Benefits & Services
Disability Benefits
Veterans Affairs disability compensation is awarded if a disability occurred because of your military service. Click this link to learn more: Eligibility For VA Disability Benefits | Veterans Affairs
You can also apply for a disability non-service-connected pension if you are a wartime veteran and have limited income and cannot work. Click this link to learn more: Eligibility For Veterans Pension | Veterans Affairs
Dependent and Survivor Benefits
For spouses, unmarried children under 18, helpless children, and low-income parents of service members: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation is awarded if the service member died on active duty or because of service-related disabilities (rated at 100% service connected for 10 years); Death Pensions; and VA Civilian Health and Medical Programs.
Hospital and Medical Care
This benefit provides coverage for:
- Medical care from VA facilities
- Outpatient medical treatment
- Dental pharmacy and prosthetic care
- Care from nursing homes
- Domiciliary and home health care organizations
Referrals for readjustment counseling and drug and alcohol treatment are also made, as appropriate.
Burial Benefits
To honor our nation's deceased veterans, Durham County Veteran Services assists family members in applying for headstones and markers for graves, burial flags. The office also provides burial expenses reimbursement and Presidential Memorial Certificates.
Education and Training
Educational benefits are available for approved training programs. You can use your Montgomery GI Bill, Veterans Education Assistance Program (VEAP), Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance, Federal Employment and On-the-Job Training benefits to further your education.
Veteran Readiness and Employment (Chapter 31)
Service-disabled veterans may be eligible for VA-funded special retraining to obtain suitable employment (may include the costs of training, monthly living expenses, counseling, and related medical and dental treatments).
Home Loans
Assistance with obtaining a VA-guaranteed loan for a home, a manufactured home, a lot or a condominium. Assistance is also available with building, repairing or improving a home (including special grants for adapting homes to accommodate special needs), and/or mortgage refinancing.
NC Department of Military and Veteran Affairs
Provides scholarships for children of certain deceased, disabled or POW/MIA veterans. NCDVA also offers employment hunting and fishing licenses, special auto license plates, certified records and other special programs.
Questions? Contact us.
Questions about your benefits? Contact a VA benefits specialist in Durham County.