Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents 2004 Edition
Introduction Wartime Service Special Groups Selected Reserve and National Guard Filipino Veterans Important Documents Privacy Act Informacion Para Veteranos De Habla Hispana y Sus Dependientes
1. Health Care Benefits Health Care Enrollment Priority Groups Special Access to Care Financial Information Financial Assessment Services Requiring Copayments Outpatient Visits Not Requiring Copayments Billing Insurance Companies Health Care Programs Registry Programs Readjustment Counseling Prosthetic and Sensory Aid Services Services and Aids for Blind Veterans Home Improvements and Structural Alterations Alcohol and Drug-Dependence Treatment Compensated Work Therapy Outpatient Dental Treatment Outpatient Pharmacy Services Nursing-Home Care Domiciliary Care Medical Care for Dependents and Survivors Beneficiary Travel Emergency Medical Care in Non-VA Facilities Veterans Living or Traveling Overseas Merchant Marine Seamen Allied Veterans
2. Benefit Programs Disability Compensation Receiving Benefit Payments Prisoners of War Agent Orange and Other Herbicides Veterans Exposed to Radiation Gulf War Veterans Specially Adapted Homes Automobile Assistance Clothing Allowance Allowances for Dependents Aid and Attendance or Housebound Incarcerated Veterans Fugitive Felons Pension Improved Pension Protected Pension Programs Medal of Honor Pension Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program for Unemployable Veterans Children of Vietnam Veterans Born with Certain Birth Defects Spina Bifida Program Children of Women Vietnam Veterans Program Education and Training Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty) Montgomery GI Bill (Selected Reserve) Veterans' Educational Assistance Program Home Loan Guaranties Eligibility Guaranty Amount Required Occupancy Closing Costs Financing, Interest Rates and Terms Release of Liability, Loan Assumption Loans for Native American Veterans Repossessed Homes Safeguards for Veterans Life Insurance Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Veterans' Group Life Insurance Accelerated Death Benefits for SGLI and VGLI Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance Insurance Dividends Miscellaneous Insurance Information
3. Burial Benefits Eligibility Burial in VA National Cemeteries Headstones and Markers Presidential Memorial Certificates Burial Flags Reimbursement of Burial Expenses Military Funeral Honors Veterans' Cemeteries Administered by Other Agencies
4. Survivor Benefits Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) DIC Payments to Surviving Spouse DIC Payments to Parents and Children Special Allowances Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors Death Pension Home Loan Guaranties Dependents' Education Monthly Payments Work Study Counseling Services Special Benefits Educational Loans Montgomery GI Bill Death Benefit
5. Women Veterans
6. Homeless Veterans
7. Overseas Benefits Medical Benefits Other Overseas Benefits
8. Small and Disadvantaged Businesses
9. Appeals Board of Veterans' Appeals U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
10. Workplace Benefits Unemployment Compensation Transition Assistance Program Pre-separation Counseling Verification of Military Experience and Training Transition Bulletin Board DoD Transportal Veterans' Workforce Investment Program State Employment Services Re-employment Rights Federal Jobs for Veterans Veterans Readjustment Appointment
11. Miscellaneous Programs and Benefits Loans for Farms and Homes Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Naturalization Preference Small Business Administration Social Security Supplemental Security Income Passports to Visit Overseas Cemeteries Medals Review of Discharges Replacing Military Records Correction of Military Records Armed Forces Retirement Homes Commissary and Exchange Privileges Death Gratuity
12. Tables
13. Important Phone Numbers
14. VA on the Internet
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