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up to 60 calendar days prior to the application date.

When VA checks are not available, verification may be obtained by calling the toll-free number provided by the Veteran's Administration for this purpose: 1-800-827- 1000.

This is considered fixed income.

Veterans Educational Allowance/Housing Allowance

The Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) Program offers education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of Veterans who are permanently and totally disabled due to a service- related condition or of Veterans who died while on active duty or as a result of a service-related condition.

Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) is one of several VA benefits available to the men and women who proudly served our country.

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Veteran’s Non- Recurring Lump-Sum Payments

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Veteran’s Payments

Payments paid directly to a person who has served in a military force or a surviving family member.

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Benefit award letter, correspondence from the VA office, benefit payment check, bank statement (as a last resort). The bank statement can be from up to 60 calendar days prior to the application date.

Vietnam Agent Orange Benefits Benefits for the children of women- Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain birth defects must not be considered as income or resources in determining eligibility or benefits. If a child receives a benefit from the

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