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| Serving Oregon's military veterans since 1945 |
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 With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. -- Abraham Lincoln, March 1865
As a veteran, you have certain benefits you earned as a result of your service in the U.S. Armed Forces. Spouses and dependents of veterans may also have benefits available; however, these benefits are there for you only if you apply for them.
Administrative Rules for the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Where EVERYDAY Is Veterans Day!
 Oregon Senate Concurrent Resolution Number 2, passed in 1943, said, in part, “. . . it would not be fitting that those who remained at home should by reason thereof gain economic advantage over our patriotic defenders.” The resolution continued, “Let it be in the declared policy of the State of Oregon to place our returning military and naval forces as nearly as possible on the same economic equality as those who remained at home.”
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Annual Performance Measures
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs and most counties provide free benefits counseling and claims service to veterans, spouses, and dependents.
 These veterans’ advocates can help you obtain all your entitlements due. When it comes to federal benefits, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs cannot prosecute claims against itself. Therefore, veterans' service organizations or the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs will represent your claim for you before the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs.
There is no fee for this service, and it is a good way to be certain you receive all the benefits you earned.
Because the laws covering veterans’ benefits are very complex, you are urged to get help in applying for them. The necessity for personal assistance to veterans in filing and pursuing claims results from the legal principle that NO veterans’ benefits are awarded automatically.
Your first step is to call or visit a Veteran Service Officer
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Federal and State Benefits Claims and Counseling
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