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VSO 101 - Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers
This month I’m going to cover a benefit many veterans and their families have never heard of: Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (CAFC). With this program, the VA pays qualified family mem...
VSO 101 - Love Your Family by Setting Up All of Your Benefits – Survivor Benefit Program
This month, we’re going to cover how to set up your Survivor Benefit Plan or SBP. For those unfamiliar with the term, the SBP provides a monthly payment to a surviving spouse or other qualified family...
VSO 101 – Learn More About the PACT Act
Signed by President Biden on 10 August 2022, the PACT Act is a comprehensive set of rules and directives to the VA on toxic exposure. The full name of the law is The Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath R...
VSO 101 – Applying for Death Benefits: Burial and Funeral Costs
This blog is directed to the families of Veterans, specifically the benefits available for burial and funeral costs after the death of their spouse, parent, or other family member. All of this informa...
VSO 101 – Education Benefits
The words ‘G.I. Bill’ first comes to mind when someone mentions military and veteran educational benefits. There are actually three bills, or programs, that provide educational benefits to service mem...
VSO 101 – Your Claim Has Been Approved – Now What?
Congratulations! You and your service officer have successfully navigated the VA bureaucracy labyrinth and have obtained an approved claim. To get the most out of your approval, these should be your n...
VSO 101 – Appealing Your Denied Claim
Okay, you have gone to every appointment, answered every question, and taken every test possible. Next, you and your service officer carefully filled out every form required and submitted them months ...
VSO 101 – Setting Up Your Benefits
Last month, I covered how to file an initial claim to get your disability rating. The VA pays on its rates from 10 to 100 percent, or Fully Disabled. In some cases, especially with younger vets who ma...
VSO 101 – VA Claims: Gathering Records
Previously, I covered working with a VSO volunteer Service Officer (SO) to begin filing a claim with the VA. Each claim is different, just like every veteran, so there is no set chain of actions to ta...
VSO 101 – Getting Started With Your Health Benefits
Ask a vet about the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and nearly everyone will start talking about healthcare benefits. It is the primary interaction for many veterans, especially older ones, who n...
VSO 101 – What Can a Veteran Service Organization Do for Me?
In my previous blog, I defined what a Veterans Service Organization (VSO) is and what it can do for veterans and service members preparing to separate or retire. Today, I’ll go into more detail about ...
VSO 101 – What Is a VSO?
What is a VSO? It is a Veteran Service Organization…but what does that mean?A Veteran Service Organization, or VSO, is a group formed to help veterans navigate life after military service. These group...
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