Veterans Issues:
If you know anyone in need of this, please point them in the right direction. There are service organizations that will also help out.
From the VA:
VETERAN’S PENSIONS Update 01: If you are a wartime veteran with a limited income and you are no longer able to work, you may qualify for a Veterans Disability Pension or the Veterans Pension for Veterans 65 or older. Many veterans of wartime service are completely unaware of the fact that if they are 65 or older and on a limited income they may qualify for a VA Pension without being disabled. An estimated 2 million impoverished veterans and their widows are not receiving the VA pension they deserve because they do not know about it. The VA has had limited success in getting the information to them. Generally, you may be eligible if:
• You were discharged from service under conditions other than dishonorable, and
• You served at least 90 days of active military service 1 day of which was during a war time period. If you entered active duty after September 7, 1980, generally you must have served at least 24 months or the full period for which called or ordered to active duty (There are exceptions to this rule), and
• Your countable family income is below a yearly limit set by law (The yearly limit on income is set by Congress), and
• You are age 65 or older, or, you are permanently and totally disabled, not due to your own willful misconduct.
Here are some links to service organizations:
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