Benefits

Active-duty service members transitioning out of the military and filing a VA claim for disability benefits will soon find less redundancy in health assessment exams.

Financial Literacy Month provides an opportunity to get caught up on often overlooked end-of-life planning. VA offers programs to assist with end-of-life planning and help ease the burden on family members when a Veteran passes.

A healthy financial future isn’t only about how much money you make, but how you manage it. Veteran Saves, which is part of the Consumer Federation of America’s America Saves program, wants to help increase financial stability, savings and economic resilience among Veterans.

WARTAC trains separating service members to become VA Veteran Service Representatives (VSR) or rating Veteran Service Representatives (RVSR) with the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). These federal employees are instrumental in delivering earned benefits to Veterans.

The Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP) is a VA initiative that assists Veterans and their beneficiaries by providing secure access to banking options and financial services to protect them from fraudulent schemes and pension poaching.

There are several benefits to using a VA home loan, including 100% financing with no down payment and no private mortgage insurance is required.

You can easily check the status of your PACT Act claim once it has been submitted.

April is Financial Literacy Awareness Month. An important part of financial planning is life insurance, which VA offers through a variety of programs to Veterans, Service members, and their families.

VBA is in the middle of an awareness campaign to ensure Veterans, their families, caregivers or survivors know about the expanded care and benefits for Veterans affected by toxic exposure, and to encourage them to file a claim.

Starting April 1st, transitioning service members applying for disability compensation through Benefits Delivery at Discharge or Integrated Disability Evaluation System will be required to complete and submit the Part A Self-Assessment of a new Separation Health Assessment.

The PACT Act expands access to VA disability compensation for Vietnam Veterans.

VA offers life insurance to Veterans through key programs such as Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI) and Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALife).