veterans' benefits
Military retiree entitlements
Veterans' benefits are services and payments provided by the government to former members of the armed forces.
These typically include healthcare, disability compensation, education assistance, home loans, and pension programs.
Eligibility depends on length and type of service, discharge status, and other factors: He used his veterans' benefits to finish college.
Also called VA benefits in the United States.
- military serviceDuty in armed forces
- honorable dischargeSatisfactory military service completion
- disability benefitsPayments for those unable to work
- VA hospitalsHealthcare facilities for ex-military
- VA claimsEx-military benefit applications
disability compensation · unemployment insurance · burial · Memorial Day · survivor benefits · GI Bill · mental health services · prescription coverage · physical rehabilitation · disability support · Agent Orange · housing assistance · PTSD · grants · retirement pensions · dependent · housing subsidies · subsidies
veterans' benefitsgeneral welfare
Collective societal benefit
public assistance · universal basic income · means-tested benefits · need-based aid · social security
veterans' benefitsveteran homelessness
Housing insecurity among former soldiers