You may be eligible for VA benefits if you are:
a veteran
a veteran’s dependent
surviving spouse, child or parent of a deceased veteran
an active-duty military servicemember
a member of the Reserve or National Guard
If you are eligible for federal benefits, but have never applied, you still can. Let a professionally trained VFW service officer help you. In fact, by turning to the VFW to help you file a claim, the chances for approval are much better than if you go it alone.
With a nationwide network of service officers, both on the Department (state) level (full time, professional advocates) and Post level (volunteer advocates), the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Veterans Service (NVS) assists more then 120,000 veterans and their families each year. Annually, Department Service Officers (DSOs) garner over a billion dollars in compensation benefits.
For additional information, contact:
VFW Post 630 Service Officer: Bill Benton
1303 E. Main Street Urbana, IL 61802
Telephone: (217) 367-4197
Illiana Service Office - Danville
VFW Department of Illinois
1900 E. Main Street – Bldg 98, Room 1012
Danville, 61832
Phone: (217) 554-4502
Email: douglas.eaton2@va.gov
Regional Service Office
VFW Department of Illinois
2122 West
Taylor St– Room 105
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 980-4284
Email: derek.giffin@va.gov
Below are just some of the benefits you may have earned:
VA can pay you monthly compensation if you are at least 10% disabled as a result of your military service.
You can receive a monthly pension if you are a wartime veteran with limited income, and you are permanently and totally disabled or at least 65 years old.
Various services are available, including hospital, outpatient medical, dental, pharmacy and prosthetic services, sexual trauma counseling, specialized health care for women veterans, readjustment counseling, alcohol and drug dependency treatment and medical evaluation for disorders associated with military service in the Gulf War, or exposure to Agent Orange, radiation, and other environmental hazards.
Note: Combat Veterans receive free medical care for any illness possibly associated with service during a period of hostility for two years from the veteran’s release from active duty.
Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment
VA can help veterans with service-connected disabilities prepare for, find and keep suitable employment. For veterans with serious service-connected disabilities, VA also offers services to improve their ability to live as independently as possible.
VA pays benefits to eligible veterans, reservists, and active-duty servicemembers while they are in an approved education or training program.
VA offers various home-loan services to eligible veterans, some military personnel, and certain surviving spouses.
Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI) is renewable term life insurance for veterans who want to convert their SGLI up to an amount not to exceed the coverage you had when you separated from service. Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance, also called "RH” Insurance, is for service-connected veterans. Coverage is $10,000. You may be eligible for a $20,000 supplemental policy if you are totally disabled.
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation is payable to certain survivors.
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE |
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All Emergency Catagory Files | |||
Aid & Charity Associations | |||
Air Force Aid Society | |||
American Red Cross | |||
Armed Forces Relief Trust | |||
Army Emergency Relief | |||
Cell Phone, Government Supported | |||
Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund | |||
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance | |||
DTE Senior Citizen Electric Service Rate | |||
Emergency Relief, Non Government, National Resource Directory | |||
Family & Caregiver Support, National Resource Directory | |||
Fallen & Wounded Soldiers Fund | |||
Financial Assistance for Mortgage or Rent Payments | |||
Friends of the Fisher House - Illinois | |||
Goodwill Industries | |||
Help for Homeless Veterans | |||
Homeless Assistance, National Resource Directory | |||
Homeless Vet 24 Hour Hotline (VA) 1-877-4AID VET | |||
Homeless Veterans, VA | |||
Legal Services and Veterans Treatment Court, SCRA and USERRA Laws | |||
Legal Services ABA Pro Bono | |||
Legal Resources for Veterans, Google.com | |||
Legal Resources for Veterans, Yahoo.com | |||
National Guard Online Community | |||
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society | |||
Salvation Army | |||
Service Members Civil Relief Act | |||
Service Members Civil Relief Act | |||
Service Members Civil Relief Act, Overview, Military.com | |||
Shelters | |||
Social Security Administration online | |||
Social Security Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST) | |||
United Way, Michigan 2-1-1 Phone Numbers | |||
United Way, Nationwide 2-1-1 Phone Numbers | |||
Veterans Assistance Foundation | |||
Veterans' Organizations | |||
VFW Family Assistance | |||
VFW National Military Services | |||
VFW National Veterans Service | |||
VFW Post Military Assistance | |||
VFW Transitioning to Civilian Life | |||
VFW Troop Support | |||
Volunteers of America | |||
Warrior Care, DoD & VA Resources Site | |||
Wounded Warrior Traumatic Brain Injury Project, Grand Rapids, MI | |||
VETERAN INFORMATION |
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All Veteran information Category Files | |||
All Veteran Research Category Files | |||
Census News | |||
Hiring People with Criminal Record | |||
Historical Documents of Interest to Veterans | |||
Laws Protecting Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities | |||
Locating Veterans & Service Members | |||
Military Discharge, Upgrade Application | |||
Military Records & Discharges, Correction Application | |||
National Gravesite Locator | |||
Prior Service Connected Medical Issues | |||
Priority of Service for Veterans and Eligible Spouses | |||
Replacement Military Records | |||
Replacement Medical Records | |||
Replacement Military Awards & Decorations (National Archives) | |||
Social Security Credit for Military Service (1957 - 2001) | |||
U.S. Dept of Justice - Rights of Servicemembers and Veterans | |||
VA Board of Veterans' Appeals | |||
Veteran Data and Information | |||
Veteran & Active Duty Information, J. Jones | |||
Women Veterans | |||