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As a Congressionally charted veterans' service organization (VSO), Paralyzed Veterans of America is here for you! Our National Service Officers are available to help ALL Veterans and their family get the benefits they have earned and deserved. 

National Service Officers are accredited experts in VA benefits, and can legally represent Veterans, dependents and survivors before the VA. 

 

Part 1:

Set yourself up for success: Eligibility and Appeals

Set yourself up for success

Applying for VA Benefits can be an overwhelming process. Keep organized, and ask for help when you need it. 

 

How to manage the mountains of paperwork
How VSO support can help your case

Who is eligible for VA benefits?

Your reason for discharge is the most important factor in determining eligibility for Veterans Benefits through VA. 

 

Check your reason for discharge
Prisoner of War status benefits

Appeal your status

If you disagree with your reason for discharge, disability rating, or any other component of your benefits eligibility, here's what you need to know. 

 

Set reasonable expectations
Get proper support from a VSO
Appeals process, step-by-step
If you lose your appeal

Part 2:

Types of Benefits Provided by VA

VA provides a variety of benefits to eligible Veterans. Scroll down to learn more about each benefit, or click the titles below to go to the corresponding section.

  • Healthcare 

  • Prosthetics

  • Education

  • Home

  • Post-Military Career

  • Dependents

  • Burial & Funeral

  • Other

Healthcare Benefits

Veterans can continue to receive health care from the military after they are discharged, but the majority apply to the Veterans Administration for benefits, a disability rating and health care.  To begin the process the veteran will work with two VA Administrations: 

  • Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA): The VBA is responsible for the initial Veteran registration, eligibility determination and administer of VA’s five key lines of non-medical benefits. Major benefits to Service members, Veterans and their families include: 
    • Home Loan Guarantee 
    • Insurance 
    • Vocational Rehabilitation and Equipment 
    • Education 
    • Compensation and Pension 
  • Veterans Health Administration (VHA): The VHA is the USA’s largest integrated health care systems consisting of 167 medical centers, more then 1400 outpatient clinics, community living centers, Vet Centers and Domiciliaries. These health care facilities provide comprehensive care to more then 9.1 million Veterans each year. 
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Eligible Veterans can receive free, high-quality healthcare for the rest of their lives through VA.

Learn More

Who is eligible for healthcare benefits?
Understanding priority groups
Toxic Exposures
Dental Care
Pharmacy Services
Special services for disabled Veterans
Vocational Rehabilitation
Women Veterans
Long term/rehab care
Nursing Home Care
Understanding VA facilities

 

Need help getting these benefits and others? Connect with one of our National Service Officers (NSO):

 

Prosthetics Benefits

Prosthetics are items and services used to help a disabled person regain independence and mobility. The VA will provide these to an eligible disabled Veteran as part of their health care. 

All VA facilities have clinicians and teams that work with the Veteran to determine what kind and type of prosthetic device or service does the patient need to regain as complete function as possible. The team can send a Veteran who has specialized needs to one of the hospitals that specialize in that particular disability if necessary. 

Leg braces are one of the many prosthetics that VA covers for eligible Veterans.
Leg braces are one of the many prosthetics that VA covers for eligible Veterans.
Goal of prosthetics
Categories of prosthetics covered by VA
How Veterans get prosthetics: Prosthetics & Sensory Aid Services

 

Need help getting these benefits and others? Connect with one of our National Service Officers (NSO):

 

Education Benefits

VA will pay for eligible Veterans' education. 

 

Learn More

Eligibility for the Post 9/11 GI Bill
Covered costs
Covered programs
Do grades matter, and what to do if you're not making progress.
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Eligible Veterans can get tuition assistance for covered programs.

 

Need help getting these benefits and others? Connect with one of our National Service Officers (NSO):

 

Home Benefits

VA can help you make improvements to your home for greater accessibility, and purchase a new home with great loan programs.

 

Learn More

All about the VA Home Loan Program
Eligibility for the VA Home Loan Program
Types of Loans
Home improvement and structural alterations
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Eligible Veterans access VA's loan program to purchase their home.

 

Need help getting these benefits and others? Connect with one of our National Service Officers (NSO):

 

Post-Military Career Benefits

VA can connect you with meaningful employment that uses the skills you learned in your time in the military.

 

Learn More

About Veteran preference for civil service jobs
Private sector jobs and programs for Veterans
Veteran-owned businesses
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Your military service taught you valuable skills. VA will help you put those skills to work in a post-military career.

 

Need help getting these benefits and others? Connect with one of our National Service Officers (NSO):

 

Burial & Funeral Benefits

VA can help with your end-of-life planning and ensure that you have a funeral and burial that honors your service.

 

Learn More

Burials
Military Honors at Funerals
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Need help getting these benefits and others? Connect with one of our National Service Officers (NSO):

 

Dependent Benefits

VA can also help take care of your loved ones. 

 

Learn More

Medical benefits for your dependents
Educational assistance for your dependents
Life Insurance for your dependents
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
Managing divorce and property division
PVA member Marco with his family.
PVA member Marco with his family.

 

Need help getting these benefits and others? Connect with one of our National Service Officers (NSO):

 

Other Benefits

Clothing Allowance
Service and guide dogs
Sensori-neural aids
Patient lifts and other rehabilitative devices
Devices for deaf/ hard of hearing Veterans
Equipment for blind Veterans
Automobile Adaptive Equipment (AAE)

 

Need help getting these benefits and others? Connect with one of our National Service Officers (NSO):