FEDERAL ENTITLEMENTS

The Federal government provides a variety of entitlements to which veterans, their dependents and their survivors eligibility.

These include:

• Compensation for veterans with service connected disabilities.
• Pension for veterans with non-service connected disabilities that fall within income and disability eligibility guidelines.
• Pension for widows and dependents of deceased veterans that fall within income eligibility guidelines.
• GI Bill education benefits for veterans with entitlements. (www.gibill.va.gov)
• Home Loan Guaranty First Mortgage Home Loan.
• Burial Benefits - flag, grave marker, burial allowance and burial in a government cemetery. 
• Dependency Indemnity Compensation for widows and dependents for veterans that died from a service-connected disability or were rated 100% service-connected disabled for a period of 10 or more years.

Chapter 35 education benefits for spouses or dependents of veterans rated 100% service-connected disabled, and for widows and dependents of deceased veterans that died of a service-connected disability or were 100% service-connected for 10 years or more at the time of death.

For more detailed information on these and other federal veteran programs, visit the U.S. Department of VA at http://www.va.gov/. The Waukesha County Department of Veterans' Services will gladly assist with applications for the above listed entitlements. For more information please call (262) 548-7732 or submit email to vetserve@waukeshacounty.gov.