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15 VA Benefits Most Vets Never Claim

Your rating unlocks far more than compensation — wiped student loans, paid family caregivers, family healthcare, six-figure housing grants. Tap your rating and see what’s yours.

100% P&T / TDIU

Student Loans Wiped Out (TPD Discharge)

Rated 100% P&T or on TDIU? Your federal student loans can be fully discharged — often tens of thousands of dollars, gone.

Apply at StudentAid.gov →
Military retirees

CRDP — Keep Retirement AND Disability Pay

20-year retirees rated 50%+ collect both military retirement and VA compensation in full — no offset. Usually automatic, worth confirming.

Check via DFAS →
Military retirees

CRSC — Combat-Related Pay for Retirees

Combat-related disabilities? CRSC restores retirement pay the VA offset took — tax-free, and open to medical (Chapter 61) retirees too.

Apply through your branch →
70%+

Caregiver Program — Your Spouse Gets Paid

Rated 70%+ and need help with daily living? PCAFC pays your family caregiver a monthly stipend (often $1,500–$3,000+ by area) plus healthcare and training.

Apply on VA.gov →
100% P&T / TDIU

CHAMPVA — Healthcare for Your Family

At 100% P&T, your spouse and children get health coverage through CHAMPVA — a benefit families routinely never hear about.

Apply on VA.gov →
100% P&T / TDIU

Chapter 35 — School Money for Your Kids & Spouse

Dependents’ Educational Assistance pays your spouse and children roughly $1,500+/month for school when you’re 100% P&T.

Apply on VA.gov →
Any rating (even 0%)

VALife — Guaranteed Life Insurance

Any service-connected rating (even 0%) and age 80 or under: up to $40,000 whole life, no medical exam, no health questions.

Apply on VA.gov →
10%+

Annual Clothing Allowance — $1,000+/Year

A brace, prosthetic, or prescribed skin medication that wears out your clothes = an annual payment over $1,000. File once a year by August 1.

File VA Form 10-8678 →
100% P&T / TDIU

Housing Grants — Up to $120,000+

Severe mobility or vision loss? SAH/SHA grants pay six figures toward adapting or building your home — ramps, widened doors, full remodels.

Apply on VA.gov →
100% P&T / TDIU

Auto Grant — ~$26,000 Toward a Vehicle

Loss of use of a hand or foot, or certain vision loss: a one-time ~$26,000 vehicle grant plus VA-paid adaptive equipment.

File VA Form 21-4502 →
Any rating (even 0%)

Vet Centers — Free Counseling, Zero Paperwork

Combat vets and MST survivors get free confidential counseling for themselves and family at 300+ Vet Centers — completely separate from VA healthcare.

Find a Vet Center →
Any rating (even 0%)

Commissary, Exchange & MWR — Any Rating

ANY service-connected rating unlocks on-base shopping (tax-free) and MWR facilities for life. Most vets at 10% have no idea.

How access works →
Any rating (even 0%)

Free Lifetime National Parks Pass

Service-connected at any rating: a free lifetime America the Beautiful pass — every national park, for life.

Get the pass →
10%+

Federal Hiring Preference (10-Point)

Rated 10%+? You get 10-point preference on federal job applications — a real edge for USPS, VA, TSA, and every agency.

How it works →
100% P&T / TDIU

Space-A Flights & Property Tax Breaks

100% P&T unlocks Space-Available military flights for you and dependents — and most states waive some or all property tax. See your state’s rules →

Space-A basics →

Not sure which of these you qualify for? Bring your award letter to a free 15-minute call and we’ll walk it together.

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