Benefits

Air Force Survivor Assistance Resource Guide

Guide includes information on Air Force survivor assistance, casualty assistance representatives, mortuary affairs, benefits, chaplain services, family liaison officers, family support centers, investigations, funeral honors and presidential certificates.
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GovAmerica - Free Federal, Military & Family Guides

Provides comprehensive information on a variety of topics for Active Duty, Veterans and their families from employment issues such as pay, benefits and retirement to health care and personal family issues including finances, consumer issues and identity theft, and much more. Also offers a free newsletter for the federal and military communities and their families.

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Military Compensation - Survivor Benefits Plan

Provides information on the military Survivor Benefits plan, which pays eligible survivors of military retirees an inflation-adjusted monthly income.
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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 - Casualty & Survivor Assistance

Provides both general and individualized benefits information to the survivors of a fallen soldier.
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Navy Mutual Aid Association

Provides life insurance and annuity products, assists Sea Service Members and their survivors in securing the federal benefits to which they are legally entitled and provides education on financial security matters, which are specifically tailored to the military member and family.
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Social Security Benefits for Widows, Widowers & Other Survivors

When a person who has worked and paid Social Security taxes dies, certain members of the family may be eligible for survivors benefits. Up to ten years of work is needed to be eligible for benefits, depending on the person's age at the time of death.
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Society of Military Widows

Advocates for benefits and entitlements for military widows.
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Survivor Benefits

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) provides answers to many questions about the Survivor Benefit Plan (SPB), the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP), the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan (RSFPP) and other annuity programs and Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI) payments to beneficiaries.
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Survivors' & Dependents' Educational Assistance (SDEA) Program

Provides education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of certain Veterans. A fact sheet on the VA SDEA program is also available.

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Understanding Survivor Benefits

Provides resources and information to assist in dealing with the death of service member or retiree.
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VA Benefits Information

Information about VA benefits available for surviving spouses.
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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 Retroactive Payment for Deceased Veterans

Press release published in December 2008 announcing VA's actions to quickly identify and pay surviving spouses who are eligible to receive a one-time compensation or pension payment for the month of the Veteran's death. Surviving spouses should contact the Survivors Call Center at 1-800-749-8387.

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VA Survivor Benefits Information

Provides quality information and assistance to family members suffering a loss.
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Veteran's Death Pension

Provides information on the VA Death Pension for eligible dependents of deceased wartime veterans.
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Veterans' Widows/ers International Network, Inc.

Provides support to veterans and retiree widows across the country by assisting with benefits and claims, keeping aware of new legislative changes and news affecting benefits, and providing a sense of togetherness with other veterans' widows/ers.
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