Alexander County Veterans Services
Population and Monetary Benifits
Information provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs
Veteran Population: The veteran population for Alexander County is 3,094.
Expenditures paid in 2007 to Alexander County Veterans and Dependents was $7.7 million. These benefits included compensation, pension, and education benefits. Expenditures paid for Medical & Prescription Drugs was $3.7 million. Most medical care is provided at a VA Facility unless pre-authorized.
Medical is provided @ VA Facility unless pre-authorized.
Benifits Available
- Hospital, nursing home and home visits for severely disabled
- Compensation Pension Survivor's Benefits
- Education VA Insurance Home Loans
- Medical Nursing Homes Burial/Markers
- Appeals
- Automobile/other conveyance
- Housing, special adaptive
- Annual clothing allowance
- NCDVA Scholarships
- One-time fee hunting/fishing license
- Special veterans license plates
- DD-214 replacement
- Referrals to County agencies
- Assistance with securing transportation to VA medical facilities
Documents Needed to File Compensation & Pension Claims
- DD-214 Military Discharge
- Birth Certificates for dependents
- Marriage Certificate, present divorce or death certificate for previous marriages
- Service Medical Records
- Financial/Medical Expense Information
Agency Web Sites
For information only, cannot file actual claims
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs www.va.gov
N.C. Division of Veterans Affairs, Raleigh, N.C. www.state.nc.us/doa/vets/ncdva.htm.
Retirees Defense, Finance & Accounting Services http://emss.dfas.mil
For Retirees to update retirement benefits or check on deductions
Privacy
All information is confidential, whether supplied by the veteran, the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, or other parties and cannot be released or discussed except to those personally connected to the case with a need to know in order to assist the veteran or veteran's dependents.
