VA Benefits Explorer

Temporary relief for informal caregivers by providing substitute care for the veteran at home, in an adult day health care program, or in a VA or community residential setting.

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Provides monthly stipends, health insurance, mental health services, respite care, and caregiver training to primary family caregivers of eligible veterans with serious injuries or illnesses.

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Peer support mentoring, skills training, and coaching for caregivers who provide personal care to a veteran enrolled in VA health care, from any era, including the REACH VA program, with a caregiver support team at every VA facility.

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Disability compensation and health care for veterans (and some family members) who lived or worked at Camp Lejeune, NC for 30+ days between August 1953 and December 1987. Compensation covers 8 presumptive conditions; VA health care covers 15 conditions with no copay.

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Monthly monetary allowance, health care, and vocational training for children of Vietnam and Korea veterans who have spina bifida caused by herbicide exposure during the veteran's service.

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Education and training for eligible spouses and children of permanently and totally disabled veterans, veterans who died from a service-connected condition, POWs, or those missing in action.

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Full Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for the children and surviving spouses of servicemembers who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001.

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Active duty servicemembers with 6+ years of service may transfer unused Post-9/11 GI Bill entitlement to a spouse or dependent children, subject to a 4-year service extension commitment.

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Mortgage life insurance of up to $200,000 for severely disabled veterans approved for SAH or SHA grants, ensuring the home mortgage is paid off upon the veteran's death.

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Combines HUD Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance with VA case management services to help homeless veterans find and maintain permanent housing in the private rental market.

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VA-funded grants to nonprofit organizations providing short-term financial assistance and case management to very low-income veteran families who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

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Funds community agencies to provide transitional housing and supportive services to homeless veterans, generally for up to 24 months (longer when permanent housing has not been found or the veteran needs more time), while veterans work toward permanent housing and self-sufficiency.

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Veterans Pension is a monthly payment for wartime veterans who are 65 or older, have a permanent and total disability, live in a nursing home for long-term care because of a disability, or get Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income. VA bases the payment on the difference between yearly income for VA purposes and the Maximum Annual Pension Rate (MAPR), the most VA pays. Paid medical expenses that insurance does not cover can lower that income, counting only the amount above 5% of the MAPR. The net worth limit counts assets and income, but not the primary home or car, and it is $163,699 from December 1, 2025, to November 30, 2026.

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Increased pension rate for veterans who need the regular aid of another person for daily activities, or who are substantially confined to the home due to a permanent disability.

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Survivors Pension is a monthly payment for a surviving spouse or unmarried child of a wartime veteran, when the survivor's yearly family income and net worth are within limits set by Congress. The veteran's death does not need to be service connected. VA bases the payment on the difference between yearly income for VA purposes and the Maximum Annual Pension Rate (MAPR), and paid medical expenses that insurance does not cover can lower that income. The net worth limit is $163,699 from December 1, 2025, to November 30, 2026.

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