State of Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
This is the official site of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs.
A much more useful site is MinnesotaVeteran.org
Minnesota State Veterans' Benefits Brochure
The following information was gathered from MinnesotaVeteran.org.
Burial
The Minnesota and US Departments of Veterans Affairs offer certain benefits and services to honor our Nation's deceased veterans. Your key resource for military honor funerals is to work with your funeral director. The funeral director has the resources to contact the military or local VSO for a military honors funeral and burial flag.
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Compensation
Veterans Affairs can pay you monthly compensation if you are at least 10% disabled as a result of your military service.
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Dependents & Survivors
Information on dependent and survivor benefits.
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Education & Training
VA pays benefits to eligible veterans, reservists, and active duty servicemembers while they are in an approved education or training program.
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Health Care (Medical)
The Veterans Affairs provides a number of health care services such as veterans homes, assistance with medical costs and insurance.
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Home Loans
Veteran Affairs offers a number of home loan services to eligible veterans, some military personnel, and certain surviving spouses.
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Life Insurance
Information on various Veterans Affairs Life Insurance programs
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Military Records
Information on where to obtain your discharge certificate (DD 214) which is usually needed to apply for benefits.
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National Veterans Legal Services Program
NVLSP is an independent, nonprofit, veterans service organization dedicated to ensuring that the U.S. government honors its commitment to our veterans by providing them the federal benefits they have earned through their service to our country. NVLSP accomplishes its mission by:
Providing veterans organizations, service officers and attorneys with training and educational publications to enable them to help veterans and their dependents obtain all of the benefits that they deserve
Representing veterans and their dependents who are seeking benefits before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and in court.
www.nvlsp.org
Pension
You can receive a monthly pension if you are a wartime veteran with limited income, and you are permanently and totally disabled or at least 65 years old.
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Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment
The VA can help veterans with service-connected disabilities prepare for, find and keep suitable employment. For veterans with serious service-connected disabilities, VA also offers services to improve their ability to live as independently as possible.
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Pasted from <http://www.minnesotaveteran.org/benefits/index.htm>