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Appeals
Appeals Basics
Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals
(Separate Website)
Form 9, which must be filed to appeal a VA decision.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Filing a Notice of Disagreement
(Separate Website)
Tips on filing a Notice of Disagreement (NOD). The NOD must be in writing. You may use VA Form 21-4138 . . .
By: Vetsfirst.org
How do I appeal?
(Separate Website)
Step by step instructions for appealing a VA decision.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
The Appeals Process Glossary
(Separate Website)
This glossary contains many of the terms commonly used in the appeal process and provides a general definition for each.
By: by Military.com
Understanding the Appeals Process
(Separate Website)
Booklet intended to explain the steps involved in filing an appeal and to serve as a reference for the terms and abbreviations used in the appeal process.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Overview of the VA Claims Process
(Separate Website)
Overview of the claims process.
By: National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc
Understanding the Disability Claims Process
(Separate Website)
After VA receives your Application for Compensation, it sends you a letter. The letter explains what VA needs in order to help grant your claim.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Benefits
(Separate Website)
This webpage provides information about benefits that are available to veterans and their families.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD)
(Separate Website)
The Benefits Delivery at Discharge Program or BDD allows a Servicemember to apply for disability compensation benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prior to retirement or separation from military service.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Disability Benefits
(Separate Website)
Explains the basics of Social Security Disability benefits.
By: Social Security Administration
Disability Compensation
(Separate Website)
Disability compensation is 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. It is also paid to certain veterans disabled from VA health care. The benefits are tax-free.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Disability Compensation for Sexual or Personal Trauma
(Separate Website)
If a veteran suffers from the effects of trauma in military service, VA may be able to help them.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Improved Pension Program (for Veterans, Surviving Spouse & Children)
7702EN - The Improved Pension Program (IPP) is a benefit payable by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans of a period of war because of nonservice-connected disability or age.
By: Northwest Justice Project
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Military Service and Social Security Benefits
(Separate Website)
You can get both Social Security and military retirement benefits.
By: Social Security Administration
Social Security Benefits for Wounded Warriors
(Separate Website)
Military service members can receive expedited processing of disability claims from Social Security
By: Social Security Administration
Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans
(Separate Website)
Special benefits can be paid to certain World War II veterans.
By: Social Security Administration
Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) for Serious Disabilities
(Separate Website)
VA can pay additional compensation to a veteran who, as a result of military service, incurred the loss or loss of use of specific organs or extremities.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Stateside Legal Web Site
(Separate Website)
Legal help for military members, veterans and their families.
By: Pine Tree Legal Aid
VA Compensation Benefits Rates Tables
(Separate Website)
Tables showing how much money you may be entitled to receive from the government for service-connected disabilities.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
VA Fact Sheets
(Separate Website)
These fact sheets provide basic information on VA benefit programs by category.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Veterans (Disability) Pension Program
(Separate Website)
Pension is a benefit paid to wartime veterans who have limited or no income, and who are age 65 or older, or, if under 65, who are permanently and totally disabled.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Veterans Application for Compensation and/or Pension
(Separate Website)
Form 21-526 from the VA
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Veterans' Assistance Fund
7700EN - Washington law requires each county to establish a fund for needy veterans and their families and the families of deceased veterans. The law is found at Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 73.08.010. Each county is authorized to levy a tax to support the fund. The fund is usually referred to as the "Veterans Assistance Fund" or sometimes it is called "Veterans Relief."
By: Northwest Justice Project
Other Formats:
PDF File
WA State Department of Veteran Affairs Web Site
(Separate Website)
This web site includes some information on veteran benefits.
By: WA State Dept. of Veteran Affairs
What Do I Do If the Veterans Administration Stops My Benefits Because I Am a "Fugitive Felon"?
