Official Site of The State of New JerseyThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs host numerous programs targeted at supporting veterans, including veterans with disability-specific needs. You can find resources by connecting with:
- The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMAVA), and
- Veterans Services Organizations (VSO)
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- For more information about veterans’ services, you can find contact information for your county Veterans Services Organization on the DMAVA website.
US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Veterans of the United States Armed Forces may be eligible for a range of programs and services provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Eligibility for most VA benefits is based upon honorable discharge from active military service, while some benefits require wartime service.
Veterans enrolled in the VA’s health care system are eligible to receive health care services, personal care assistance, medications, and other services. Veterans must have a service- connected disability or meet income requirements to enroll.
Veterans are also eligible for various services through the VA such as home loans, gravestone markers, funeral plots at no cost when buried at a military cemetery, or reimbursement for plots purchased in other cemeteries, educational loans through the GI Bill, vocational rehabilitation and employment services, disability compensation, pensions, life insurance, and survivor’s benefits. For more information, visit: www.va.gov
NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (NJ DMAVA)
The mission of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is to provide trained and ready forces prepared for rapid response to a wide range of civil and military operations, while providing exemplary services to citizens and Veterans of New Jersey. For more information, visit: www.nj.gov/military/
NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Benefits Guide
The NJ Veterans Benefits Guide is a compilation of all state of NJ and Federal VA entitlements for which Veterans and their family members are potentially eligible.
For more information, visit: www.nj.gov/military/assets/documents/NJ%20Veterans%20Benefits%20Guide.pdf
NJ DMAVA Veterans Services Organizations (VSOs)
Through our network of regional Veteran Service Offices, Veteran Service Officers provide the State’s more than 325,000 Veterans and their dependents with information and guidance in filing claims, assist with issues pertaining to employment, education, burial, counseling, housing, social and medical services, and other areas of concern to Veterans and their families.
For more information, visit: www.nj.gov/military/veterans/services/vso/
County Operated VSOs
Funded by local county governments, these offices, while similar to the state-operated VSO, can also offer services tailored to the individual county, and on a state or federal level. For more information, visit: www.nj.gov/military/veterans/services/vso/
