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Learn the basics (2)+

• Disability Benefits

  Explains the basics of Social Security Disability benefits. Content Detail

  By:

  Social Security Administration

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  Greek / Ελληνικά

  Spanish / Español

  Farsi / فارسی

  French / Français

  Haitian Creole / Kreyòl Ayisyen

  Armenian / Հայերէն

  Italian / Italiano

  Korean / 한국어

  Polish / Język Polski

  Portuguese / Português

  Russian / Pусский

  Tagalog / Pilipino

  Chinese / 中文

• The NYC Veterans Legal Resource Guide

  This guide provides information on organizations in NYC that provide free legal assistance and other help to low-income veterans. Content Detail

  By:

  City Bar Justice Center

Blindness and low vision (1)+

• If You are Blind or Have Low Vision: How We Can Help

  Information on Social Security Disability benefits and SSI Benefits for individuals who are blind or have low vision. Content Detail

  By:

  Social Security Administration

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  Spanish / Español

Disability benefits (8)+

• Disability Compensation Benefits

  Information on disability compensation benefits for veterans. Content Detail

  By:

  Department of Veterans' Affairs

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  Spanish / Español

• VA Compensation Benefits Rate Tables

  Tables showing how much money you may be entitled to receive from the government for service-connected disabilities Content Detail

  By:

  U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (S-DVI)

  Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance is life insurance for veterans who have received a service-connected disability rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs Content Detail

  By:

  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

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  Spanish / Español

• Home Modification Programs

  VA has three main grant programs to assist disabled veterans and servicemembers with necessary home modifications Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

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  Spanish / Español

• Automobile and Special Adaptive Equipment Grants

  Financial assistance, in the form of a grant, is available to purchase a new or used automobile (or other conveyance) to accommodate a veteran or servicemember with certain disabilities that resulted from an injury or disease incurred or aggravated during active military service Content Detail

  By:

  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

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  Spanish / Español

• Application for the Governor's (55-c) Program to Hire Disabled Veterans

  Application for the Governor's (55-c) Program to Hire Disabled Veterans Content Detail

  By:

  New York State Department of Civil Service

• Veterans (Disability) Pension Program

  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 Content Detail

  By:

  U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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  Spanish / Español

• Disability Benefits For Wounded Warriors

  Military service members can receive expedited processing of disability claims from Social Security Content Detail

  By:

  Social Security Administration

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  Spanish / Español

I lost a loved one that was serving in the military (7)+

• Application for US Flag for Burial Purposes

  Application for a U.S. Burial Flag Content Detail

  By:

  U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Burial and Plot-Interment Allowances

  VA Fact Sheet on burial and death allowances Content Detail

  By:

  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Burial Benefits

  Information on burial benefits. Content Detail

  By:

  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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  Spanish / Español

• New York State Supplemental Burial Allowance

  Application for supplemental burial allowance Read More

  By:

  NYS Division of Veterans Affairs

• What are Military Funeral Honors?

  Information describing military funeral honors, who is eligible, and what services are provided Content Detail

  By:

  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Presidential Memorial Certificate Request Form

  Presidential Memorial Certificate Request Form Read More

  By:

  U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• The Uniformed Services Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)

  Retired pay stops when you die. The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) helps make up for the loss of part of this income. It pays your eligible survivors an inflation-adjusted monthly income Content Detail

  By:

  Office of the Under Secretary of Defense

Health and disability (2)+

• Disability Compensation Benefits

  Information on disability compensation benefits for veterans. Content Detail

  By:

  Department of Veterans' Affairs

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  Spanish / Español

• Enrollment in VA's Health Care System

  Description of health care benefits for veterans, including frequently asked questions and information on how to apply. Content Detail

  By:

  Department of Veterans' Affairs

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  Spanish / Español

Life insurance (3)+

• The Uniformed Services Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)

  Retired pay stops when you die. The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) helps make up for the loss of part of this income. It pays your eligible survivors an inflation-adjusted monthly income Content Detail

  By:

  Office of the Under Secretary of Defense

• Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (S-DVI)

  Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance is life insurance for veterans who have received a service-connected disability rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs Content Detail

  By:

  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Servicemembers Group Life Insurance (SGLI)

  SGLI is a program of low-cost term life insurance protection for members of the uniformed services Content Detail

  By:

  U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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  Spanish / Español

Social security related (7)+

• Special Benefits For Certain World War II Veterans

  Special benefits can be paid to certain World War II veterans Content Detail

  By:

  Social Security Administration

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  Tagalog / Pilipino

• Application for Special Benefits for World War II Veterans

  Application for Special Benefits for World War II Veterans Content Detail

  By:

  Social Security Administration

• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Special Veterans Benefit (SVB) Decision Appeal Form

  If you want to appeal a decision about a claim for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Special Veterans Benefits (SVB), then you can use this form Content Detail

  By:

  Social Security Administration

• Disability Benefits

  Explains the basics of Social Security Disability benefits. Content Detail

  By:

  Social Security Administration

  Read this in:

  Greek / Ελληνικά

  Spanish / Español

  Farsi / فارسی

  French / Français

  Haitian Creole / Kreyòl Ayisyen

  Armenian / Հայերէն

  Italian / Italiano

  Korean / 한국어

  Polish / Język Polski

  Portuguese / Português

  Russian / Pусский

  Tagalog / Pilipino

  Chinese / 中文

• If You are Blind or Have Low Vision: How We Can Help

  Information on Social Security Disability benefits and SSI Benefits for individuals who are blind or have low vision. Content Detail

  By:

  Social Security Administration

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Military Service and Social Security Benefits

  You Can Get Both Social Security Benefits And Military Retirement Content Detail

  By:

  Social Security Administration

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  Spanish / Español

• Disability Benefits For Wounded Warriors

  Military service members can receive expedited processing of disability claims from Social Security Content Detail

  By:

  Social Security Administration

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

I need to know about military benefits (1)+

• Enrollment in VA's Health Care System

  Description of health care benefits for veterans, including frequently asked questions and information on how to apply. Content Detail

  By:

  Department of Veterans' Affairs

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español