Douglas County Office of Veterans Affairs assists veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services in the following categories:
Disability Benefits
Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation if a disability occurred as a result of your military service. You can also apply for a disability pension if you are a wartime veteran and have limited income and cannot work. Medicare requires that you apply for VA benefits first if you are eligible.
Dependent and Survivor Benefits
For spouses, unmarried children under 18, helpless children and low income parents of service members: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) if the service member died on active duty or as a result of service-related disabilities (rated at 100 percent service connected for ten years); Death Pensions; and VA Civilian Health and Medical Programs.
Hospital and Medical Care
Medical care from VA facilities, outpatient medical treatment, dental pharmacy and prosthetic care, care from nursing homes, domiciliary and home health care organizations. Referrals for readjustment counseling and drug and alcohol treatment are made as appropriate.
Burial Benefits
The VSO honors our nation's deceased veterans and assists family members in applying for headstones and markers for graves, burial flags, burial expenses reimbursement and Presidential Memorial Certificates.
Education and Training
Educational benefits if you are in an approved training program. You can use your Montgomery GI Bill, Veterans Education Assistance Program (VEAP), Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance, Federal Employment and On-the-Job Training benefits to further your education.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Service-disabled veterans may be eligible for VA-funded special retraining in order to obtain suitable employment (may include the costs of training, monthly living expenses, counseling and related medical and dental treatments).
Home Loans
Assistance with obtaining a VA guaranteed loan for a home, a manufactured home, a lot or a condominium. Assistance is also available with building, repairing or improving a home (including special grants for adapting homes to accommodate special needs) and/or mortgage refinancing.