Spina Bifida or Other Birth Defects VA provides a Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program for natural children diagnosed with spina bifida (except spina bifida occulta) born to certain Vietnam veterans.

This program enables a qualified child to prepare for and attai... view more
  VA - Burial Benefits - Headstones and Markers for Placement in Private Cemeteries
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) furnishes upon request, at no charge to the applicant, a Government headstone or marker for the grave of any deceased eligible veteran in any ... view more
  VA - Burial Benefits - Partial Reimbursement of Expenses VA burial allowances are partial reimbursements of eligible veterans’ burial and funeral costs. When the cause of death is not service-related, VA may be able to pay two modest allowances:
  • One for burial and funeral expense, and
    • ... view more
  VA - Burial Benefits - Presidential Memorial Certificates
A Presidential Memorial Certificate (PMC) is an engraved paper certificate, signed by the current President, to honor the memory of honorably discharged deceased veterans.... view more
  VA - Burial Benefits - Veteran & Dependent burial in VA National Cemeteries The National Cemetery Administration honors veterans with a final resting place and lasting memorials that commemorate their service to our Nation.

The Department of Veterans ... view more
  VA - Counseling- Educational and Vocational Counseling Educational and Vocational Counseling can help you—
  • Assess your vocational interests, aptitudes and abilities
  • Explore vocational career opportunities
  • Select an appropriate vocational goal
  • Address barr... view more
  VA - Education - Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty) The Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty) is an educational assistance program enacted by Congress to attract high quality men and women into the Armed Forces.

The program provides education and training opportunities to eligible persons who have s... view more

  VA - Education - Montgomery GI Bill (Selected Reserve)

The Montgomery GI Bill (Selected Reserve) is an educational assistance program enacted by Congress to attract high quality men and women into the reserve components of the Armed ... view more

  VA - Education - Post-9/11 GI Bill The Post 9/11 GI Bill is an educational assistance program enacted by Congress for individuals with active duty service on or after September 11, 2001.... view more
  VA - Education - Reserve Educational Assistance Program                    (REAP) Chapter 1607 provides education and training opportunities for reservists called to active service after September 11, 2001.... view more
  VA - Education - Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (DEA) The DEA program provides education and training opportunities to eligible dependents and survivors of certain veterans.... view more
  VA - Grant - Automobiles and Adaptive Equipment for Disabled Veterans and Servicemembers There is a one-time payment by VA of not greater than $11,000 toward the purchase of an automobile or other transportation. VA also pays for adaptive equipment, or for repair, replacement, and reinstallation of automobile equipment required because o... view more
  VA - Grant - Specially Adapted Housing Grant Certain veterans and servicemembers with serious service-connected disabilities may be entitled to a Specially Adapted Housing Grant to build an adapted home or modify an existing home to meet their needs. There are two types of grants administered b... view more
  VA - Health Care - Basic Medical Benefits Package for Veterans Veterans Medical Care Benefits provide outpatient medical services, hospital care, medicines, and supplies to eligible veterans. To receive health care, veterans generally must be enrolled in the VA health system. They may apply for enrollment at any... view more
  VA - Health Care - Dental Care Outpatient dental treatment available to eligible veterans may include the full spectrum of diagnostic, surgical, restorative, and preventive procedures. In many cases, however, the law permits only limited kinds of care.... view more
  VA - Health Care - Domiciliary Care Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs care for a wide range of problems. A veteran’s needs might be in any of the following areas—
  • Medical
  • Psychiatric
  • Vocational
  • Educational
    • ... view more
  VA - Health Care - Foreign Medical Program
The Foreign Medical Program (FMP) is a Department of Veterans (VA) health care benefits program for U.S. veterans with VA rated service-connected conditions that are residing or traveling ... view more
  VA - Health Care - Gulf War, Agent Orange and Ionizing Radiation Registry Program In 1978, VA set up a register of Vietnam veterans who were worried that they might have been exposed to dangerous herbicides during their military service in Vietnam. Beginning in that year, Vietnam veterans were offered an extensive medical examinat... view more
  VA - Health Care - Health Insurance for Dependents (CHAMPVA) CHAMPVA is a comprehensive health care program in which the VA shares the cost of covered health care services and supplies with eligible beneficiaries. The program is administered by Health Administration Center and our offices are located in Denver... view more
  VA - Health Care - Home Based Primary Care VA Home Based Primary Care is a unique home care program that provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary, primary care in the homes of veterans with complex medical, social, and behavioral conditions for whom routine clinic-based care is not effective... view more
  VA - Health Care - Nursing Home Care Nursing home care can be provided in VA or private nursing homes for veterans who are in need of care, but are not acutely ill and not in need of hospital care.

Priority is given to veterans with service-connected disabilities. If space and re... view more

  VA - Health Care - Pharmacy Service To qualify for the prescription benefit provided by VA Pharmacy Service, you must be enrolled in and receiving health care from the VA health care system or be eligible based on one of the exceptions in the law.

Only prescriptions written ... view more
  VA - Health Care - Readjustment Counseling (Vet Centers) Readjustment counseling is a wide range of services provided to combat veterans in the effort to make a satisfying transition from military to civilian life. Services include:
  • Individual counseling
  • Group counseling
    • <... view more
  VA - Health Care - Respite Care VA medical centers can give the veteran’s care-giver (family member or friend) a “break” by taking over the veteran’s care for a limited time.

