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♿ Disability & Compensation

• 💵 Disability Compensation — Monthly tax-free pay for service-connected conditions.

• ✅ Presumptive Conditions (PACT Act) — Faster approval for certain exposures.

• 🧩 Special Monthly Compensation — Higher payments for severe disabilities.

• 🚗 Automobile Allowance — Vehicle purchase/adaptation support.

• 👕 Clothing Allowance — Annual stipend if devices damage clothing.

• 🏥 Temporary 100% Rating — Post-surgery/hospitalization increases.

• 🪖 Pre-Discharge Claims (BDD) — File 90–180 days before separation.

💰 Pensions (Veteran & Survivor)

• 🧾 Veteran Pension — Needs-based for wartime vets.

• 🧑‍⚕️ Aid & Attendance / Housebound — Extra for daily-living help or homebound status.

• 👪 Survivors Pension — For eligible spouses and dependents.

🏥 VA Health Care (Core Services)

• 🏥 VA Health Care Overview — Enroll, eligibility, covered services.

• 🧠 Primary & Specialty Care — Full range of medical services.

• 🩺 Preventive Care — Screenings, immunizations, check-ups.

• 🌐 Telehealth — Video visits and remote monitoring.

• 🦾 Prosthetics & Sensory Aids — Mobility, hearing, vision devices.

• 🧪 Environmental Health Registries — Exposure screening programs.

🧠 Mental Health & Counseling

• 💬 Mental Health Services — PTSD, depression, anxiety, addiction care.

• 🪖 Vet Centers — Community-based readjustment counseling.

• 🖤 Military Sexual Trauma Care — Free, confidential treatment.

• 📞 Veterans Crisis Line — 24/7 support (988, press 1).

👩‍⚕️ Women Veterans Health Care

• 👩‍⚕️ Women’s Health Services — Gender-specific care, maternity, reproductive services.

• 🧪 Cancer Screenings — Breast, cervical, and reproductive health.

• 🍼 Maternity & Newborn Care — Care coordination and coverage.

🦾 Prosthetics, Assistive Tech & Rehab

• 🦿 Prosthetic Services — Custom devices and fittings.

• 👓 Vision Care & Blind Rehab — Devices and training.

• 🦻 Hearing Aids & Audiology — Devices for eligible veterans.

• 🧠 Polytrauma/TBI Rehab — Brain injury rehabilitation.

• ♿ Home Improvements (HISA) — Grants for medical home modifications.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Caregiver & Family Support

• 🫶 PCAFC & PGCSS Caregiver Programs — Stipends, training, respite care.

• 🧑‍🔬 CHAMPVA — Health coverage for eligible dependents.

• 💧 Camp Lejeune Family Member Program — Coverage for certain exposure conditions.

• 🖤 Bereavement Counseling — Free support for families.

🎓 Education & Training

• 🎖 GI Bill — Tuition, housing, books.

• 📘 Montgomery GI Bill — Active duty & reserve.

• 🧭 VR&E — Career counseling, job training.

• 🎓 DEA — For spouses/dependents.

• 💳 Yellow Ribbon Program — Private/out-of-state tuition help.

• 🧰 Apprenticeships & OJT — Earn while training.

• 🛫 Flight Training — Approved programs.

🧭 Employment & Transition Assistance

• 🪖 TAP — Transition planning and resources.

• 🧑‍⚖️ Veterans’ Preference — Federal hiring advantage.

• 🛠 DOL VETS — Employment services & protections.

🏠 Housing & Home Loans

• 🏡 VA Home Loans — No down payment, no PMI.

• 🪵 NADL — Direct loans on trust land.

• ♿ SAH/SHA Grants — Adapt a home for disabilities.

• 🔁 IRRRL — Lower rate refinance.

• 🆘 Foreclosure Avoidance — VA help with delinquency.

💳 Financial Benefits & Debt Relief

• 🧾 VA Pension — Needs-based monthly income.

• 🧑‍⚕️ Aid & Attendance — Extra support for care needs.

• 🆘 Emergency Financial Assistance — Through VA & nonprofit partners.

• 📉 Manage VA Debt — Repayment, waivers, disputes.

• 🧑‍⚖️ Debt Compromise — Lower payoff agreements.

• 🛒 Commissary & Exchange Access — For eligible veterans.

🛡 Life Insurance Programs

• 🧍 SGLI — Low-cost term life for service members.

• 👨‍👩‍👧 FSGLI — Coverage for spouses and children of service members.

• 🪖 VGLI — Convert SGLI after separation.

• ♿ VALife — Guaranteed whole life for service-disabled veterans.

• 🚑 TSGLI — Traumatic injury protection.

• 🏠 VMLI — Mortgage life insurance for SAH recipients.

⚰️ Burial & Memorial Benefits

• 🪦 Burial in a National Cemetery — At no cost to the family.

• 🇺🇸 Military Funeral Honors — Taps, flag folding.

• 🪪 Headstones, Markers, Medallions — For eligible veterans.

• 📜 Presidential Memorial Certificate — Signed by the President.

• 💵 Burial Reimbursement — Partial funeral/burial cost coverage.

🪪 Records, ID Cards & Military Documents

• 📄 Request DD-214 — Official service proof.

• 🪪 Veteran ID Card (VIC) — Proof of service for discounts.

• 💳 Veteran Health ID Card (VHIC) — For VA health care access.

• 📁 Get VA Records — Health records, letters, and more.

🏚 Homelessness Prevention & Housing Stability

• 🏠 HUD-VASH — Housing vouchers + case management.

• 🛏 Grant & Per Diem Program — Transitional housing grants.

• 🧭 Community Resource & Referral Centers — Local navigation hubs.

• 🦷 Homeless Veterans Dental Program — Dental care.

• 👨‍👩‍👧 SSVF — Financial assistance & rehousing for families.

🚐 Transportation & Travel Reimbursement

• 🧾 Beneficiary Travel Pay — Mileage/toll reimbursement for eligible VA visits.

• 🚑 Special Mode Transportation — Ambulance/wheelchair van if medically necessary.

• 🚌 VA Shuttle Services — Between VA facilities and clinics.

⚖️ Legal Assistance & Justice Outreach

• 🧭 Discharge Upgrade Guidance — Step-by-step help.

• ⚖️ Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) — For court-involved veterans.

• 📍 Find an Accredited VSO — Free claims assistance.

• 🪪 Protected Veteran Status — Employment protections.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Specialty Populations & Outreach

• 🏹 Tribal/Native Veteran Programs — VA-Tribal agreements, NADL loans.

• 🌾 Office of Rural Health — Expanding access in rural areas.

• 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ Veteran Care — Inclusive services.

• 🧑‍🎓 Whole Health Program — Personalized, integrative care.

• 🧍 MST Care — Free, confidential treatment.

• 🎿 Adaptive Sports & Recreation — Grants, national rehab events.

• 🏨 Fisher House — Free lodging near treatment.

🗺 State & Local Veterans Benefits

• 🗽 Find Your State Veterans Affairs Office — Tuition waivers, tax breaks, license benefits.

• 🧭 County Veterans Service Officers — Local in-person assistance.

🔧 Tools, Portals & Digital Access

• 🖥 VA.gov — Apply for and manage benefits.

• 📲 My HealtheVet — Manage prescriptions, secure messaging, health records.

• 🧭 Find VA Locations — Hospitals, clinics, Vet Centers.

• 🧾 Check Your Letters/Documents — COE, benefit letters, medical records.