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​VETERAN BENEFITS & ASSISTANCE

Veterans' Assistance (Local)
​
Contact the local Veterans' Agent, Patrick Morris, with Veterans' Services for help with your VA Benefits and Claims.

Veterans' Services
Town Hall Room G 03

1 Main Street, Box 15
Upton, MA 01568
Phone: (508) 864-8529
Fax: (508) 529-1010
Veterans' Assistance (State)

MassVetsAdvisor
​

Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services
600 Washington Street
7th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Phone:
617-210-5480
Fax: 617-210-5755
 
D
elray Dorsey
VFW State Service Officer
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
Government Center - Room 1500-C
Boston, MA 02203
Phone:
617-303-5690
Fax: 617-227-2024
Email:
[email protected]
Veteran's Assistance (National)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
 
VA Benefits Social Media Quarterly Updates


VFW's National Veterans Service


VFW National Headquarters
406 W. 34th St.
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 756-3390
 
VFW Washington Office
200 Maryland Ave., N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002

e-mail
Frequently Used Links
Veterans ID Cards
 
Request a copy of your DD-214 or service records
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Veterans Affairs: Exposure to hazardous chemicals and materials including:
  • Agent Orange
  • ​Asbestos
  • Contaminate Drinking Water at Camp Lejeune
  • Gulf War Illnesses (Southwest Asia)
  • Gulf War Illnesses (Afghanistan)​​

Here are 13 of the top links for VA services.
Use these health support services to maintain your physical and mental wellness:
​(download and print this list)
Health Benefits
www.va.gov/healthbenefits
Start here to learn what VA health benefits you are elligible for and apply for care.

Health Benefits: 877-222-VETS (8387)
Other VA Benefits: 800-827-1000
Homeless Services: 877-424-3838
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Compensated Work Therapy
www.cwt.va.gov
A vocational rehabilitation program to match and support work ready veterans in competitive jobs.

Disease Prevention
www.prevention.va.gov
Advocating for health promotion, disease prevention, and health education for our nation’s Veterans.

​Geriatrics & Extended Care

www.va.gov/geriatrics
Geriatric and extended care services for Veterans including non-institutional and institutional options.
Homeless Services
www.va.gov/homeless
To end Veteran homelessness within the next five years, VA offers a variety of resources, programs and benefits to assist Veterans who are homeless.

Mental Health
www.mentalhealth.va.gov
Maintaining and improving the health and well-being of Veterans through excellence in health care, social services, education, and research.

MyHealtheVet
www.myhealth.va.gov
Anywhere, anytime Internet access to VA health care information and services.

​National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
www.ptsd.va.gov
VA’s center of excellence for research and education on the prevention, understanding and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder.

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Readjustment Counseling (Vet Centers)
www.vetcenter.va.gov
Offers services to Veterans and their families to aid their successful transition from military to civilian life.

Rural Health
www.ruralhealth.va.gov
Improving access and quality of care for Veterans living in rural areas.

Substance Abuse Programs
www.mentalhealth.va.gov/substanceabuse.asp
Treatments addressing problems related to substance use, from unhealthy use of alcohol to life-threatening addictions.

Veterans Crisis Line
veteranscrisisline.net
The Veterans Crisis Line (Dial 1-800-273-8255 and press 1) is a toll-free, confidential phone support line that connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring VA responders.

​Women Veterans Health Care
www.womenshealth.va.gov
Implementing positive changes in providing care for all women Veterans.
VETERANS AFFAIRS BENEFITS & SERVICES
  • Benefits A-Z
  • Benefits Fact Sheets
  • Benefits for Service Members
  • Benefits for Spouses, Dependents, Survivors, and Family Caregivers
  • Federal Benefits for Veterans & Dependents (Online and Downloadable Print Editions)
 
  • Burial Benefits
  • Listing of Veterans Cemeteries
  • Types of Headstones & Markers Available
 
  • Community-Based Vet Centers
 
  • Decision Ready Claims (DRC)
 
  • Home Loans
  • Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan
 
  • Life Insurance
  • Transition and Care Management OEF / OIF / OND
  • Survivor & Dependent Benefits
  • Veterans Benefits Administration
  • Check the status of your VA claim online​

Benefits and Services (other sites)
Military and Veteran Benefits - Military.com
    
Health Care
  • Disability Benefits for Wounded Warriors (SSI)
  • Health.mil (Military Health System)
  • Physical Disability Board of Review (PDBR)
  • PTSD Program Locator (Massachusetts)
  • TRICARE Benefit Info
  • VA Board of Veterans' Appeals
  • VA Health Care

Laws Protecting Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities

Long-Term Care
  • Aid & Attendance Benefit
  • Armed Forces Retirement Home
  • VA Caregiver Support
  • Medical Foster Care Program, Geriatrics & Extended Care
     
Google Resources for Veterans & Families
National Resource Directory, Benefits & Compensation

 
 Prior Service Connected Medical Conditions
  • Agent Orange (VA Public Health)
  • Agent Orange, Benefits (Military.com)
  • ​Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses (VA Public Health)
  • VA Recognizes 'Presumptive' Illnesses in Iraq & Afghanistan (2010 article - Army.mil)
 
Veterans' and Military Spouses Employment Opportunities (Dept. of Labor)
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Military Burial Benefits, Office of the Secretary of Defense

VA Compensation
VA Pension
VA eBenefits
VA Life Insurance
VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment
VA Web Automated Reference Material System (WARMS)
VFW VA Claims and Separation Benefits

National Veterans Foundation
MassVetsAdvisor


EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
  • Air Force Aid Society
  • American Red Cross
  • Army Emergency Relief
  • Cell Phone, Government Supported
  • Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund
  • Coast Guard Mutual Assistance
  • Fallen & Wounded Soldiers Fund
  • Fisher House of Boston
  • Goodwill Industries
  • Help for Homeless Veterans
  • National Call Center for Homeless Veterans 24 Hour Hotline (VA) 1-877-4AID VET
  • Homeless Veterans, VA
​
  • Legal Services ABA Pro Bono
  • Legal Resources for Veterans, (Google search results)
 
  • National Resource Directory
  • Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
  • Salvation Army, Massachusetts Division​
  • Social Security Administration online
  • Social Security Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST)
  • United Way in Massachusetts
  • US Military Justice System (including Servicemembers Civil Relief Act)
  • Veterans Assistance Foundation
  • VFW  Assistance Programs
  • Volunteers of America
  • Warrior Care, DoD & VA Resources Site​

VETERAN INFORMATION
  • Historical Documents of Interest to Veterans
  • Locating Veterans & Service Members
  • Military Discharge, Upgrade Application
  • Military Records & Discharges, Correction Application
  • National Gravesite Locator
  • Priority of Service for Veterans and Eligible Spouses
  • Replacement Military Records (National Archives)
  • Replacement Medical Records (National Archives)
  • Replacement Military Awards & Decorations (National Archives)
  • Social Security Credit for Military Service (1957 - 2001)
  • U.S. Dept of Justice - Rights of Servicemembers and Veterans
  • VA Board of Veterans' Appeals​ ​
  • VA Center for Women Veterans
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