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Learn how to file a claim for a disability related to military service. VA Benefits Line (800) 827-1000
Are you a former POW now living with a disability? Find out if you can get disability compensation or benefits.
VA offers benefits that can help Veterans buy, retain, or modify a home; earn a degree; start a career; stay healthy; and do much more in life after the military. Explore the services and benefits that help Veterans thrive.
If you disagree with a VA benefit decision dated on or after February 19, 2019, you can choose from 3 decision review options to continue your case: a Supplemental Claim, a Higher-Level Review, or a Board Appeal.
Combat-Related Special Compensation provides tax-free payments to retired Veterans with combat-related disabilities. You must apply for CRSC through your uniformed service.
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If you disagree with a VA claim decision, you can request a decision review. Find answers to commonly asked questions about decision reviews.
VA disability compensation (pay) offers a monthly tax-free payment to Veterans who got sick or injured while serving in the military and to Veterans whose service made an existing condition worse.
Personalized Career Planning and Guidance (PCPG), or VA Chapter 36, offers free educational and career guidance, planning, and resources to Veterans and their dependents who are eligible for a VA education benefit.
If you’re a service member or Veteran and have a disability that was caused—or made worse—by your active-duty service and that limits your ability to work or prevents you from working, you may be able to get employment support or services.
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Get help from an accredited representative. VA Benefits Line (800) 827-1000
Service dogs are guide or service dogs prescribed for a disabled veteran under 38 CFR 17.148 for the purpose of the Veteran being diagnosed as having a visual, hearing, or substantial mobility impairment.
Find out how to apply for Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E). This program is also known as Chapter 31.
Follow our step-by-step instructions for checking the status of your VA claim, appeal, or decision review online.
Find out how to file a VA disability claim for a service-connected disability online, by mail, in person, or with the help of a trained professional.
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If you receive a 0% disability rating for a service-connected condition, we call this a non-compensable disability. It means you can’t get disability compensation (payments) for this condition. But you may be eligible for other VA benefits.
VA Overseas Military Coordinators (OMSCs) are available to assist transitioning Service members, U.S. Veterans living or working overseas, and their families and dependents with VA Benefits.
This page will help answer your questions about what the PACT Act means for you or your loved ones. You can also call us at 800-698-2411 (TTY: 711). And you can file a claim for PACT Act-related disability compensation or apply for VA health care now.
If you have an illness or injury that you believe was caused—or made worse—by your active-duty service, you can file a claim for disability benefits 180 to 90 days before you leave the military.
If you’re a service member filing a disability compensation claim online through the Benefits Delivery at Discharge program, you must submit a Separation Health Assessment – Part A Self-Assessment form. This requirement started April 1, 2023.
We offer housing grants for Veterans and service members with certain service-connected disabilities so they can buy or change a home to meet their needs and live more independently.
If you’ve filed a claim for disability compensation, you can continue uploading more evidence for up to one year to support your claim.