🎖️ You earned it — now claim your benefits with ease. Here are the top 20-veteran benefits every service member & their family should know, with direct links so you don’t miss out. 🇺🇸✨
🎓 Post-9/11 GI Bill – Go back to school for free (or nearly free)! Covers tuition, housing, and books.
VA education and training benefits | Veterans Affairs
🏡 VA Home Loan – Buy a home with zero down payment and no PMI — one of the best benefits out there!
VA Home Loans
💰 Disability Compensation – Monthly tax-free payments for service-connected conditions.
VA disability compensation | Veterans Affairs
❤️ VA Health Care – Comprehensive healthcare via the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
About VA health benefits | Veterans Affairs
🧭 Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E) – Career counselling, training & job support for disabled veterans.
Vocational Readiness & Employment
💸 VA Pension – For wartime veterans with limited income or resources.
VA pension benefits | Veterans Affairs
🧓 Aid & Attendance / Housebound – Extra funds if you need help with daily living or are housebound.
Aid & Attendance Housebound
🩺 CHAMPVA Health Care – Health coverage for spouses/dependents of certain disabled or deceased veterans.
CHAMPVA benefits | Veterans Affairs
🤝 Caregiver Support Program – Training, resources & stipends for family caregivers.
Caregiver Support Program
📞 Veterans Crisis Line (988 → Press 1) – 24/7 confidential support for veterans in distress.
Veterans Crisis Line
😁 VA Dental Benefits – Dental care eligibility for certain veterans & dependents.
VA dental care | Veterans Affairs
🌈 Vet Centers – Community-based counselling & readjustment services for veterans & families.
Find VA Locations | Veterans Affairs
🚗 Travel Reimbursement – Mileage/travel pay for VA medical appointments.
File for travel pay reimbursement | Veterans Affairs
🛠️ Adaptive Housing Grants (SAH/SHA) – Grants to modify your home for accessibility.
Disability housing grants for Veterans | Veterans Affairs
👕 VA Clothing Allowance – Annual stipend if you wear prosthetic or orthopedic devices that damage clothing.
VA clothing allowance | Veterans Affairs
💼 Veteran-Owned Business Resources (VetBiz) – Certification & funding opportunities.
Veteran Owned Business Resources
🛒 Commissary & Exchange Privileges – Tax-free shopping on base & online for eligible veterans/spouses.
Commissary and exchange privileges for Veterans | Veterans Affairs
🩷 VA Life Insurance (VALife, SGLI, VGLI) – Affordable life-insurance tailored for veterans & families.
VA Life Insurance
🌎 State Veteran Benefits – Each state offers extras: property tax breaks, tuition waivers, special licences.
Veteran State Benefits
⚰️ Burial & Memorial Benefits – Free burial in a national cemetery, headstone, funeral honors.
VA burial benefits and memorial items | Veterans Affairs
