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Housing Grants for
Disabled Veterans
VA provides Specially Adapted Housing and Special Housing Adaptation grants to Servicemembers and Veterans with certain permanent and total service-connected disabilities.
Choosing a School Guide
Read the revised guide, which includes valuable information to help you make the best decision on where to use your GI Bill benefits.
Inside Veterans Benefits
Weekend Tribute
This week's tribute honors the life and service of U.S. Coast Guard Veteran and 30-year Congressman from North Carolina, Howard Coble. Mr. Coble died this week in North Carolina. He was 84.
Tracking Student Veteran Success
On 10/29, the Veterans Benefits Administration, National Student Clearinghouse, and Students Veterans of America signed a MOU for the National Veteran Education Success Tracker.
Military Retired Pay
Concurrent retirement and disability pay is a restoration of retired pay for retirees with service-connected disabilities. It allows recovery of retired pay that retirees waive for VA disability compensation.
Questions about VR&E?
Want to know more about VA's Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment program (VR&E)? Questions on eligibility, mentoring, counseling, and more were answered during a 8/27 Twitter Town Hall.
The Hard Path from Afghanistan to the Classroom
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Blum discusses the hard but healing path from fighting in two wars to using his GI Bill to obtain a four-year college degree.
311VET App
VA’s new benefits app, 311VET, answers general questions about Veterans benefits, including what benefits you may be entitled to, how to apply, and where to go for more information about VA services.
Hiring Fairs for Veterans
Looking for a job? Hiring Our Heroes is a nationwide initiative, by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, to help Veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment.
Video Spotlight
Compensation 101
Disability Compensation is a tax-free monetary benefit paid to Veterans with disabilities that are the result of a disease or injury incurred or aggravated during active military service.
Events
Veterans Expo
Nov 6, 2015
10:00 AM
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4:00 PM
(EST)
Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center, 3501 Lapeer Rd, Flint, MI 48503
Roanoke Regional Benefit Office Town Hall Meeting
Nov 6, 2015
1:00 PM
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2:00 PM
(EST)
Salem VAMC, 1970 Roanoke Blvd. Salem, VA 24153
Pittsburgh Regional Benefit Office Town Hall and Claims Clinic
Nov 7, 2015
8:00 AM
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12:00 PM
(EST)
Moorhead Federal Building, 16th Floor, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222