Benefits
Air Force Survivor Assistance Resource Guide
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.
Military Compensation - Survivor Benefits Plan
MyArmyBenefits - Casualty & Survivor Assistance
Social Security Benefits for Widows, Widowers & Other Survivors
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.
Understanding Survivor Benefits
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.
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.
VA Survivor Benefits Information
Veterans' Widows/ers International Network, Inc.