VA medical centers may provide respite care to an eligible veteran for up to 30 days in a calend... view more
  VA - Health Care - Veterans Alcohol and Drug Dependence Rehabilitation Program The Veterans Alcohol and Drug Dependence Rehabilitation Program provides medical, social, vocational, and rehabilitation therapies to eligible alcohol and drug dependent veterans. The programs offer various forms of treatment including detoxification... view more
  VA - Health Care - Veterans Prosthetic Appliances VA provides medically prescribed prosthetic and sensory aids to eligible veterans. These aids include artificial limbs, hearing aids, communication aids, eyeglasses, orthopedic braces and shoes, wheelchairs, crutches and canes.

If you need... view more
  VA - Health Care -Services and Aids for Blind Veterans VA provides personal and social adjustment programs and medical or health-related services for eligible blinded veterans at selected VA Medical Centers maintaining blind rehabilitation centers.

Assistance comes in many forms. Services incl... view more
  VA - Home Loan - Construction
VA guarantees a percentage of the loan. This helps the veteran obtain a no-down payment mortgage at a competitive interest rate.... view more
  VA - Home Loans - Cash Out Refinance (Regular Refinance) With this program, you can refinance your current loan, whether it’s a VA-guaranteed mortgage or not.

Usually, the new loan is limited to 90% of the appraised value of the house. There are a few exceptions.... view more
  VA - Home Loans - Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loan VA loan guarantees are made to service members, veterans, reservists and certain qualifying unmarried surviving spouses for the refinancing of a VA home loan.... view more
  VA - Home Loans - Native American Direct Loan (NADL) Program
The Native American Direct Loan Program makes home loans available to eligible Native American veterans who wish to purchase, construct, or improve a home on Federal trust land.

The home must be your primary residence.

(It’s al... view more
  VA - Home Loans - Regular Purchase VA loan guarantees are made for the purchase of homes, condominiums and manufactured homes (when they’re classified as real estate).

VA guarantees a percentage of the loan. This helps the veteran obtain a no-down payment mortgage at a competit... view more

  VA - Life Insurance - Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI)
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) is currently available to all members of the uniformed services.

SGLI is a group life insurance policy purchased by VA ... view more
  VA - Life Insurance - Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Family Coverage (FSGLI) In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be the spouse or dependent child of a service member (Active Duty or Ready Reserve) who has full-time SGLI coverage. A “dependent child” includes any unmarried child in one of the following categ... view more
  VA - Life Insurance - Supplemental Service Disabled Veterans Insurance (Supplemental S-DVI) The Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992, provided for $20,000 of supplemental life insurance coverage to S-DVI policyholders.  Premiums may not be waived on this supplemental coverage.... view more
  VA - Life Insurance - Veterans Life Insurance Policy Loans
Policyholders who have permanent plans of insurance under one of the programs listed below may borrow up to 94% of the cash value of the policy after it has been in force for one year. ... view more
  VA - Life Insurance - Veterans’ Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) The Veterans’ Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) program began in 1971, and is designed to provide financial protection to cover eligible veterans’ home mortgages in the event of death.

The maximum amount of mortgage life insurance available f... view more
  VA - Life Insurance — Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI)
VGLI is a program of post-separation insurance that provides for the conversion of SGLI to renewable term coverage.

VGLI provides up to a maximum of $400,000 of in... view more
  VA - Survivor's Payments - Death Pension Death pension is a benefit paid to eligible dependents (surviving spouse and/or child) of deceased wartime veterans whose deaths were not related to military service.... view more
  VA - Survivors' Payments - Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) The Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) is a monthly check paid to eligible survivors.... view more
  VA - Travel Reimbursement VA can reimburse you:
  • With a mileage allowance (in most cases), 

OR

  • By paying for special kinds of transportation (ambulance, wheelchair van etc.) when such tr... view more
  VA - Veterans’ Compensation for Service-Connected Disabilities VA Disability Compensation is a monthly payment that varies in proportion to the degree of disability. Rates for veterans with dependents may be higher.

The benefits are tax-free.

... view more
  VA - Vocational Rehabilitation  - Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services for Veterans with Disabilities Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment is an employment-oriented program that helps veterans with compensable service-connected disabilities to prepare for, find, and keep suitable jobs.

For veterans with compensable service-connected disa... view more

  VA -Veterans Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability

The Veterans' Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability is a benefit paid to wartime veterans with limited income who are no longer able to work.

... view more
  VA- Health Care - Contract Hospital Care and Medical Services in Non-VA Health Care Facilities VA may authorize a non-VA health care facility to provide necessary medical care services when such services are not routinely available at a VA health care facility, or VA determines that such services can be obtained outside the VA more economicall... view more
  Veterans' Employment Program (Veterans' Workforce Investment Program) The purpose of the Veterans' Employment Program is to develop programs that meet the employment and training needs of service-connected disabled veterans who have significant barriers to employment.... view more
  Veterans’ Employment & Training Service (VETS) Veterans’ Employment & Training Service (VETS) provides veterans and service members with the resources and services to succeed in the 21st century workforce. VETS programs aim to maximize their employment opportunities, protect their employment ... view more
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