7704EN - The Veterans Administration bars three types of felons from receiving VA benefits. The types are, (1) felony charges with an outstanding warrant; (2) felony conviction with an outstanding warrant, or (3) a violation of probation or parole when the underlying crime was a felony. This publication discusses each of these.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Other Formats:
PDF File
Naturalization Information for Military Personnel
(Separate Website)
If you are a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and are interested in becoming a U.S. citizen, you may be eligible to apply for citizenship under special provisions provided for in the Immigration and Nationality Act.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
More general information about becoming a U.S. citizen
(Separate Website)
Link to Immigration area of Washington LawHelp.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Form N-400 Application for Naturalization
(Separate Website)
N-400 is an application for citizenship (naturalization).
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Instructions for Form N-426 Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service
(Separate Website)
Instructions for form N-426, which is used by an applicant for naturalization to request that the Department of Defense verify the applicant's military or naval service.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
"Presumptive" Disability Benefits for Certain Groups of Veterans
(Separate Website)
The VA presumes that specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans were caused by their military service. This link outlines that presumption.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Benefits
(Separate Website)
This webpage provides information about benefits that are available to veterans and their families.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD)
(Separate Website)
The Benefits Delivery at Discharge Program or BDD allows a Servicemember to apply for disability compensation benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prior to retirement or separation from military service.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Disability Benefits
(Separate Website)
Explains the basics of Social Security Disability benefits.
By: Social Security Administration
Disability Compensation
(Separate Website)
Disability compensation is 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. It is also paid to certain veterans disabled from VA health care. The benefits are tax-free.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Disability Compensation Benefits
(Separate Website)
Disability Compensation is a tax-free benefit paid to a veteran for disabilities that occured or made worse by injuries or diseases that happened while on active duty.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Disability Compensation for Sexual or Personal Trauma
(Separate Website)
If a veteran suffers from the effects of trauma in military service, VA may be able to help them.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
If You are Blind or Have Low Vision: How We Can Help
(Separate Website)
Information on Social Security Disability benefits and SSI Benefits for individuals who are blind or have low vision.
By: Social Security Administration
Military Service and Social Security Benefits
(Separate Website)
You can get both Social Security and military retirement benefits.
By: Social Security Administration
Social Security Benefits for Wounded Warriors
(Separate Website)
Military service members can receive expedited processing of disability claims from Social Security
By: Social Security Administration
Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans
(Separate Website)
Special benefits can be paid to certain World War II veterans.
By: Social Security Administration
Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) for Serious Disabilities
(Separate Website)
VA can pay additional compensation to a veteran who, as a result of military service, incurred the loss or loss of use of specific organs or extremities.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Stateside Legal Web Site
(Separate Website)
Legal help for military members, veterans and their families.
By: Pine Tree Legal Aid
The VVA Self-help Guide to Service-Connected Disability Compensation for Exposure to Agent Orange for Veterans and their Families
(Separate Website)
The purpose of this Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) guide is simple: to present information and describe the process in a user-friendly fashion for a Vietnam veteran or (surviving) family member to file a claim for service-connected disability compensation or death benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Transition Service Offices
(Separate Website)
Need guidance making the transition to civilian life? Contact a Transition Service Officer.
By: Disabled American Veterans
VA Compensation Benefits Rates Tables
(Separate Website)
Tables showing how much money you may be entitled to receive from the government for service-connected disabilities.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
VA Fact Sheets
(Separate Website)
These fact sheets provide basic information on VA benefit programs by category.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Veterans (Disability) Pension Program
(Separate Website)
Pension is a benefit paid to wartime veterans who have limited or no income, and who are age 65 or older, or, if under 65, who are permanently and totally disabled.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Veterans Application for Compensation and/or Pension
(Separate Website)
Form 21-526 from the VA
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Application for service-disabled veterans insurance (S-DVI)
(Separate Website)
VA Form 29-4364 is used to apply for basic S-DVI
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Family Servicemembers Group Life Insurance (Family SGLI or FSGLI)
(Separate Website)
Family SGLI provides life insurance coverage to the spouses and dependent children of members insured under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program.
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
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