Resources – VFW Post 12192

No one Does More for Veterans

5203 Main St.

Lucedale, MS 39452

601-258-2469

Resources

BENEFITS & SERVICES

VFW Veterans Benefits

Burial Benefits

	National Cemetery Military Burial Benefits
	Types of Headstones & Markers Available

Home Loans

	VA Home Loans
	Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loan

Health Care

	Health Care Benefits – VA
	Disability Benefits for Wounded Warriors (SSI)
	Community-Based VA Vet Centers
	Grand Valley State University Wounded Warrior Traumatic Brain Injury Project
	PTSD / Stress Management
	Physical Disability Board of Review (PDBR)
	TRICARE Benefit Info
	VA Health Benefits
	Laws Protecting Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities
	Transition and Care Management for OEF / OIF Service Members
	VA OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom) / OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom)

Long-Term Care

	Aid & Attendance Benefit
	Armed Forces Retirement Home, Eligibility
	Family Caregiver Program for Post-9/11 Veterans
	Medical Foster Care Program, Geriatrics & Extended Care
	Transition and Care Management for OEF / OIF Service Members

Prior Service-Connected Medical Conditions

	Diseases Associated with Agent Orange Exposure
	Agent Orange Health Care Registry Exam for Veterans
	Agent Orange, Military Benefits, Military.com
	Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses
	Illnesses Related to Gulf War Service
	Gulf War Health Care Registry Exam for Veterans
	VA Recognizes ‘Presumptive’ Illnesses in Iraq & Afghanistan

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

Aid & Charity Associations

	Air Force Aid Society
	American Red Cross
	Army Emergency Relief
	Cell Phone, Government Supported
	Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund
	Coast Guard Mutual Assistance
	Financial Assistance for Mortgage or Rent Payments
	Help for Homeless Veterans
	Homeless Vet 24 Hour Hotline 1-877-4AID VET
	Homeless Veterans, VA
	Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
	Service Members Civil Relief Act – Military.com
	Social Security Administration online
	Social Security Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST)
	United Way, Nationwide 2-1-1 Phone Numbers
	VFW Troop Support
	Volunteers of America
	Warrior Care, DoD & VA Resources Site

VETERAN INFORMATION

	Historical Documents of Interest to Veterans
	Locating Veterans & Service Members
	Replacement Military Records
	Replacement Medical Records
	Replacement Military Awards & Decorations (National Archives)
	Social Security Credit for Military Service (1957 – 2001)
	U.S. Dept of Justice – Rights of Servicemembers and Veterans
	VA Board of Veterans’ Appeals
	Women Veterans