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• Disability Compensation Benefits

  Fact sheet from the VA on disability compensation benefits, a benefit paid to a Veteran because of injuries or diseases that happened while on active duty, or were made worse by active military service.  Includes information on who is eligible, how much the VA pays and how to apply.

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• Wounded, Ill & Injured Compensation & Benefits Handbook

  Provides a handbook that helps Service Members who are wounded, ill or injured, as well as the family members who are taking care of them, navigate through the military and disability, evaluation, compensation and benefits programs that are designed to help them. This link opens a 64-page PDF document.

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• National Center for Benefits Outreach & Enrollment

  Serves local, state and national organizations that want to help find and enroll seniors and younger adults with disabilities in need-based benefits programs.

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• VA Launches New Initiative to Reduce Disability Claim Processing Time

  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched a new initiative called Acceptable Clinical Evidence (ACE) that could eliminate in-person medical examination for some Veterans. This would shorten the time it takes to process disability compensation claims. The initiative is part of a five-year transformation plan to eliminate the claims backlog and process all claims within 125 days by 2015.

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• Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Checklist of Veterans' Benefits & Services

  Provides a checklist of several Veterans’ benefits and services. Learn more about disability compensation, benefits for widowed spouses, employment and educational benefits by checking with a DAV National Service Officer or Transition Service Officer in your area. This information is in PDF format.

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• Filing A Claim For Your Health Or Disability Benefits

  A booklet from the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration takes you through the process of filing a claim for benefits under your employer’s health or disability benefits. Learn why it’s important to review your plans’ summary plan description, the different types of claims, how to file a claim and what to do if your claim is denied. The booklet is available both in English and Spanish.

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• Getting the Most Out of Your VA Benefits

  This article from the Veterans Benefits Administration helps Veterans understand the many programs and services offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). You’ll find information on health care, education and employment programs, insurance and home loans.

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• What's The Difference between Social Security Disability & SSI Disability?

  Explanation of the two major cash benefit programs under Social Security based on disability.

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• North Central Chapter Paralyzed Veterans of America

  Offers Veterans and all people with spinal cord injury or disease free, comprehensive benefits, disability rights and medical counseling, assistance in applying for VA benefits, and access to sports, recreational programs and other services.

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• Pay & Entitlements for Service Members Injured in Combat Zones

  Explains pay and entitlements for members of the military injured while serving in a Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE) area and receiving medical treatment at military facilities outside of a CZTE area. This link opens a PDF document.

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