Veterans, you’ve earned it!
Some veterans don’t use their veterans’ benefits
because they don’t know they’re eligible. Don’t let it
happen to you.
Did you know:
• Eligibility for most veterans’ benefits is based solely
on having served full-time in the Army, Navy, Air
Force, Marine Corps, or Coast guard (as well as
Merchant Marine during WW II) and discharged
under other than dishonorable conditions.
• Veterans’ benefits are not just for those who served in
combat.
• Veterans’ health care facilities are not for “men only.”
VA offers full-service health care to women veterans.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) is the primary source of monetary and medical
benefits for veterans. These benefits are not automatic
and must be applied for by the veteran or family.
To locate a counselor in your
area call:617-303-5698   
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA)
General Benefits
VA Hotline: (Disability, compensation, pension home
loan, burial, vocational rehabilitation, survivor, and
insurance benefits) ..........................1-800-827-1000
Education & Training ......................1-888-442-4551
Veterans Employment Helpline.......1-800-342-3358
Life insurance ..................................1-800-669-8477
Headstones/Markers ........................1-800-697-6947
Health Care Benefits
Veterans Health Care.......................1-877-222-VETS
Health Eligibility center ..................1-800-929-8387
CHAMPVA (medical care for dependents
& survivors of veterans) ..................1-800-733-8387
Mammography Helpline..................1-888-492-7844
Spina Bifida.....................................1-800-733-8387
Miscellaneous
Telecommunication Device for
the Deaf (TDD) ...............................1-800-829-4833
Gulf War Veterans Helpline.............1-800-PGW-VETS
Dept Management Center (information
about debts owed to VA)..................1-800-827-0648
Do you know about these benefits for Veterans?
Medical/Health Care
The VA provides a broad spectrum of medical, surgical
and rehabilitative care to eligible veterans.
To receive health care, veterans generally must be
enrolled with VA. Once enrolled, you are eligible for a
comprehensive benefits package of inpatient and outpatient
services that include:
• Primary and Specialty Care
• Preventive Medicine Services
• Surgery
• Emergency Care
• Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
• Mental Health Treatment
• Substance Abuse Treatment
• Nursing Homes/Long-Term Care
• Homeless Veterans Programs
• Vet Centers
• Sexual Trauma Counseling and Treatment
• Women Veterans Health Programs
For a facility near you, CALL 1-877-222-VETS
Home Loan Guaranty
VA loan guaranties are made to service members,
veterans, reservists and unmarried surviving spouses
for the purchase of home, condominiums and manufactured
homes. VA also guarantees loans for building,
repairing, and improving homes. If you already
have a mortgage, VA may be able to help you refinance
your loan at a lower interest rate. Members of
the Selected Reserve are also eligible if they have
completed at least six years in the reserves or
National Guard or were discharged because of a service-
connected disability.
• No down payment required for most home loans
• Specially adapted housing grants available for
severely disabled veterans
Veterans Employment Helpline
1-800-342-3358
Disability Compensation and Pension
Disability Compensation is a monetary benefit paid to
veterans who are disabled by an injury or disease
incurred or aggravated as the result of military service.
Veterans with low incomes who are permanently and
totally disabled may also be eligible for monetary support
even if the injury, disease, or disability is not the
result of military service.
Programs include:
• Prisoners of War
• Agent Orange and other herbicides
• Veterans exposed to radiation
• Gulf War-related conditions
• Allowances for family members
Burial
Veterans Discharged under other than dishonorable
conditions are eligible for burial in a VA national cemetery.
Burial benefits include the gravesite, the headstone
or marker, opening and closing of the grave, and maintenance
of the grounds. Also includes:
• Burial Flag
• Presidential Memorial Certificate
• Burial of eligible family members
Life Insurance
If you were recently separated from the military, you
may be eligible for life insurance. Veterans’ Group Life
Insurance (VGLI) is available to those released from
active duty and to separated reservists. VGLI is
renewable 5-year term coverage. You can convert
your VGLI to a commercial policy. You must complete
conversions for “no health questions asked”
within 120 days of separation from either active duty
or the reserves. However, you have 16 months from
the date of separation from service to make “good
health” conversions.
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Benefits
The VA’s Vocational rehabilitation and Employment
program assists veterans with service-connected disabilities
by offering them services and assistance to help
them prepare for, find, and keep suitable employment.
These services include:
• Employment Assistance
• Transition Assistance Programs
• Vocational-Education/Career counseling
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Small Business Administration
• Small and Disadvantaged Business utilization
Family & Survivor Benefits
Some family members of disabled or deceased veterans
are eligibility for certain benefits such as:
• Educational Benefits
• Home Loan Guaranty for Surviving Spouse
• Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
• DIC payments to surviving spouse
• DIC payments to parents & children
• Medical Care for Family & Survivors (CHAMPVA)
• Death Pension
• Burial of spouse and eligible family members
Educational
The VA pays monthly benefits to eligible veterans,
dependents, reservists, and service members. These
monthly education benefits can help you finance your
education. You can use your education benefits for:
• Undergraduate or Graduate Training at a college or
University
• Technical/Vocational Training
• On-the-Job/Apprenticeship TrainingYou might also
qualify for a work-study allowance.
INQUIRE ABOUT YOUR BENEFITS TODAY!
Call : 617-303-5698
Other Federal and State Veterans Benefits and
Services:
VETERANS MAY ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR:
• State Veterans Home
• Homeless Veterans Programs
• Civil Service Preference
• Annual Blind Annuity
• Property tax Exemption
• Vietnam/Persian Gulf Veterans Tuition Awards
• Child of a Veterans Award
• Low-Cost Hunting/Fishing Licenses
• Free Use of State Parks & Recreational Facilities for
Certain Disabled Veterans
• Review of Discharge Services
Call; Eric Pantalone    JFK Bldg, Rm #1575F Boston, MA     02203
617-303-5698