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The Basics (14)+

• Disability Benefits

  Explains the basics of Social Security Disability benefits. Read More

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  Social Security Administration

• Navigating Government Benefits & Employment: A Guidebook for Veterans with Disabilities

  A guidebook for veterans with disabilities. Read More

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  Veteran Employment Leading Practices

• Veterans (Disability) Pension Program

  VA helps Veterans and their families cope with financial challenges by providing supplemental income through the Veterans Pension and Survivors Pension benefit programs. Read More

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

• Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD)

  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. Read More

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

• Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors

  This webpage provides information about benefits that are available to veterans and their families. Read More

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

• Military Service and Social Security Benefits

  You can get both Social Security and military retirement benefits. Read More

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  Social Security Administration

• Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans

  Special benefits can be paid to certain World War II veterans. Read More

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  Social Security Administration

• VA Compensation Benefits Rates Tables

  Tables showing how much money you may be entitled to receive from the government for service-connected disabilities. Read More

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

• Veterans Application for Compensation and/or Pension

  Form 21-526 from the VA Read More

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

• Social Security Benefits for Wounded Warriors

  Military service members can receive expedited processing of disability claims from Social Security Read More

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  Social Security Administration

• Can I change the date my rent is due?

  You can now ask your landlord to change the date your rent is due. Learn why you might want to do this, and how to do it. #6343EN Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

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  Spanish / Español

• 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. Read More

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  Social Security Administration

• Military Sexual Trauma

  If a veteran suffers from the effects of trauma in military service, VA may be able to help them. Read More

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

• Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) for Serious Disabilities

  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. Read More

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

Disability Compensation (9)+

• Veterans (Disability) Pension Program

  VA helps Veterans and their families cope with financial challenges by providing supplemental income through the Veterans Pension and Survivors Pension benefit programs. Read More

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

• Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD)

  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. Read More

  By:

  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

• VA Compensation Benefits Rates Tables

  Tables showing how much money you may be entitled to receive from the government for service-connected disabilities. Read More

  By:

  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

• Veterans Application for Compensation and/or Pension

  Form 21-526 from the VA Read More

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

• Disability Compensation Benefits

  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. Read More

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

• Military Sexual Trauma

  If a veteran suffers from the effects of trauma in military service, VA may be able to help them. Read More

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

• "Presumptive" Disability Benefits for Certain Groups of Veterans

  The VA presumes that specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans were caused by their military service. This link outlines that presumption. Read More

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

• Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) for Serious Disabilities

  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. Read More

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

• The VVA Self-help Guide to Service-Connected Disability Compensation for Exposure to Agent Orange for Veterans and their Families

  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). Read More

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

Moving In / Reading Your Lease (1)+

• Can I change the date my rent is due?

  You can now ask your landlord to change the date your rent is due. Learn why you might want to do this, and how to do it. #6343EN Read More

  By:

  Northwest Justice Project

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

Social Security (5)+

• Disability Benefits

  Explains the basics of Social Security Disability benefits. Read More

  By:

  Social Security Administration

• Military Service and Social Security Benefits

  You can get both Social Security and military retirement benefits. Read More

  By:

  Social Security Administration

• Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans

  Special benefits can be paid to certain World War II veterans. Read More

  By:

  Social Security Administration

• Social Security Benefits for Wounded Warriors

  Military service members can receive expedited processing of disability claims from Social Security Read More

  By:

  Social Security Administration

• 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. Read More

  By:

  Social Security Administration