Va Form 21-0760 - Va Benefits In Brief printable pdf download

VA BENEFITS IN BRIEF

BENEFITS

WHERE TO APPLY

Disability Benefits

Any VA Office

Compensation. VA can pay you monthly compensation if you are at least 10% disabled as

or call

a result of your military service.

1-800-827-1000

or visit

Pension. VA can pay you a pension if you are a wartime veteran with limited income and

you are permanently and totally disabled or are 65 or older.

Education and Training

Montgomery GI Bill. Persons who first entered active duty after June 30, 1985, and

contributed to an education fund are generally eligible. Some Vietnam Era veterans and

certain veterans separated under special programs are also eligible. The bill also includes a

program for certain reservists and National Guard members.

Any VA Office

Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP/Chapter 1607) is available to persons

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who were activated under Federal authority for a contingency operation and served 90

1-888-442-4551

continuous days or more after September 11, 2001.

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Post-9/11 GI Bill. Available to those who served on or after September 11, 2001. It pays

tuition and fees up to the most expensive, public, in-state undergraduate program rate,

provides a monthly housing allowance, and a stipend for books and supplies. It also provides

an option for servicemembers to transfer benefits to a spouse or child.

Survivors’ & Dependents’ Educational Assistance is available to some family members

of certain disabled or deceased veterans.

Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment

The Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service provides outreach, motivation,

evaluation, counseling, training, employment, and other rehabilitation services to

service-connected disabled veterans. Vocational and educational counseling, as well as the

Any VA Office

evaluation of abilities, aptitudes, and interests are provided to veterans and servicepersons.

or call

Counseling, assessment, education programs and, in some cases, rehabilitation services are

1-800-827-1000

available to the spouse and children of totally and permanently disabled veterans as well as

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to the surviving spouse and children of certain veterans.

Vocational training and rehabilitation services are available to children with spina bifida

having one or both parents who served in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War,

or served in certain military units, in or near the demilitarized zone in Korea, between

September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971.

Home Loan Guaranty

Any VA Office

VA guarantees loans to eligible servicemembers, veterans, reservists, and certain surviving

or call

spouses to purchase a home, condominium or manufactured home, and for refinancing

1-800-827-1000

purposes. The loans are actually made by private lenders but the VA guaranty generally

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means the lender will not require any down payment.

Dependents’ and Survivors’ Benefits

Disability and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) is payable to survivors of:

Servicemembers who died on active duty

Any VA Office

Veterans who died from service-related disabilities

or call

1-800-827-1000

Certain veterans who were being paid 100% VA disability compensation at time of

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death

Death Pension is payable to some surviving spouses and children of deceased wartime

veterans. The benefit is based on financial need.

VA Civilian Health and Medical Program (CHAMPVA) shares the cost of medical services

for eligible dependents and survivors of certain veterans.

Medical Treatment

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Hospital, outpatient medical, dental, pharmacy and prosthetic services

Any VA Medical Facility

Domiciliary, nursing home, and community-based residential care

or call 1-877-222-8387

Sexual trauma counseling

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Specialized health care for women veterans

Health and rehabilitation programs for homeless veterans

21-0760

SUPERSEDES VA FORM 21-0760, MAR 2008,

VA FORM

WHICH WILL NOT BE USED.

AUG 2009

Va Form 21-0760 - Va Benefits In Brief

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