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Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors, Phone Numbers and Web Sites

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Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors,
Phone Numbers and Web Sites

Phone Numbers

Bereavement Counseling 1-202-461-6530
Education 1-888-442-4551
Headstones and Markers 1-800-697-6947
Health Care 1-877-222-8387
Homeless veterans 1-877-222-8387
Home Loans 1-877-827-3702
Life Insurance 1-800-669-8477
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
Pension Management Center 1-877-294-6380
Special Health Issues 1-800-749-8387
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) 1-800-829-4833
VA Benefits 1-800-827-1000

Web Sites

VA Home Page www.va.gov
Education Benefits www.gibill.va.gov
Health Care Eligibility www.va.gov/healtheligibility
Burial and Memorial Benefits www.cem.va.gov
Returning Servicemembers www.oefoif.va.gov
Home Loan Guaranty www.homeloans.va.gov
Records www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel
VA Benefit Payment Rates www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/rates
VA Forms www.va.gov/vaforms
Mental Health www.mentalhealth.va.gov
Federal Jobs www.usajobs.opm.gov
Veterans Preference www.opm.gov/veterans/index.asp
Employment Assistance www.vetsuccess.gov
Veterans Employment and Training www.dol.gov/vets
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program www.vetsuccess.gov
Life Insurance www.insurance.va.gov
Department of Defense www.defenselink.mil