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Program(CHAMPVA)…………1-800-733-8387Caregiver Support……………   ………  …………………1-855-260-3274Debt Management Center...…………1-800-827-0648  \n·   ·Education………………………………………………………1-888-442-4551Foreign Medical Program……………………………1-888-820-1756Headstones and Markers..…………………………………1-800-697-6947Health Care…………………………………………………………1-877-222-8387Homeless Veterans…………  ……  ……………………………1-877-424-3838Home Loans………………   ………………………………………1-888-827-3702Life Insurance…………………………………………………………1-800-669-8477National Cemetery Scheduling Office…………  …………1-800-535-1117Pension Management Center…………………………………1-877-294-6380Presidential Memorial Certificate Program…………………1-202-565-4964Telecommunication Device for the Deaf(TDD)…………1-800-829-4833VA Benefits………………   ……………………………………1-800-827-1000VA Combat Call Center……   …       ………………1-877-927-8387Veterans Crisis Line…………………………………………………1-800-273-8255Women Veterans………   …………………………………1-877-222-8387Burial and Memorial Benefits …………  ………  ………www.cem.va.govCaregiver Support………  ………………………www.caregiver.va.govCHAMPV………….Www.va.gov/hac/forbeneficiaries/forbeneficiaries.aspeBenefits……………………………………………www.ebenefits.va.govEducation Benefit………………………………………www.gibill.va.govEnvironmental Exposures…   ……www.publichealth.va.gov/exposuresFederal Recovery Coordination Program………Www.va.gov/icbc/frcpHealth Care Eligibility……………………………www.va.gov/healthbenefitsHomeless Veterans……………………    ………www.va.gov/homelessHome Loan Guaranty……………………………….ww.homeloans.va.govLife Insurance……………………………………………·ww.insurance.va.govMemorial Certificate .Program…………………www.cem.va.gov/pmc.aspMental Health……  …………………………………Www.mentalhealth.va.govMy HealtheVe.…………………………………………….Www.myhealth.va.govNational Resource Directory …………  ……………….Www.nrd.govRecord……  ……………www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnelReturningServicemembers…………………………….ww.oefoif.va.govState Departments of Veterans Affairs……www.va.gov/statedva.htmWomen Veterans……………………………………www.womenshealth.va.govVA Vet Centers…………………………………·ww.vetcenter.va.govVA Home Page………………………………………………………….Www.va.govVA Benefit Payment Rates…………………www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/ratesVA Forms………………………………………  …www.va.govlvaformVocational Rehabilitation and Employment……  …Www.vetsuccess.gov  \nWeb Sites  \nDECEMBER 2018  \nIntroduction  \nVeterans of the United States armed forces may be eligible for a broadrange of benefits and services provided by the U.S.Department of Veter-ans Affairs(VA).These benefits are codified in Title 38 of the United StatesCode.This booklet contains a brief overview of the most commonlysought information concerning Veterans benefits and services.For themost accurate information,Veterans and family members should visit thewebsites provided within this publication as regulations,payments,andeligibility requirements are subject to change.For additional informa-tion,please visit www.va.gov.To find the nearest VA facility,go to https://www.va.gov/landing2_locations.htm.  \nGeneral Eligibility:Eligibility for most VA benefits is based upon dis-charge from active military service under other than dishonorable condi-tions.Active service means full-time service,other than active duty fortraining,as a member of the Army,Navy,Air Force,Marine Corps,CoastGuard,or as a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service,Environ-mental Science Services Administration or National Oceanic and Atmo-spheric Administration,or its predecessor,the Coast and Geodetic Survey.  \nEligible Wartime Periods:Certain VA Benefits Require Wartime Service.For information on eligible wartime periods please visit http://www.ben-efits.va.gov/pension/wartimeperiod.asp.Dishonorable and bad conductdischarges issued by general courts-martial may bar VA benefits.Veteransin prison must contact VA to determine eligibility.VA benefits willnot beprovided to any Veteran or dependent wanted for an outstanding felonywarrant.  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