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 To
qualify for benefits from the Allen County Veterans Service
Commission, the applicant or the veteran on whose service
is based must have been honorably discharged from active military
service performed for other than training purposes. The applicant
must have resided in Ohio for three months prior to application
and in Allen County for three months prior to application.
Applicant must bring proof of income for
the past thirty days for entire household, current utility
bills, amount of rent payment/shelter payment and name and
address of where payments are made to, and proof of any other
monthly income.
Disability compensation is a monetary benefit
paid to veterans who are disabled by injury or disease incurred
or aggravated during active military service. The service
of the veteran must have been terminated through separation
or discharge under conditions that were other than dishonorable.
Disability compensation varies with the degree of disability
and the number of dependents, and is paid monthly. The benefits
are not subject to federal or state income tax. The payment
of military retirement pay, disability severance pay and separation
incentive payments also affect the amount of VA compensation
paid. Application and assistance in preparing your claim is
available at the Allen County Veterans Service Office.
Pension - Veterans with low incomes
who are permanently and totally disabled may be eligible for
monetary support if they have 90 days or more of active military
service, at least one day which was during a period of war.
The discharge from active duty must have been under conditions
other than dishonorable. The permanent and total disability
must be for reasons other than the veteran's own willful misconduct.
Payments are made to qualified veterans to bring their total
income, including other retirement or Social Security income,
to a level set by Congress. Unreimbursed medical expenses
may reduce countable income. A veteran may be entitled to
higher income limitations or additional benefits if a patient
in a nursing home, in need of aid and attendance by another
person or permanently housebound. Further information and
applications are available at the Allen County Veterans Service
Office.
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
(DIC) payments may be available for surviving spouses
who have not remarried, unmarried children under 18, helpless
children, those between 18 and 23 if attending a VA approved
school. To be eligible, the deceased must have died from:
(1)a disease or injury incurred or aggravated
while on active duty for training (2) an injury incurred or
aggravated in line of duty while on inactive duty for training;
or (3) a disability compensable by VA. Death cannot be result
of willful misconduct. If a spouse remarries, eligibility
for benefits may be restored if the marriage is terminated
later by death or divorce.
Further information and applications are
available at the Allen County Veterans Service Office.
Death Pensions based on need are
available for surviving spouses and unmarried children of
deceased veterans with wartime service. Spouses must not have
remarried and children must be under age 18, or under age
23 if attending a VA approved school. Pension is not payable
to those with estates large enough to provide maintenance.
The veteran must have been discharged under conditions other
than dishonorable and must have had 90 days or more of active
military service, at least one day of which was during a period
of war, or a service connected disability justifying discharge
for disability. If the veteran died in service but not in
line of duty, benefits may be payable if hte veteran had completed
at least two years of honorable service. Children who became
incapable of self-support because of a disability before age
18 may be eligible for pension as long as the condition exists,
unless the child marries or the child's income exceeds the
applicable limit. A surviving spouse may be entitled to higher
income limitations or additional benefits if living in a nursing
home, in need of aid and attendance by another person or permanently
housebound. Further information and application are available
at the Allen County Veterans Service Office.
Reimbursement of Burial Expenses.
VA will pay burial allowance of up to $1500 if the veteran's
death was service connected. In some instances, VA will also
pay the cost of transporting the remains of a service-disabled
veteran to the national cemetery nearest the home of the deceased
that has available gravesites. In such cases, the person who
bore the veteran's burial expenses may claim reimbursement
from VA. Applications are available at Allen County Veterans
Service Office.
VA will pay a $300 burial and funeral
expense allowance for veterans who, at time of death, were
entitled to receive pension or compensation or would have
been entitled to compensation or would have been entitled
to compensation but for receipt of military retirement pay.
Eligibility also may be established when death occurs in a
VA facility, a nursing home under VA Contract or a state veterans
nursing home. Additional costs of transportation of the remains
may be paid. There is no time limit for filing reimbursement
claims of service connected deaths.
In other deaths, claims must be filed
within two years after permanent burial or cremation. VA will
pay a $150 plot allowance when a veteran is not buried in
a cemetery that is under U.S. government jurisdiction. For
further information and applications contact the Allen County
Veterans Services Office.
Headstones and Markers - VA provides
headstones and markers for the unmarked graves of veterans
anywhere in the world and of eligible dependents of veterans
buried in military posts, state or national veterans cemeteries.
Flat bronze, flat granite, flat marble, upright granite and
upright marble types are available to mark the grave in a
style consistent with the cemetery.
Niche markers also are available for identifying
cremated remains in columbaria. For further information and
applications contact the Allen County Veterans Service Office.
Health Care Benefits- For most veterans,
entry into the VA health-care systems starts with enrollment
at a VA health care facility. However, veterans with Internet
access may apply for enrollment on line (http://www.va.gov/1010ez.htm)
by completing VA Form 10-10EZ, Application for Health Benefits.
Once enrolled, a veteran is eligible to receive services at
VA facilities anywhere in the country. For further information
and applications contact the Allen County Veterans Service
Office.
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