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Va101.com is a site that provides you with a variety of information regarding your Benefits as a Veteran. We have a variety of articles pertaining to this topic.
Veterans of the United States are offered many benefits in return for their
service to their country. The US Department of Veterans Affairs was established to
assist
veterans. This is done through various programs intended to give veterans a higher quality of
life. The Veterans Affair offers veterans cash assistance, education and training
benefits, home loans, vocational rehabilitation and employment,
life insurance, burial benefits, healthcare, survivor benefits and dependent’s benefits. These
programs are available to certain veterans, current military personnel,
National Guard members, reservists, their families and dependents.
Disabled veterans represent a unique group of veterans. They represent
veterans with special benefits
needs. Veterans who were injured in combat or in the line of duty are often
eligible for these disability benefits. Like Social Security Disability Benefits,
Disabled Veteran benefits are provided for people who, because of injury or
illness, cannot work. Unlike Social Security Disability Benefits, however, the
VA offers benefits for different levels of disability.
Whether a veteran can collect both Social Security benefits and VA benefits is
confusing. Technically, veterans can not collect disability benefits
from both the SSA and VA because the Social Security Disability programs do not allow
recipients to have any other source of income. However, some veterans
have received benefits from both the SSA and VA. For more information on Social
Security Disability benefits go to their
website
. If you think that you have a reasonable claim for both agencies, consider
consulting with a lawyer that specializes in disability claims, to see if it
is worth pursuing both.
Keep in mind that, like any government process, applying for VA disability benefits can be a long process. Keep track of everything—every copy of documentation, letter you receive, names of all the people you speak with at various agencies, etc. Be persistent and follow-up on every question you are asked and every request for documentation. For more helpful information from VA101.com, check out our article on the VA Claim Form and our new VA Loan Help page.