Other Benefits For Veterans

Home loans, dependents and survivors benefits, burial and memorial assistance and other benefits available to veterans and their families.

2008 Federal Benefits for Veterans & Dependents

Provides information to veterans and their dependents regarding health benefits, service-connected disabilities, pensions, education, home loans, life insurance and a variety of other topics.
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2008 U.S. Military Handbooks

Lists and describes free handbooks relevant to current and former Service Members. Handbooks include U.S. Military Retired Handbook, Benefits for Veterans & Dependents and the U.S. Military Handbook. Includes links for ordering free copies.

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A New One-Time Recovery Payment of $250 for Veterans in 2009

Provides a one-time payment of $250 to individuals who receive Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Railroad Retirement and Veterans' Compensation and Pension benefits. FMS expects to begin issuing payments in May 2009. No action is required on your part to receive this payment. The payment will be issued separately and will not be included in your regular benefit payment.

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Application for Annual Clothing Allowance

Veterans who use a prosthetic or orthopedic appliance or use medication for skin conditions that cause irreparable damage to clothing may be eligible for an annual clothing allowance.
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Benefits for Women Vietnam Veterans' Children with Birth Defects

Health care services, vocational training and a monthly allowance for eligible children of women Vietnam Veterans that were born with certain birth defects.
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Federal Benefits for Veterans & Dependents

Comprehensive listing of benefits available to Veterans and their dependents, including health care, pensions, education, life insurance and burial and memorial benefits. Contact your VA facility for more information.

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Filippino Veteran Equity Compensation

Gives Filipino Veterans who aided American troops during World War II a one-time payment of $9,000 for non-U.S. citizens and $15,000 for Filipino Veterans with U.S. citizenship. Claims need to be received no later than February 16, 2010.

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Handbook for Injured Service Members & Their Families

Handbook published by the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund that outlines benefits, rights and resources available to Service Members and their families to help with financial, medical, educational, employment, legal and other needs.

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Hoja de Informacion de los Beneficios - VA Benefits Fact Sheets in Spanish

Links to fact sheets on benefits available to Veterans based on particular criteria, as well as information related to VA health care, education and other benefits. Includes information for Veterans with disabilities.

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Hubbard Act

President George W. Bush, joined by members of the Hubbard family, signed H.R. 6580, The Hubbard Act. The law will provide sole survivors a number of benefits already offered to those honorably separating from military service. In addition, sole survivors will not be required to repay any portion of their enlistment bonus; may participate in the Montgomery GI Bill educational program; and may receive separation pay and transitional health care coverage. Read the complete text of this legislation.

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Military Benefits Programs

Information from GovBenefits, the federal government's official benefits Web site, on programs and services available to active duty military and Veterans.
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MyArmyBenefits

Official Army benefits Web site for active duty Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, family members and retirees. Benefits include pay, education, family services, health care, life insurance, soldier services, transitioning and retirement, Social Security, casualty/survivor and VA benefits.
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MyArmyBenefits - Benefit Facts

Provides information on pay, education, family services, health care, life insurance, soldier services, transitioning and retirement, Social Security, casualty/survivor and VA benefits. Benefits can be searched by category, component, life event, state/territory or index.
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MyArmyBenefits - State Benefit Resources

Click on your state from the map on the page to find contact information for military installations and personnel that provide benefit assistance.
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Other Health Insurance (OHI)

Provides information on OHI, which is health care coverage offered to a TRICARE beneficiary and how it works with TRICARE. OHI may be available through an employer, an association, a private insurer, school health care coverage for students or an entitlement program such as Medicare.

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Special Compensation for Women Who Suffered Loss of Breast Tissue

Broadens the coverage of special monthly compensation for women Veterans who suffered loss of breast tissue related to their military service. The benefit covers those losing 25 percent or more tissue from a single breast or from both breasts in combination. It includes loss by mastectomy or partial mastectomy, or following radiation treatment. Contact VA at 1-800-827-1000 to find out if you are eligible.

