BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH A VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER (VSO)
FREE ASSISTANCE
What is a VSO? A VA-accredited representative or VSO can help you understand and/or apply for any VA benefits you may be entitled to receive including: health care, compensation, education, Veteran readiness and employment, home loans, life insurance, pension and burial benefits. A VA-accredited representative may also help you request further review of, or appeal, an adverse VA decision regarding benefits.
The State if Utah has VSOs who are available to assist you with understanding and applying for VA benefits by:
- ACTING AS YOUR OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION (VBA) https://www.benefits.va.gov/vso/
- Filing for VA Healthcare Enrollment https://www.va.gov/health-care/eligibility/
- GUIDING VETERANS IN GATHERING EVIDENCE NECESSARY FOR A SUCCESSFUL CLAIM https://www.va.gov/disability/how-to-file-claim/evidence-needed/
- FILING VA CLAIMS https://www.va.gov/disability/how-to-file-claim/evidence-needed/fully-developed-claims/
- FILING FOR VA DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR INJURIES AND ILLNESS RELATED TO MILITARY SERVICE https://www.va.gov/disability/
- FILING FOR WARTIME VETERANS PENSION - A NEEDS BASED-LOW INCOME PROGRAM https://www.benefits.va.gov/pension/
- FILING FOR SURVIVOR’S BENEFITS
- Dependency and Indemnity (DIC) https://www.va.gov/pension/survivors-pension/
- Wartime Veteran Survivor Pension https://www.va.gov/disability/dependency-indemnity-compensation/
- FILING FOR BURIAL BENEFITS TO INCLUDING US FLAG, PRESIDENTIAL MEMORIAL CERTIFICATE, STANDARD GOVERNMENT HEADSTONE OR MARKER, OR A GOVERNMENT MEDALLION https://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/claims-special-burial.asp
- UNDERSTANDING VA CORRESPONDENCE https://veterans.utah.gov/va-claims-assistance/
- VETERAN STATE BENEFITS SUCH AS LEGAL, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT AMONG OTHERS
- REQUESTS FOR DD214 OR DISCHARGE DOCUMENTS FROM NATIONAL ARCHIVES - You may also contact the National Archives by calling 314-801-0800 https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records
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