State and territory veteran starting points
Veteran service finder or directory
● Northern Mariana Islands
Use Northern Mariana Islands Military and Veterans Affairs Office as the MP starting point for veteran benefits, state programs, claims help and local service referrals.
Who qualifies: Veterans, service members, eligible family members, survivors and caregivers. Individual benefits and programs have separate service, discharge, residency, income, disability or family-status…
Veteran service finder or directory
● Ohio
Use Ohio Department of Veterans Services as the OH starting point for veteran benefits, state programs, claims help and local service referrals.
Who qualifies: Veterans, service members, eligible family members, survivors and caregivers. Individual benefits and programs have separate service, discharge, residency, income, disability or family-status…
Veteran service finder or directory
● Oklahoma
Use Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs as the OK starting point for veteran benefits, state programs, claims help and local service referrals.
Who qualifies: Veterans, service members, eligible family members, survivors and caregivers. Individual benefits and programs have separate service, discharge, residency, income, disability or family-status…
Veteran service finder or directory
● Oregon
Use Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs as the OR starting point for veteran benefits, state programs, claims help and local service referrals.
Who qualifies: Veterans, service members, eligible family members, survivors and caregivers. Individual benefits and programs have separate service, discharge, residency, income, disability or family-status…
Veteran service finder or directory
● Pennsylvania
Use Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs as the PA starting point for veteran benefits, state programs, claims help and local service referrals.
Who qualifies: Veterans, service members, eligible family members, survivors and caregivers. Individual benefits and programs have separate service, discharge, residency, income, disability or family-status…
Federal or national resources
Benefits or application route
● United States starting point
Review companion-pet adoption benefits for qualifying U.S. military veterans and eligible families.
Who qualifies: Applicants must meet current military-service and program-area requirements and adopt a program-eligible dog or cat from a participating shelter or rescue.
State and territory veteran starting points
Veteran service finder or directory
● Puerto Rico
Use Puerto Rico Office of the Veterans Advocate as the PR starting point for veteran benefits, state programs, claims help and local service referrals.
Who qualifies: Veterans, service members, eligible family members, survivors and caregivers. Individual benefits and programs have separate service, discharge, residency, income, disability or family-status…
Veteran service finder or directory
● Rhode Island
Use Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services as the RI starting point for veteran benefits, state programs, claims help and local service referrals.
Who qualifies: Veterans, service members, eligible family members, survivors and caregivers. Individual benefits and programs have separate service, discharge, residency, income, disability or family-status…
Veteran service finder or directory
● South Carolina
Use South Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs as the SC starting point for veteran benefits, state programs, claims help and local service referrals.
Who qualifies: Veterans, service members, eligible family members, survivors and caregivers. Individual benefits and programs have separate service, discharge, residency, income, disability or family-status…
Veteran service finder or directory
● South Dakota
Use South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs as the SD starting point for veteran benefits, state programs, claims help and local service referrals.
Who qualifies: Veterans, service members, eligible family members, survivors and caregivers. Individual benefits and programs have separate service, discharge, residency, income, disability or family-status…
Veteran service finder or directory
● Tennessee
Use Tennessee Department of Veterans Services as the TN starting point for veteran benefits, state programs, claims help and local service referrals.
Who qualifies: Veterans, service members, eligible family members, survivors and caregivers. Individual benefits and programs have separate service, discharge, residency, income, disability or family-status…
Veteran service finder or directory
● Texas
Use Texas Veterans Commission as the TX starting point for veteran benefits, state programs, claims help and local service referrals.
Who qualifies: Veterans, service members, eligible family members, survivors and caregivers. Individual benefits and programs have separate service, discharge, residency, income, disability or family-status…
Veteran service finder or directory
● U.S. Virgin Islands
Use U.S. Virgin Islands Office of Veterans Affairs as the VI starting point for veteran benefits, state programs, claims help and local service referrals.
Who qualifies: Veterans, service members, eligible family members, survivors and caregivers. Individual benefits and programs have separate service, discharge, residency, income, disability or family-status…
Veteran service finder or directory
● Utah
Use Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs as the UT starting point for veteran benefits, state programs, claims help and local service referrals.
Who qualifies: Veterans, service members, eligible family members, survivors and caregivers. Individual benefits and programs have separate service, discharge, residency, income, disability or family-status…
Federal or national resources
Veteran service finder or directory
● United States starting point
Explore benefits and support for Veteran spouses, dependents, survivors and caregivers.
Who qualifies: Veteran spouses, dependents, survivors and caregivers. Eligibility varies by benefit and the Veteran or service member service history.
Veteran service finder or directory
● United States starting point
Find VA home-loan, housing-grant, foreclosure-prevention and homelessness-assistance routes.
Who qualifies: Veterans, service members and in some cases surviving spouses. Each housing program has its own service, disability, loan, income or household rules.
State and territory veteran starting points
Veteran service or provider
● Nevada
Connect caregivers of Veterans in the Southern Nevada VA system with support coordination, benefits and local resources.
Who qualifies: Caregivers of Veterans served through VA Southern Nevada. Specific caregiver benefits and stipend eligibility have separate program rules.
Veteran service or provider
● Nevada
Connect Veterans in Southern Nevada with VA housing, shelter, reentry, health and homelessness-prevention services.
Who qualifies: Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the Southern Nevada VA service area. Program-specific eligibility applies.
Veteran service finder or directory
● Vermont
Use Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs as the VT starting point for veteran benefits, state programs, claims help and local service referrals.
Who qualifies: Veterans, service members, eligible family members, survivors and caregivers. Individual benefits and programs have separate service, discharge, residency, income, disability or family-status…
Federal or national resources
Benefits or application route
● United States starting point
Explore employment, training, education, self-employment and independent-living support for eligible Veterans and service members with service-connected disabilities.
Who qualifies: Veterans and service members who meet current VR&E service-connected disability and entitlement rules.