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Compensation and Pension Benefits Page

What's New?

Important Information:
We have redesigned the C&P; website to make it easier to use.

DISCHARGE DOCUMENTS (DD-214) NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!
The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) has provided the following website for veterans or their next of kin to gain access to their DD-214 online: http://vetrecs.archives.gov/.

MOST RECENT RATE CHARTS:
The 12-01-05 rates are now available!

A new Survivor Benefits Home Page

“A Summary of VA Benefits” - PDF document 55KB.  A concise outline of VA benefits in pamphlet form. Also available in Word format. - Legal size paper required for printing.
Both the PDF and Word version were updated February 7, 2006.

An Operations Enduring & Iraqi Freedom web page is now available.

DoD implements Combat Related Special Compensation for Certain Military Retirees. Visit the Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) Web Site for more information.

Who We Are

Compensation & Pension Service administers a variety of benefits and services for veterans, their dependents and survivors, including, but not limited to: service-connected compensation, DIC, non-service connected pension, burial & accrued benefits, guardianship and public contact services. This page contains information about what benefits we administer.

It also holds our Disclaimer and Mission Statements. We encourage your comments and suggestions about our site.

To inquire concerning the status of your compensation, DIC, pension, burial, accrued, clothing allowance, automobile, specially adapted housing, or spina bifida claim or to ask any general Compensation & Pension (C&P) benefit question, you may call our toll-free number:

1-800-827-1000.

For an answer to a benefits question go to:
E-mail Contacts Page