The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) wants to assure veterans that state and federal benefits processing are still ongoing. The DMVA and the Federal VA both continue to work remotely to provide veterans' information, enroll veterans for benefits, and serve other veterans' needs throughout this pandemic emergency.
DMVA administers an array of programs and services to meet the needs of veterans. They include the following programs.
The Veterans Temporary Assistance/Military Family Relief Assistance programs provide financial assistance to service members, veterans and families who experience unforeseen financial challenges. For more details, readers may email ra-vta@pa.gov.
The Records Request Program provides assistance in requesting military service records including DD Form 214, DD Form 215, NGB Form 22, NGB Form 23, and other service-related documents. For more details, readers may email ra-req@pa.gov.
The Amputee, Paralyzed and Blind Veterans Pension programs provide a monthly pension to eligible veterans who incurred a service-connected disability. For more details about the Amputee and Paralyzed Veterans Pension, readers may email Ra-pvp@pa.gov. For more information about the Blind Veterans Pension, readers may email ra-bvp@pa.gov.
The Educational Gratuity Program provides financial assistance to children of honorably discharged veterans who have service-connected disabilities and served during a period of war or armed conflict or children of veterans who die or died in service during a period of war or armed conflict. For more details, readers may email ra-eg@pa.gov.
The Disabled Veteran Real Estate Tax Exemption Program provides real estate tax exemption for any honorably discharged veteran who is 100% disabled, is a resident of the commonwealth and has a financial need. For more information, readers may email ra-retx@pa.gov.
Applications for these programs are traditionally initiated with the county director for veterans affairs (CDVA) staff and their contact information can be found by visiting http://www.dmva.pa.gov/veteransaffairs and clicking "Contact Your County Director." If a CDVA is not available due to a county office closure, veterans may contact DMVA's Office of Veterans Affairs directly at 800-547-2838.
For more information and updates on all of DMVA's programs and services, readers may visit http://www.dmva.pa.gov/veteransaffairs or http://www.facebook.com/padmva or http://www.twitter.com/padmva.
Veterans, family members and people who work with veterans can connect with DMVA to request information related to the state benefits, programs and services offered by also signing up on the Veteran's Registry at http://www.register.dmva.pa.gov.
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