
The Complete Guide to Veterans' Benefits
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Content
- Intro
- Disclaimer
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Who Is this Book For?
- CHAPTER 1: Who is a Veteran?
- Types of Veterans
- VA Benefits and Health Care Utilization
- Who is a Veteran?
- CHAPTER 2: Preparing to Depart the Military
- Transition Assistance Program
- Seamless Transition Liaisons for the Severely Wounded
- Checklist of Items to Complete Before You Depart the Military
- Veterans' Preference
- CHAPTER 3: Military Retirement
- How Retirement Pay is Calculated
- Retirement System Choices
- Changes to Your Pay and Retirement Benefits
- Medical Retirement and Discharge
- CHAPTER 4: Veterans Health Care and VA Hospitals
- VA Health Care Eligibility
- Copay and Charges
- Health Care Benefits
- How to find the Veterans Administration Facility Near You
- Health Benefits for Family Members of Veterans
- CHAPTER 5: TRICARE Health Care Program
- What is TRICARE?
- TRICARE Prime
- TRICARE Standard and Extra
- TRICARE Reserve Select
- TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Standard ?for Retirees
- TRICARE For Life for Medicare Users
- TRICARE Retiree Dental Program
- TRICARE Pharmacy Program
- Benefits Under the TRICARE Programs
- CHAPTER 6: CHAMPVA Health Care Program
- CHAMPVA Overview
- CHAMPVA Assistance and Claims Address
- CHAMPVA Pharmacy Benefits
- Other Health Insurance (OHI) and CHAMPVA
- CHAPTER 7: Disability Benefits and Compensation
- What Is VA Disability Compensation?
- Compensation Programs
- Grants, Allowances, and Additional Payments
- Rehabilitation and Assistance Services
- CHAPTER 8: Life Insurance Benefits During and After your Military Career
- Service Members' Group Life Insurance (SGLI)
- Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI)
- Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI)
- Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (S-DVI)
- Traumatic Injury Protection Under SGLI (TSGLI)
- CHAPTER 9: Veterans Home Loan Program
- What a VA Loan Does
- Financing, Interest Rates, and Terms
- General Rules for VA Home Loan Eligibility
- Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loan (IRRRL)
- CHAPTER 10: Veteran Scholarships, Grants, and Aid
- Scholarship and Grant Programs for Dependents of Veterans
- Survivors & Dependents Assistance (DEA)
- Scholarship and Grant Programs for Veterans
- More Scholarships for Military Members and Dependents
- CHAPTER 11: Educational Benefits and Training Programs
- Montgomery GI Bill
- Post-Vietnam Veterans' Educational Assistance Program (VEAP)
- National Testing Programs ?(CLEP, DSST, Excelsior)
- Reserve Educational Assistance (REAP)
- Department of Labor Benefits
- National Call To Service Program
- CHAPTER 12: The Post-9/11 GI Bill
- Eligibility
- Coverage
- The Yellow Ribbon Program
- Post-9/11 GI Bill Transferability
- Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship
- The Post-9/11 GI Bill compared to other benefits
- CHAPTER 13: Assistance for Homeless Veterans
- Direct Benefit Programs for Veterans
- The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV)
- CHAPTER 14: Burial, Funeral, and Memorial Benefits
- Burial Benefits
- Headstones and Markers
- Burial Flags
- Presidential Memorial Certificates
- Military Funeral Honors
- State Cemetery Grants Program
- CHAPTER 15: Benefits for Surviving Spouses and Families of Veterans
- Survivors of Service Members Who Die on Active Duty
- Vet Center Bereavement Counseling
- The Survivor Benefit Plan
- Social Security Administration Benefits
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Veterans Administration Organizations
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- State and Federal Veterans Facilities
- Nonprofit Veterans Organizations
- Resources
- Author Biography
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