Veterans & Military Community
Helps relieve financial distress of Air Force members and families and assists them in financing their higher education goals. Find the nearest AFAS location in the U.S. or overseas.
Air Force Palace HART Program Video
American Veterans and Servicemembers Survival Guide
Apply Online for Veterans Benefits
Apply for VA health care, nursing home, domiciliary or dental benefits by completing VA Form 10-10EZ Application for Health Benefits.
Helps soldiers and dependents through emergency financial assistance. There are 91 AER Sections of U.S. Army installations worldwide. Find the nearest location.
Army Well-Being Wounded Soldier Information
Links to resources for wounded soldiers, including the CSA Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline, which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-984-8523.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Fact Sheets
Links to fact sheets on several VA benefits programs, including those for veterans with disabilities. Available en Espanol.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Prosthetics & Sensory Aids Service
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Services for Blind & Visually Impaired Veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans' Educational Assistance Program (VEAP)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Program Services
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Program Web Site
Provides information about veteran benefits and services administered by VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service to veterans, employers and the general public.
Disability Compensation Benefits
The official voice of America's service-connected disabled veterans, their families and survivors.
Disabled Military Retirees Concurrent Disability Pay
Disabled Veterans: Opportunities to Use Your Abilities
Frequently Asked Questions about Traumatic SGLI
Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (TSGLI) is a traumatic injury protection rider under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) that provides for payment to any member of the uniformed services covered by SGLI who sustains a traumatic injury that results in certain severe losses.
GovBenefits: Your Online Benefits Connection
Life Insurance Benefits for Service-Disabled Veterans
Military HOMEFRONT Special Needs Programs
National Resource Directory (NRD) - Benefits & Compensation Information
National Veterans Legal Services Program
Navy SAFE HARBOR Command - Severely Injured Support
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
New DoD Retired Benefits Programs
DoD has two programs designed to reduce the reduction in retired pay due to receipt of Veteran Administration compensation, for certain disabled retirees. Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments (CRDP) provides a 10-year phase-out of the offset to military retired pay due to receipt of VA disability compensation for members whose combined disability rating is 50% or greater. Members retired under disability provisions must have 20 years of service. Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) pays added benefits to retirees who receive VA disability compensation for combat-related disabilities and have 20 years of service.
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
Works to maximize the quality of life for people with spinal cord injury and disease. Advocates for health care, research, education, veterans' benefits and rights, accessibility and the removal of architectural barriers, sports programs and disability rights. Find a local chapter near you.
Resources for U.S. Service Members Returning from Deployment
Social Security Administration Disability Benefits for Wounded Warriors
Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans
Special benefits are available to certain World War II Veterans, including Veterans who served in the active U.S. military from September 16, 1940 - July 24, 1947, and Filipino Veterans who served in the organized military of the Philippines from July 26, 1941 - December 30, 1946 (while those forces were in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces). Download the fact sheet.
State Veterans Affairs Offices
A non-profit service organization committed to long term career development and life skills support for severely wounded veterans and their spouses. Web site includes a Job Center with job listings, resume guides and interviewing tips.
Transition Assistance Program (TAP)
Fact sheet from the Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) on the Transition Assistance Program (TAP), which was established to meet the needs of separating Service Members during their period of transition into civilian life by offering job-search assistance and related services. Click here for a complete overview of the program.
U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
VA Health Care Eligibility & Enrollment
VA provides a Medical Benefits Package, a standard enhanced health benefits plan available to all enrolled veterans. This plan emphasizes preventive and primary care, and offers a full range of outpatient and inpatient services within the VA health care system.
VA Survivors' & Dependents' Educational Assistance
VA Urges Vets to Sign-up for Direct Deposits
Every month 730,000 veterans or survivors look for their compensation, pension checks or educational assistance payments in their mailboxes. Nearly all receive them, but theft and mail delays cause problems for some veterans, which can be prevented by direct deposits. You can sign up for direct deposit by calling VA toll-free at (800) 333-1795 or by enrolling online at www.GoDirect.org.
Veterans Benefits & Services: Burial & Memorial Benefits
An official U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Web site that enables veterans to apply for benefits using the Internet.