Life Insurance
(Separate Website)
Insurance programs that were developed to provide insurance benefits for veterans and service members who may not be able to get insurance from private companies because of the extra risks involved in military service, or a service connected disability
By: U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Family Servicemembers Group Life Insurance (Family SGLI or FSGLI)
(Separate Website)
Family SGLI provides life insurance coverage to the spouses and dependent children of members insured under the Servicemembers? Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program.
By: U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (S-DVI)
(Separate Website)
Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance is life insurance for veterans who have received a service-connected disability rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs
By: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
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Application for service-disabled veterans insurance (S-DVI)
(Separate Website)
VA Form 29-4364 is used to apply for basic S-DVI
By: U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Waiver of S-DVI Premiums for Total Disability
(Separate Website)
VA Form 29-357 is used to apply for a total disability waiver of S-DVI premiums
By: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI)
(Separate Website)
VGLI is a program of post-separation insurance which allows service members to convert their SGLI coverage to renewable term insurance
By: U. S. Department of Veteran's Affairs
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Servicemembers Group Life Insurance (SGLI)
(Separate Website)
SGLI is a program of low-cost term life insurance protection for members of the uniformed services
By: U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Download SGLI and VGLI Forms
(Separate Website)
You may download SGLI and VGLI forms from this page
By: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Traumatic Injury Protection Under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
(Separate Website)
The Traumatic Injury Protection Under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (TSGLI) program provides automatic traumatic injury coverage to all members of the uniformed services covered under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program.
By: U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI)
(Separate Website)
Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) is an insurance program that provides insurance coverage on the home mortgages of certain severely disabled veterans.
By: U. S. Department of Veteran's Affairs
The Uniformed Services Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)
(Separate Website)
Retired pay stops when you die. The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) helps make up for the loss of part of this income. It pays your eligible survivors an inflation-adjusted monthly income
By: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
TRICARE Benefits Information
(Separate Website)
Learn about eligibility, plans;,and medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage
By: Tricare Management Activity, a component of the Military Health System
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TRICARE Eligibility
(Separate Website)
Your key to TRICARE eligibility depends on your enrollment in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS).
By: Tricare Management Activity, a component of the Military Health System
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Pre-activation Benefit for National Guard and Reserve
(Separate Website)
National Guard and Reserve members who are issued delayed-effective-date active duty orders for more than 30 days in support of a contingency operation may qualify for "early eligibility for TRICARE" beginning on the later of:
By: Tricare Management Activity, a component of the Military Health System
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Get answers to questions about the TRICARE benefit
(Separate Website)
A searchable database to get answers to questions about the TRICARE benefit.
By: TRICARE Management Activity, a component of the Military Health System
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A Survivor's Guide to Benefits: Taking Care of Our Own
(Separate Website)
This guide is intended to aid you as you work through the difficulty and pain of losing a loved one who was serving in the military
By: Department of Defense
Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors
(Separate Website)
2010 booklet that provides the official summary of benefits available to veterans and their dependents
By: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Benefits
(Separate Website)
This webpage provides information about benefits that are available to veterans and their families.
By: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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VA Fact Sheets
(Separate Website)
These fact sheets provide basic information on VA benefit programs by category
By: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Service Members & Veterans Resource Guide
(Separate Website)
Service Members & Veterans Resource Guide - distributed by the New York State Attorney General's office.
By: New York State Attorney General's Office
The New York City Veteran's Legal Resource Guide
(Separate Website)
This guide provides eligible low income veterans with a list of resources throughout New York City ranging from legal service providers to social service organizations.
By: City Bar Justice Center - Veterans' Assistance Project
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