Resources for Veterans and Military. Soldiers and Veterans Affairs and Service Organizations

Benefit	Time Limit
Disability Compensation for service-related disability. Must be documented.	No time limit for claim. But for payments to be made from date of separation, you must file within one year of separation.
One-time VA Outpatient Dental Treatment for certain service-connected dental conditions or disabilities.	Application must be made within 90 days of separation.
VA Medical Care, including hospital care and outpatient care, is available for any condition, if necessary. Alcohol and substance abuse treatment is also available.	No time limit. Certain restrictions apply.
Counseling, including education and vocational, may be obtained. Readjustment counseling is available for Vietnam and Persian Gulf veterans.	No time limit.
Vocational Rehabilitation for service disabled veterans rated 20 percent or more. VA will pay tuition, books and other expenses and a monthly living allowance, and provide employment assistance.	Contact Service Officer
Burial benefits, including interment in a national cemetery, partial reimbursement for burial expenses and a government headstone or grave marker.	$1,500 service-connected burial allowance, no time limit; $300 non-service-connected burial allowance and $150 plot allowance, two years from date of death; headstone or grave marker, no time limit.
Montgomery GI Bill - VA pays monthly education assistance benefits depending on the various program for active duty, Reservists and National Guard members.	Benefits provided must be used within 10 years of discharge.
VA Home Loan - VA will guarantee your loan toward the purchase of a home, mobile home or condominium.	No time limit. Eligibility must be re-established following repayment of original loan.
Servicemen's Group Life Insurance covers persons on active duty in amounts up to $200,000.	Coverage terminates 120 days after separation.
Veterans Group Life Insurance is a five-year term insurance plan, with coverage amounts up to $200,000.	Within 120 days of separation, VGLI may be converted to commercial insurance at any time.
Service-Disabled Life Insurance is granted in amounts up to $10,000 to veterans with a service-connected disability who are in otherwise good health.	Within two years of VA granting service-connected disabled status.
Employment Assistance is available to assist disabled and non-disabled veterans find employment or training.	Immediately following separation.
Unemployment Compensation is available to those out of work for a limited period of time.	Apply at any state Employment Service or state Department of Labor offices.
Re-employment Rights are guaranteed by U.S. law to members of the activated Reserves and National Guard.	90 days. Questions about re-employment rights should be directed to DOL's Veterans Employment and Training office in your state.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) helps separating veterans who need financial assistance or counseling to establish or re-establish a small business.	No time limit. Contact the Veterans Affairs Officer at the local office of the SBA.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act provides certain legal protection for individuals entering or called to active duty. Relief extends to action terminating property leases, evictions, foreclosures, repossessions, default judgments, state and federal tax payments, minimum interest on loans and protection against lapse or termination of insurance policies.	Generally terminated 30 to 90 days after discharge from active duty.

Veterans Administration

Life Insurance: 1-800-669-8477Education (GI Bill): 1-888-442-4551Health Care Benefits: 1-877-222-8387Income Verification and Means Testing: 1-800-929-8387Mammography Helpline: 1-888-492-7844Gulf War/Agent Orange Helpline: 1-800-749-8387Status of Headstones and Markers: 1-800-697-6947Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD): 1-800-829-4833 VA Benefits: 1-800-827-1000

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