VETERAN BENEFITS & ASSISTANCE

 
Originally founded in 1899 as the American Veterans of Foreign Service, the Veterans of Foreign Wars continues to be a voice for returning and currently deployed service members and their families. The Veterans of Foreign Wars is dedicated to supporting those who sacrifice so much for this country, veterans, service members in the US Armed Forces, and their families.

Contact a VFW Representative TODAY for Help With VA Benefits & Claims

 
Department Service Officer                                                         Claims Consultant
 
                   
Tab Brown                                                                        Cindy Hathaway
Kinston, NC                                                                      Winston Salem, NC
Email: tab.brown318@va.gov                                          Email: cynthia.hathaway@va.gov

 
Assistant Department Service Officers
 
                  
Miehisa Zahorski                                                             Brad Blackburn
Clemmons, NC                                                                Jacksonville, NC
Email: miehisa.zahorski@va.gov                                    Email: brandan.blackburn@va.gov
 

Our office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 


Benefits
BENEFITS & SERVICES
  Federal Benefits for Veterans & Dependents
    A-Z Benefits Information
      VA Benefits Fact Sheets
     
    VA Burial Benefits
      Military Burial Benefits, Office of the Secretary of Defense
      Types of Headstones, Markers, Medallions, Plaques, and Urns
     
    Community-Based VA Vet Centers
    Health Care Benefits
    Home Loans
      Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loan
     
    VA eBenefits
    VA Life Insurance
    OEF / OIF Service Members
    Survivor & Dependent Benefits
    VA Benefits and Services
    VA Pension Benefits  
  Apply for VA Benefits Online
    Check the status of your VA claim online
    VA Expands the Forms That Can be Submitted Online
       
  Benefits Calculator - Military.com
  Benefits - Military.com
  VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment
  VA OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom) / OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom)
  North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
  Federal Benefits for Dependents and Survivors
  Federal Benefits for Veterans & Dependents Book
       
  Health Care
    Disability Benefits for Wounded Warriors (SSI)
   
    PTSD Management
    Physical Disability Board of Review (PDBR)
    TRICARE Benefit Info
    VA Health Benefits
 
  Long-Term Care
    Aid & Attendance Benefit
    Armed Forces Retirement Home, Eligibility
    Family Caregiver Program for Post-9/11 Veterans


Medical Foster Care Program, Geriatrics & Extended Care


 
  Prior Service Connected Medical Conditions
    All Prior Service Medical Conditions Category File
      Diseases Associated with Agent Orange Exposure
        Agent Orange Fast Track Claims Processing System
        Agent Orange Health Care Registry Exam for Veterans
        Agent Orange Herbicide Tests & Storage Outside of Vietnam
        Agent Orange, Military Benefits, Military.COM
        Korean Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange (Between 1968 to 1971)
      Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
        Illnesses Related to Gulf War Service
        Gulf War Health Care Registry Exam for Veterans
      VA Recognizes 'Presumptive' Illnesses in Iraq & Afghanistan
      Physical Disability Board of Review (PDBR)
      VA Board of Veterans' Appeals
 
Relief
    Air Force Aid Society
    American Red Cross
    Army Emergency Relief
    Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund
    Coast Guard Mutual Assistance
    DTE Senior Citizen Electric Service Rate
    Emergency Relief, Non Government, National Resource Directory
    Family & Caregiver Support, National Resource Directory
    Fallen & Wounded Soldiers Fund
    Financial Assistance for Mortgage or Rent Payments
    Fisher House
    Help for Homeless Veterans
    Homeless Assistance, National Resource Directory
    Homeless Veterans National Call Center
    Homeless Veterans, VA
    National Guard Online Community
    Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
    Salvation Army
    Service Members Civil Relief Act
    Service Members Civil Relief Act, Overview, Military.com
    Social Security Administration online
    Social Security Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST)
    United Way, Nationwide 2-1-1 Phone Numbers
    Veterans Assistance Foundation
    Veterans' Organizations
    VFW Financial Grants
    VFW Mental Wellness
    VFW Transitioning to Civilian Life
    VFW Troop Support
    Volunteers of America
    Warrior Care, DoD & VA Resources Site


VA Hospitals and Clinics
Cumberland County VA Clinic, Fayetteville, NC
Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
 


Kernersville VA Health Care Center, Kernersville NC

W. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, NC

Wilmington VA Health Care Center, Wilmington, NC



VETERAN INFORMATION
  Historical Documents of Interest to Veterans
  Laws Protecting Veterans and the Americans with Disabilities Act
  Military Discharge, Upgrade Application
  Request Correction of Military Records
  Nationwide Gravesite Locator
  Priority of Service for Veterans and Eligible Spouses
 
Replacement Medical Records
  Replacement Military Awards & Decorations (National Archives)
  Social Security Credit for Military Service (1957 - 2001)
  U.S. Dept of Justice - Rights of Service members and Veterans
  VA Board of Veterans' Appeals
  Veteran Data and Information
  Women Veterans
Veterans Farm of North Carolina
  Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization