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General
Doyle Cemetery - Burial benefits include a gravesite, opening
and closing of the grave, perpetual care, a grave marker, a burial flag,
and a Presidential Memorial Certificate, at no cost to the family. Some veterans may also be
eligible for Burial Allowances. Burial benefits available for spouses and
dependents include burial with the veteran, perpetual care, and the spouse or dependents name and date of birth and death
will be inscribed on the veteran's grave marker, at no cost to the family. Eligible spouses and dependents may be
buried, even if they predecease the veteran.
Click the below website for Veteran eligibility and further information.
http://www.state.nj.us/military/cemetery/index.html
Dependant
Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
DIC
is a monthly benefit paid to eligible survivors of a · military service member who died while on active duty, OR· veteran whose death resulted from a service-related injury or disease, OR · veteran whose death resulted from a non service-related injury or disease, and who was receiving,
or was entitled to receive, VA Compensation for service-connected disability that was rated as totally disabling -
for at least 10 years immediately before death, OR -
since the veteran’s release from active duty and for
at least five years immediately preceding death, OR - for at least one year before death if the veteran was a former prisoner of war who died after September
30, 1999.
Click the below website for dependent eligibility and further information.
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/dependents/index.htm
Economic Stimulus Payments for Veterans – Individuals receiving veterans disability, pension or survivor
payments in 2007 who normally are not required to file an income tax return but who are eligible for the stimulus payment
will have to file a 2007 tax return. These individuals will be eligible to receive a payment of $300 ($600 on a joint return)
if they had at least $3,000 of qualifying income. Qualifying income includes Social Security benefits, certain Railroad Retirement
benefits, certain veterans’ benefits and earned income, such as income from wages, salaries, tips and self-employment.
A special version of the Form 1040A on IRS.gov shows the specific sections of the form needed to be filled out to qualify
for the stimulus payment. The mock-up is designed to be used as a guide for filling out an actual Form 1040A. People are allowed
to estimate their annual veterans benefit, multiplying it by the number of months they received benefits during the year.
Click the below link for to access the example 1040A form:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/newsroom/1040a.pdf
Click the below link for complete information regarding filing for the Stimulus Payments:
http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=179182,00.html
VA Supplied Hearing Aids and
Eyeglasses –
If you are currently enrolled in and receiving health care from a VA Medical Center or VA Outpatient Clinic, you are eligible for hearing aids and eyeglasses if you: - receive compensation for a service-connected disability, or
- are a former prisoner of war, or received a
Purple Heart medal or
- receive increased pension for regular aid and attendance or being permanently housebound
Otherwise,
hearing aids and eyeglasses will be provided only in special circumstances, and not for normally occurring hearing or vision
loss.
State of New Jersey
Veteran Benefit Highlights:
- New Jersey War Dates for Vietnam Service are December 31, 1960 - May
7, 1975
- New
Jersey Distinguished Service Medal for Combat Veterans- NJ residents at time of induction
- New Jersey
Vietnam Service Medal for current NJ Residents who were “In Country”
- New Jersey Meritorious Service
Medal for Combat Veterans not NJ residents when inducted
- Operation Recognition:
High School Diplomas for Veterans POW and MIA
- Tuition Benefits
- War Orphans Tuition
- Vietnam Veterans Tuition Credit
- Veterans Preference for Hiring in New Jersey Civil Service
- Veterans
Status for Civil Service and Pension Plans
- Employment or promotion of persons awarded Medal of Honor, Distinguished
Service Cross, Air - Force Cross or Navy Cross
- Purchasing
Military Service for Civil Service Pensions – PERS
- Uniformed Services
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
- New Jersey Property Tax Exemption for Veterans
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New Jersey Property Tax Deduction
- No-fee License to Vend
- Licenses for Real Estate Brokers,
Agents and Solicitors
- No Fee Automobile Registration
- Catastrophic Entitlement
- Veterans Haven Transitional Housing Program for Homeless Veterans
- Stand Down Operations
- Transportation Program
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Readjustment Counseling
- NJ Veterans Memorial Homes at Paramus, Menlo Park and Vineland
- Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Click the below
link for complete information regarding NJ Veteran Benefits:
http://www.state.nj.us/military/veterans/
Service-Disabled
Veterans Insurance (S-DVI)
Eligibility: - You were released from active duty under other
than dishonorable conditions on or after April 25, 1951
- You were rated for a service-connected disability
(even if only 0%)
- You are in good health except for any service-connected conditions
- You
apply within 2 years from the date VA grants your new service-connected disability. (Note: An increase in an existing service-connected
disability or the granting of individual unemployability of a previous rated condition does not entitle a veteran to this
insurance.)
- They
are eligible for a waiver of premiums.
- They apply for the coverage within one year from notice of the grant of waiver.
- are under age 65
Click the below link for complete information
regarding Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance:
http://www.insurance.va.gov/inForceGliSite/buying/SDVI.htm
The remainder of this page is under construction!
For further information regarding benefits, please contact the Chapter's Veteran Service
Officer (rlinneman@comcast.net) or click the below link to the Veterans Administrations (VA) home page.
http://www.va.gov/
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