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Welcome Home Checklist Please Note: If you are a severely disabled Veteran and need any special accommodations, please identify that to your service officer or career counselor when making appointments. Receive your DD 214 Things to do within one year from Separation Have your DD 214 recorded in the County Recorder's Office for FREE

  • Safeguard all your records. You will need them again.
Visit your County Director of Veterans Affairs (normally located in the County Courthouse) or Accredited Service Organization Representative for FREE
  • Take a copy of all your records with you for your appointment: Service Medical Records; Personnel File; Dental Record,
  • Have your County Director of Veterans Affairs or Accredited Veterans Service Officer review your records and advise you on the benefits you qualify for,
  • File for disabilities through an Accredited Veterans Service Officer.
Fill out VA form 10-10 EZ for

Related Services

Social Services for Military PersonnelVeteran Membership OrganizationsMilitary Transition Assistance ProgramsVeteran Employment ProgramsVeteran Benefits Assistance

Physical Address

1 Garrison Road, Annville, PA 17003

Fax

(717) 861-8589

Application process

Apply for your VA benefits at your Local Regional Offices: VA regional offices can assist you with filing the appropriate VA forms.Also, to apply for a specific benefit, visit <a href="http://www.benefits.va.gov/BENEFITS/Applying.asp"target="-blank">Applying for Benefits</a>. In addition, VSO's (<a href="http://www1.va.gov/vso/index.asp"target="_blank">Veteran Service Organizations</a>) can assist you as well by answering general questions and even petitioning on your behalf for services they believe you are qualified to receive.

Eligibility

You may be eligible for DMVA benefits if you are a: veteran; veteran's dependent; surviving spouse, child or parent of a deceased veteran; uniformed service member; present or former reservist or National Guard member.

Service area

PA

Agency info

Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veteran Affairs

Provides resources and assistance to Pennsylvania's one million veterans and their families, and provides care for aging and disabled veterans. Also prepares and deploys the Pennsylvania National Guard for worldwide combat and combat support operations and provides trained personnel to state and local authorities in times of natural disaster or civil strife. Provides financial assistance, in the form of grants, to eligible Pennsylvania service members and their eligible family members through the Pennsylvania Military Family Relief Assistance Program (PA MFRAP). Offers its veterans six extended care facilities throughout the state. The level of care provided includes personal care, skilled nursing care, domicilliary care, and dementia care. These facilities offer qualified veterans and their spouses dedicated, superior care.