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BENEFITS — From pay to the GI Bill, from home loans to health care -- learn about the benefits you qualify for as a U.S. servicemember, veteran, or retiree.



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GENERAL BENEFITS





Annual Leave






Combat-Related Special Compensation Update






Combat-Related Special Compensation: FAQs






Commissaries, Exchange, and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Benefits






Concurrent Receipt: FAQs






Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay






Deployment Center






Disability, Special Insured Status, and Blindness






Education Benefit Answers at a Glance!






Military Report






Military Spouse and Family Educational Assistance






Navy Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance






Reserve Education Assistance Program - GI Bill Chpt. 1607






Servicemember's Civil Relief Act (SCRA) FAQs






State Veteran's Affairs Directory






The Servicemember's Civil Relief Act Overview






TRICARE - Patient Safety






TRICARE Dental Survivor Benefits






VA Health Care - Chiropractic Care






Veteran's Benefit Act of 2004






Veterans in Business - Vetbiz.gov






Vocational and Technical Certification and Training Benefits



DEATH AND BURIAL 





* Death & Burial Overview *



* Survivor Benefits Plan Overview *



Arlington National Cemetery



Death Investigations



Fallen Hero Compensation



Finance Issues



Frequently Asked Questions on the Survivor Benefit Plan



Funeral Honors



Gold Star Lapel Button



Health and Dental Care



Miscellaneous Survivor Resources



Personal Goods: Storage & Shipment



Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance



Surviving Family Benefits Overview



Survivor Benefit Plan - Coverage Cost and Benefits



Survivor Benefit Plan - Former Spouse Coverage



Survivor Benefit Plan - Persons With Insurable Interest Coverage



Survivor Benefit Plan - Spouse and Children Coverage



Survivor Resources: Terms and Definitions



Survivor Support Organizations



Survivor Support Organizations: TAPS



TRICARE Dental Survivor Benefits



VA Insurance Contact Information



VA: Benefits Overview



VA: Burial Flags



VA: Burial in National Cemeteries



VA: Death Pension



VA: G.I. Bill and VEAP



VA: Headstones and Markers



VA: Preparations




DEPLOYMENT 





Active Duty Deployment



Deployment and the Family



Deployment Center



Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve



Family Separation Allowance



Power of Attorney



Servicemember's Civil Relief Act (SCRA) FAQs



The Servicemember's Civil Relief Act Overview




DISABILITY 





Dependency and Indemnity Compensation



Disability, Special Insured Status, and Blindness




EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 





GI Bill Additional Features



VA Benefit Timelines



Veterans in Business - Vetbiz.gov



Vocational and Technical Certification and Training Benefits




GI BILL 





* GI Bill (Active Duty & Veteran) *



2005-2006 GI Bill Payment Rates



DANTES Certification Programs



Education Benefit Answers at a Glance!



GI Bill - License & Certification Program



GI Bill Additional Features



GI Bill Eligibility Details (Active Duty & Veteran)



GI Bill History



How the GI Bill Works for You (Active Duty & Veteran) Facts and FAQs



How to Apply for GI Bill Benefits (Active Duty & Veterans)



Past GI Bill Payment Rates



VA Benefit Timelines



VA GI Bill Counseling



Vocational and Technical Certification and Training Benefits




INSURANCE 





* Veterans Life Insurance Overview *



Family Servicemember's Life Insurance (FSGLI)



Long Term Care Insurance



Servicemember's Civil Relief Act (SCRA) FAQs



Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance



VA Benefit Timelines



VA Insurance Contact Information



Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI)




RESERVE AND GUARD BENEFITS 





Combat-Related Special Compensation Update



Combat-Related Special Compensation: FAQs



Concurrent Receipt: FAQs



Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay



Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve



Reserve Education Assistance Program - GI Bill Chpt. 1607



Sample USERRA Letter



Servicemember's Civil Relief Act (SCRA) FAQs



State Veteran's Affairs Directory



The Servicemember's Civil Relief Act Overview



Transitional TRICARE coverage for Reserves



TRICARE - Early Coverage for Reserve and Guard



TRICARE Retiree Dental Plan - Guard and Reserve Changes



Veteran's Benefit Act of 2004



Vocational and Technical Certification and Training Benefits




RETIREE HEALTH CARE 





DEERS - Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System



TRICARE - Patient Safety



TRICARE - Patient Care Prioritization




SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT 





Health Insurance Reinstatement



Installment Contracts and Mortgage Foreclosures



Insurance Protection



Maximum Rate of Interest



Rent Protection



Servicemember's Civil Relief Act - Civil Judicial Proceedings



Servicemember's Civil Relief Act (SCRA) FAQs



Stay of Execution of Judgments/Attachments



Stay of Proceedings



Taxation



Termination of Lease



The Servicemember's Civil Relief Act Overview





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SOCIAL SECURITY 





* Social Security Overview *



Amounts of Benefits



Benefits Available to You



Benefits May Be Taxable



Bigger Benefits by Additional Work



Credits Necessary for Retirement and Survivor Benefits



Earned Income After Social Security Starts



Estimating Retirement Benefits



How Members Earn Credit



Insurance Coverage



Lump-Sum Death Payment



Medicare



Payments into Social Security Trust Funds



Reduced Benefits as Early as 62




SPACE A TRAVEL 





* Space A Travel Center *



Space A Eligibility



Space A Gateways



Space A Lodging




SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN 





* Survivor Benefits Plan Overview *



Dependency and Indemnity Compensation



Frequently Asked Questions on the Survivor Benefit Plan



SBP Open Season - FAQs



Supplemental SBP



Survivor Benefit Plan - Child Coverage Cost and Benefits



Survivor Benefit Plan - Coverage Cost and Benefits



Survivor Benefit Plan - Former Spouse Coverage



Survivor Benefit Plan - Persons With Insurable Interest Coverage



Survivor Benefit Plan - Spouse and Children Coverage



Survivor Benefit Plan - Spouse Cost and Benefits



Survivor Resources: Terms and Definitions



The Social Security Offset



Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (USFSPA)




TRICARE 





* TRICARE Overview *



* TRICARE Reserve Select *



DEERS - Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System



Enrolling in TRICARE Overseas Program (TOP) Prime



Healthcare for College Students



Medicare Part D and TRICARE



Proposed Changes to TRICARE Benefit



Transitional Health Care Programs



Transitional TRICARE coverage for Reserves



TRICARE - Patient Safety



TRICARE - Early Coverage for Reserve and Guard



TRICARE - Patient Care Prioritization



TRICARE - Prime Travel Entitlement



TRICARE - Survivor Benefits



TRICARE - Uniformed Services Family Health Plan



TRICARE Authorized Care



TRICARE Cost Co-Pay Schedule



TRICARE Dental Plan



TRICARE Dental Plan - Overseas



TRICARE Dental Survivor Benefits



TRICARE Extra



TRICARE Fee Increase



TRICARE Maternity Options



TRICARE Overseas