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State VA Offices

Select a state from the map to find contact information for state VA offices that offer help with services and benefits for Veterans.
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Summary of VA Benefits for National Guard & Reserve Personnel

Brief description of VA benefits available to National Guard and Reserve members. Includes information on home loans, burial benefits, health care and life insurance.
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TRICARE For Life (TFL)

TFL is TRICARE's Medicare wrap-around coverage available to Medicare-entitled uniformed service retirees, including retired guard members and reservists, family members and widows/widowers.
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The American Veterans & Service Members Survival Guide

Provides invaluable information on how to navigate the bureaucracy of benefits and programs available to Active Duty military, National Guard, Reservists, Veterans and their family members. This free 599-page guide covers issues from educational help to vocational rehabilitation, from housing to citizenship.
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USA.gov for Military Personnel & Veterans

Includes information and resources for Veterans on benefits and pay, family support, health care, career assistance, child care and much more.
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Understanding Veteran Benefits

Information and resources on VA benefits available to Veterans, including disability compensation, health care, employment and training, frequently asked questions, state veterans benefits directory, appeals and more.

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VA Aid & Attendance & Housebound Pension Benefits

Provides information on aid and attendance and housebound pension benefits that may be available to wartime Veterans and surviving spouses who have in-home care or who live in nursing homes or assisted-living facilities.
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VA Benefits - Fact Sheet

Provides information on VA compensation, pension, health care, vocational rehabilitation, employment, education, training, home loans and insurance benefits.
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VA Benefits Fact Sheets

Links to fact sheets on benefits available to Veterans based on particular criteria, as well as information related to VA health care, education and other benefits. Includes a Presumptive Disability Benefits for Certain Groups of Veterans fact sheet describing the circumstances under which some conditions can be presumed to have been caused by military service.

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VA Benefits for Active Duty Personnel

Fact sheet on insurance, education, health care and other VA benefits available to active duty personnel.
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VA Benefits for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) & Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Veterans

Information about a variety of benefits from the VA for those who served in OEF/OIF, including five years of enhanced health care, dental care and other non-health-related benefits.
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VA Benefits for Survivors

Provides information on survivor benefits including Dependency & Indemnity Compensation (DIC), a tax-free benefit for the surviving spouse and dependent children. A spouse's Survivor Benefits Plan (SBP) annuity is reduced by any DIC amount received. Other benefits include Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program, home loan assistance, burial benefits, life insurance settlement and financial counseling, vocational rehabilitation and education program refunds.

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VA Survivor Benefits

Describes benefits available to surviving spouses and dependents of military personnel who died while in active military service and to the survivors of Veterans who died after active service.
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VA Toll-Free Contact Numbers

VA telephone numbers for education, benefits, income verification and means testing, life insurance, mammography, special issues, headstones/markers and telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD).
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VA's Ask a Question - IRIS

VA's Inquiry Routing and Information System (IRIS) provides answers to questions within five business days on subjects covering benefits and compensation, health care and medical eligibility, prosthetics and medical devices, women Veterans health care, minority Veterans policy and programs, home loan guaranty issues, vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits and consumer affairs.
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Veteran's Death Pension

Information on the VA Death Pension, which is a benefit paid to eligible dependents of deceased wartime Veterans.
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Veterans Benefits & Services - Burial & Memorial Benefits

Information on the VA national cemeteries and other burial benefits.
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Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) - Benefits

Information on benefits available to active military and Veterans, including education, home loans, life insurance, compensation and pension, vocational rehabilitation and survivors' benefits.
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Veterans Benefits Timetable

Information on health, life insurance, education benefits and unemployment compensation for Veterans recently separated from active military service. Also provides information on any applicable time limits as well as how to apply.
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Women Veterans & VA Benefits

Brochure from the VFW provides information on VA benefits available for women, including those related specifically to women's health and other women's issues.

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