| The United States has the most comprehensive system of veterans’ benefits and care of any country in the world. Veterans Affairs (VA) is composed of three sub-agencies: the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA); the Veterans Health Administration (VHA); and the National Cemetery System. The VBA administers the Compensation and Pension programs for disabled veterans and surviving dependents of deceased veterans. VBA also administers Vocational Rehabilitation for disabled veterans and several education assistance programs for veterans, dependents and survivors; Loan Guaranty programs for veterans and surviving spouses of veterans who died of service-related causes; and a number of life insurance programs for veterans. In addition, VBA also provides a burial allowance, including headstones or grave markers, for eligible veterans.
VBA has one Regional Offices in North Carolina: Winston-Salem. The VONAPP (Veterans On Line Applications) web site is an official Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) web site designed so U.S. military veterans and some service members can apply for compensation, pension, and vocational rehabilitation benefits through the Internet. To apply, log onto the VA’s Webb address (http://www.va.gov/) and click on the benefit under VONAPP you wish to apply for. Follow the instructions for completing and submitting the application.
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