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VETERANS BENEFITS TIMETABLE

Information for Veterans Recently Separated from Active Military Service

BENEFITS AND SERVICES

TIME LIMITWHERE TO APPLY

Disability Compensation: VA pays monthly compensation to veterans for

disabilities incurred or aggravated during military service. This benefit is not

subject to Federal or State income tax. Entitlement is established from the date of

separation if the claim is filed within one year from separation. Generally, military

retirement pay is reduced by any VA compensation received. Income from Special

Separation Benefits (SSB) and Voluntary Separation Incentives (VSI) affects the

amount of VA compensation paid.

None

Veterans Pension: Pension is a needs-based benefit paid to wartime veterans,

who meet certain age or non-service connected disability requirements.

Medical: VA provides a wide range of health care services to veterans

including treatment for military sexual trauma, and for conditions possibly

related to exposure to Agent Orange, ionizing radiation, and other environmental

hazards in the Persian Gulf. Generally, veterans must be enrolled in VA's Health

Care System to receive care.

Any VA office

or call

1-800-827-1000

or file at

www.va.gov

None

If discharged from active duty

on or after January 28, 2003

None

Any VA medical

facility or call

1-877-222-8387

or file at

www.va.gov

Combat Veterans:

VA provides free health care for veterans

who served in a theater of combat operations

after November 11, 1998, for any illness

possibly related to their service in that theater.

Dental: Veterans may receive one-time dental treatment if they were not provided

treatment within 90 days before separation from active duty. The time limit does

not apply to veterans with dental conditions resulting from service-connected

wounds or injuries.

Education

and

Training:

Up to

36 months of

benefits for:

Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty (Chapter 30)

If discharged from active duty

before January 28, 2003,

and were not enrolled as of

January 28, 2008

Until

January 27, 2011

Five years from date

of discharge from

active duty

180 days

from separation

10 years from release from

last period of active duty. Limited

extensions available.

Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33)

Reserve Educational Assistance Program

(REAP/Chapter 1607)

Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve

(Chapter 1606)

15 years form last discharge or

separation. Limited extensions

available.

Eligibility expires on the date

the individual is separated

from the Selected Reserves.

No time limit as long as individual

remains in the same level of the

Ready Reserve from which

called to active duty. REAP

participants who separated from

the Selected Reserve after

completing their service contract

under other than dishonorable

conditions are eligible for REAP

benefits for 10 years after they

are separated from the Selected

Reserve.

Any VA office

or call

1-888-GIBILL-1

(1-888-442-4551)

or file at

www.gibill.va.gov

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment: VA helps veterans with

service-connected disabilities prepare for, find and keep suitable employment. For

veterans with serious service-connected disabilities, VA also offers services to

improve their ability to live as independently as possible. Some of the services

offered are: job search, vocational evaluation, career exploration, vocational

training, education training and rehabilitation service.

Home Loan: Veterans with qualifying service are eligible for VA home loan

benefits including guaranteed loans for the purchase of a home, or to build,

repair, and improve homes. Certain disabled veterans can receive grants to have

their homes specially adapted to their needs. Native Americans living on Trust

Land may qualify for a direct home loan.

Generally 12 years from

VA notice

to veteran of at

least a 10 percent

disability rating.

None

Any VA office

or call

1-800-827-1000

or file at

www.va.gov

Any VA office

or call

1-888-768-2132

or visit

www.ebenefits.va.gov

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VETERANS BENEFITS TIMETABLE (Continued)

BENEFITS AND SERVICESTIME LIMITWHERE TO APPLY

SGLI (Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance) is low-cost life

insurance for active duty Servicemembers and reservists. It is

available in $50,000 increments up to a maximum of $400,000. SGLI

coverage begins automatically when the servicemember enters

service or changes duty status.

Coverage continues for 120 days

from date of separation, or up to

two years if totally disabled at the

time of separation from service.

Traumatic Injury Protection under Servicemembers' Group

Life Insurance (TSGLI) is a traumatic injury protection rider

under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) that provides

for payment to any member of the uniformed services covered by

SGLI who sustains a traumatic injury that results in certain severe

losses. TSGLI is retroactive for members who sustain a qualifying

loss as a direct result of injuries incurred on or after October 7,

2001, through November 30, 2005, regardless of whether they

had SGLI coverage. TSGLI pays a benefit of between $25,000

and $100,000 depending on the loss incurred. In order for a veteran

to qualify for a TSGLI payment, they must have incurred a qualifying

loss as a result of a traumatic event that occurred while they were

in the service (the loss itself can occur after separation.) The injury

does NOT have to be combat or service related.

VGLI (Veterans' Group Life Insurance) is lifetime renewable

term life insurance for veterans. It is available in increments of

$10,000 up to $400,000. Initial VGLI coverage cannot exceed

the amount of SGLI coverage in force at the time of the

servicemember's separation from service but additional coverage

of $25,000 can be requested on each five-year anniversary up to

the maximum coverage available. Premiums are age-based.

Coverage continues

through midnight of the

date of discharge. There

is no time limit to apply

for a TSGLI payment.

However, the member/

veteran must suffer

the loss within 2 years

of their injury to

qualify for payment.

//www.

benefits.

va.gov/insurance

or call

1-800-419-1473

S-DVI (Service-Disabled Veterans' Insurance) also called "RH"

insurance, is life insurance for service-connected disabled

veterans. The basic coverage is $10,000. A $20,000 supplemental

policy is available if premium payments for the basic policy are

waived due to total disability.

FSGLI (Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance) is life

insurance that provides automatic coverage to the spouse and

dependent children of servicemembers insured under SGLI.

Spousal coverage is available up to a maximum of $100,000,

but may not exceed the servicemember's coverage amount.

Premiums for spousal coverage are age based. Dependent

children are automatically covered for $10,000 for which there

is no cost. Child coverage is automatic with SGLI coverage

regardless of whether the member has spouse coverage.

Life

Insurance:

Must apply within 240 days

of separation, or 1 year and

120 days if proof of good health is

provided. Those on the 2-year

disability extension are

automatically converted

to VGLI at the end of

the 2-year period.

Coverage terminates

120 days after servicemember

is released from service.

Spouse may convert to a

commercial policy.

VMLI (Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance) is mortgage

protection insurance available to those severely disabled veterans

who have received grants for Specially-Adapted Housing from VA.

Maximum coverage of $200,000.

For basic, must apply within

two years from date of notification

of service-connected disability. For

supplemental,

must apply within one year

of approval

of waiver of premiums.

Must apply

before age 70.

//www.

benefits.va.gov/

insurance

or call

1-800-669-8477

Reemployment: The Department of Labor's web site www.dol.gov contains

information on employment and reemployment rights of members of the

uniformed services.

Unemployment Compensation: The unemployment compensation for

ex-servicemenbers program is administered by the States as agents of the

Federal government. The Department of Labor's web site www.dol.gov contains

links for each State's benefits, including the District of Columbia and

Puerto Rico.

For military service over 180

days, must apply for reemployment

with employer within 90 days from

separation. Shorter periods to apply

if service is less than 180 days.

Limited time

Former employer

State Employment

Office

(bring your

DD-214)

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE VA WEB SITE AT WWW.VA.GOV

PROTECT YOUR INDENTITY

Your DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, contains personal information. Keep it in a safe place. Protect yourself from identity

theft. If you decide to file your DD-214 at a public records facility such as a court house or vital statistics agency, you may want to inquire about the level

of security in place to limit public access to your document.