Facility: Veterans Benefits/Facility/Services

Veterans Service Office
734 West Beech Street, Ste 200
San Diego, CA 92101

Veterans Benefits and Services
For more information phone 619-531-4545.

The Veterans Services Office provides these services and help with the following benefits.

Services offered through the Veterans office:

* Comprehensive benefits counseling
* Claims preparation and submission
* Claims follow-up to ensure final decisions
* Initiate and develop appeals when appropriate
* Networking and advocacy with federal, state and local agencies

Information and referral for the following:

* Public assistance
* Veterans Affairs medical care
* Military installations Retired Activities Office
* Homeless issues
* Disability transition assistance counseling at the Naval Medical Hospital, San Diego
* Certification of discharge papers (DD-214) for filing claims with the VA.

Assistance offered in filing for the following benefits:

* Compensation (service-related injuries or disease).
* Re-open compensation claim for increase or re-evaluation.
* Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for survivors (based upon service-connected disability or death).
* Nonservice-connected pension (for war era veterans only).
* Death pension (for survivors of wartime era veterans only).
* Admission to the State Veterans Homes of California (California Department of Veterans Affairs).
* Request for military records and decorations.
* Discharge upgrade and correction of military records.
* Vocational Rehabilitation.
* VA home loan guarantee eligibility.
* Education benefits (VA).
* Disability life insurance and waiver of premiums
* Payment of proceeds of VA life insurance.
* Burial benefits (VA).
* Medical care/dental care at VA facilities.
* Cal-Vet Loans.
* Approving agency for the State College Tuition Fee Waiver program for dependents of eligible veterans.
* Assist veterans and their survivors for placement in long-term care facility.