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Online Applications, Benefit Screening, Resources and Forms
Online Form 10-10EZ : Application for Health Benefits
(Separate Website)
Online Application for Health Benefits. Submission of this application online provides the information needed to begin the enrollment application process and will expedite the enrollment prcedure.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans ON-line APPlication Website (VONAPP)
(Separate Website)
The VONAPP (Veterans On Line Applications) website is an official U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) website which allows veterans to apply for certain benefits through the Internet.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
GovBenefits.gov
(Separate Website)
GovBenefits.gov is a free, online confidential tool that helps you find government benefits you may be eligible to receive.
By: GovBenefits.gov, a partnership of many Federal agencies and organizations
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Spanish / Espaņol
YOUR APPEAL To The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
(Separate Website)
The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program provides: free attorneys to veterans and their qualifying family members who have an appeal pending at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court). If an appellant has filed an appeal with the Court and has been unable to obtain his or her own attorney after 30 days, he or she can request assistance from The Veterans Consortium.
By: Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program
Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations
Help For Veterans & Their Families (Video)
(Separate Website)
Information presented on the November 11, 2008 edition of Legal Briefs on KDKA-TV's Pittsburgh Today Live Show. (3:39)
By: Allegheny County Bar Association
VA Health Care Eligibility & Enrollment
(Separate Website)
Description of health care benefits for veterans, and information on how to apply
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Healthcare and Medical Benefits Package
(Separate Website)
Fact Sheet on Veterans Healthcare and Medical Benefits Package. Information on the Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996. This legislation paved the way for creation of a Medical Benefits Package -- a standardized, enhanced health benefits plan available to all enrolled veterans. This document contains information about the kinds of outpatient and inpatient services covered.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Programs for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(Separate Website)
Information on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is an anxiety disorder resulting from exposure to an extreme traumatic stress involving direct or indirect threat of death, serious injury or a physical threat. The trauma may be experienced alone (rape or assault) or in the company of others (military combat).
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Disability Compensation Benefits
(Separate Website)
Information of Veterans Disability Compensation Benefits including who is eligible and how to apply. This document is in Microsoft Word 6.0 format. If you need a free viewer in order to read Microsoft Word 6.0,
click here to obtain one from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability Benefits For Wounded Warriors - Social Security Administration
(Separate Website)
Military service members can receive expedited processing of disability claims from Social Security. Benefits available through Social Security are different than those from the Department of Veterans Affairs and require a separate application.
The expedited process is used for military service members who become disabled while on active military service on or after October 1, 2001, regardless of where the disability occurs.
By: Social Security Administration
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Veterans Pension Program
(Separate Website)
Information about Pension Benefits, including who is eligible and how to apply.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Vocational Educational Counseling
(Separate Website)
Information about career consuling available to veterans
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The Specially Adapted Housing Program
(Separate Website)
Information about Specially Adapted Housing Program, including who is eligible and how to apply.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
TurboTAP.org - The official Transition Assistance Program (TAP) Website
(Separate Website)
Website of the Transition Assistance Program (TAP), a nationally coordinated effort of the Department of Veterans Affairs to assist military men and women in the transition to civilian life through employment and job training assistance, and the Disabled Transition Assistance Program (DTAP), which helps servicemembers separated for medical reasons.
By: United States Department of Defense
Compensation and Benefit Fact Sheets
(Separate Website)
Fact Sheets on numerous issues which are of interest to veterans, servicepersons (including Reserve and National Guard members), and their dependents and survivors. Many are offered in English and Spanish. Documents are in Microsoft Word 6.0 format. A link to a location offering a free Microsoft Word viewer appears on the page.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Survivors Benefits - Compensation
(Separate Website)
Information about the wide range of benefits and services for the surviving spouse, dependent children and dependent parents of deceased veterans and military servicemembers.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Burial and Memorial Benefits
(Separate Website)
Information from the Department of Veterans' Affairs National Cemetary Administration's web site about who is eligible for burial in a VA National Cemetery.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Survivor Benefits
(Separate Website)
Information about Survivor Benefits avaialable 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.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Your Guide to Survivors Benefits (Department of Defense) [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This guide answers many questions about the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP), the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) and the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan (RSFPP), other annuity programs and VSI payments to beneficiaries. The document is in PDF format only. (July 2001)
By: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents
(Separate Website)
The current edition of this booklet lists the variety of federal benefits available to veterans and their dependents.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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Spanish / Espaņol
VA Programs for Homeless Veterans
(Separate Website)
Information about programs offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to help veterans who may be homeless or at risk of losing their home.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
G.I. Bill Website - Education Benefits for Veterans and the Military
(Separate Website)
Information about education benefit programs administered by the Education Service including the Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty; The Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve; the Veterans Educational Assistance Program; the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program; and a Work Study Program.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Education Fact Sheet for Guard and Reserve Members
(Separate Website)
A short fact sheet for Guard and Reserve members called to active duty (in Adobe PDF Format).
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Educational Benefits Under the GI Bill
(Separate Website)
Information about educational benefits under the GI Bill
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The Board of Veterans Appeals
(Separate Website)
The Board of Veterans' Appeals (also known as "BVA" or "the Board") is a part of the VA, located in Washington, D.C. Members of the Board review benefit claims determinations made by local VA offices and issue decision on appeals. This is a gateway to information abuot the Board of Veterans' Appeals and the appeals process.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Understanding the Appeal Process [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Informational pamphlet explaining the appeal process for Veterans Benefits.
By: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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