Every week, VA sends a newsletter that is jam-packed with resources like free concert tickets, farming assistance, workout programs, national park passes and Veteran discounts on hundreds of services.
VA makes no endorsements of the privately offered resources, but we share them to generate awareness of all that’s available to the Veteran community.
Here are the Top 10 most popular Veteran resources from 2022:
On Veterans Day 2022, the U.S. National Park Service unveiled a lifetime pass providing free entrance to national parks for Veterans and their families. The pass gives them free access to about 2,000 public locations spread out across more than 400 million acres of public lands.
A comprehensive list of Veteran and military discounts that are good all year and are updated based on additional awareness.
VA announced compensation payment rate increases based on the latest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Beginning on Jan. 1, 2023, Veterans and beneficiaries who receive VA compensation benefits began seeing an 8.7% increase in their monthly compensation benefits—the largest increase in over 30 years.
In January 2023, VA launched a new life insurance program called Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALife). The program provides guaranteed acceptance whole life insurance coverage to Veterans 80 and under, with any level of service-connected disability.
VA announced that Veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Southwest Asia and other locations may be entitled to compensation for medical conditions presumed to be related to exposure to fine particulate matter. For more information on new presumptive conditions, visit the Airborne Hazards and Burn Pit Exposures – Public Health page.
VHA Innovation Ecosystem, in collaboration with Evidation, is encouraging Veterans to enroll in Heart Health. This free application-based program helps educate Veterans about their heart health and chronic conditions using their smartphones and wearable devices. Veterans can track relevant health data, including activity, mood, symptom and weight data.
Veterans and their spouses are eligible for free training programs offered by NPower, which is now taking applications for spring 2023 classes. NPower’s program has served more than 1,600 Veterans and spouses with free tech training, professional development, social and mental health support, assistance navigating VA benefits, paid learning opportunities and job placement.
Vietnam Veterans or eligible survivors of a Veteran with a presumptive disease linked to exposure to Agent Orange may be eligible for VA disability compensation. You can file a claim or appeal a decided claim on your own or with help from an accredited attorney, claims agent or Veterans Service Officer (VSO).
The following groups have shopping privileges at commissaries: Veterans with a service-connected disability according to VA; Veterans who are Purple Heart recipients; Veterans who are former prisoners of war; and people assessed, approved and designated as the primary family caregivers of eligible Veterans under VA’s Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers.
VA benefits can help Veterans and their families buy homes, earn degrees, start careers, stay healthy and more. Join an event for conversation and information.
If you do not receive the #VetResources weekly newsletter, sign up today at www.VA.gov/VetResources. Past newsletters can be found here, and all #VetResources blog posts are online at https://news.va.gov/category/vets-experience/vetresources/.
Know of a Veteran resource we should share? Post it in the comments box below.
The sharing of any non-VA information does not constitute an endorsement of products and services on the part of VA.
Topics in this story
Link Disclaimer
This page includes links to other websites outside our control and jurisdiction. VA is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of non-VA Web sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy or terms and conditions of those sites to fully understand what information is collected and how it is used.
Statement of Endorsement
Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
More Stories
Bridge My Return launched a software re-build to its hiring platform with an improved AI-driven, skills-matching algorithm and military skills translator.
The Project Flaunt Hub is an online platform of videos, interactive programs and activities. It is designed to empower children, their families and/or caregivers to accept themselves and in doing so, embrace others.
Power of motorsports and road course endurance racing to provide adrenaline therapy and create positive change in the lives of veterans and first responders.
Any tax preparation services for veterans in Apple valley ca
Don’t understand why a Vietnam vet cannot have commissary privileges even though I was drafted and served my 2years. I still fought for this country. Doesn’t seem very fair to me.
There is a FREE fesource website run by a Vietnam era veteran http://www.VeteranBargains.com The site lists alomost 900 businesses that offer discounts and special promotions, events. organization that help and much more. There is also a free eNewsletter sign up at:
https://gem.godaddy.com/signups/30c561339b3c460b9903660a282384ba/join
Equine- Assisted Therapy programs for Veterans are all over the US. Most of these programs have a free or reduced cost for Veterans, as many of them have grants and other options to support Veterans. You can look on either https://naturallifemanship.com/practitioners/ or https://www.eagala.org/programs;d=None to find an EAP Program close to you. Several programs also offer Retreats and/or Intensives (2-3 days) if you do not live close by.
Your page for veteran discounts is extremely out of date. Much of the information is old/incorrect.
Lululemon discount is now 15%, not 25%.
Commissary and exchange privileges are useless except on the internet as veterans are not allowed on bases regularly.
Where do I find information on what VA benefits are available for my spouse upon my death? I am 100% disabled and my major concern is VA assisted living facilities, there availability, qualification for survivor, etc. Thank you.
Thank you!