Question: I have legal custody of my grandchildren. Can I claim them as dependents for VA benefits purposes? I only have a VA disability rating of 50%. Answer: Veterans who have a 30% or higher disability rating can get an [...]

Question: I have been service connected for two conditions at 0% each since March 1993. Starting in 2011, I began to receive compensation for these conditions. Right now, I’m 60% service connected. My question is should I have received compensation at [...]

Question: I was told that the waiting time to purchase an adapted van is two years. I purchased my current adapted van five years ago, in 2011. I actually took possession of it in April 2012. I want to purchase a [...]

Question: I'm a potential adoptive parent. I receive a VA pension in the amount of $1054 per month for a non-service-connected disability. I have no dependents and do not receive any other government benefits. The child I am hoping to adopt [...]

Question: I’m writing on behalf of my son, who is incarcerated. We just received notice his VA disability compensation will be reduced to 10 percent. The amount he will get is around $100 per month. But he has to pay child support in the amount of [...]

Question: I have been receiving 100 percent disability compensation from VA because I was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. The VA has notified me, however, that my compensation will now be reduced to 20 percent because I no longer show signs of cancer. I realize I can appeal [...]

Question: I am a Vietnam, combat-wounded veteran who is permanently and totally disabled. I am trying to determine how much of my VA benefits my wife of 41 years will receive after I die. I have a disability rating from VA [...]

Question: If VA awards me the one-time grant for a vehicle, is there a time limit by which I must use the grant? Answer: There is no time limit by which you must use the one-time automobile grant.  However, before you use [...]

Question: I lost my discharge information in a fire. I am looking for employment and need verification of my military service. How can I obtain a copy of my military discharge certificate (DD 214)? Answer: To request  a copy of your DD [...]

Question: Can my wife receive health care coverage through VA? Answer: If you are a permanent and totally disabled veteran from a service-connected injury/disease and you are not receiving TRICARE as a retired member of the Armed Forces, your [...]