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Verify attorneys through VA’s official accreditation database.
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Verify claims agents before you appoint or pay anyone.
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Community-based counseling, outreach and readjustment services.
Find Vet Center help →Housing assistance
Homelessness, housing instability, home loans and housing grants.
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BENEFITS LIBRARY
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Official launch points for common VA benefits and claims.
File a disability claim
Evidence, filing methods, and what happens next.
Intent to File
Understand when an ITF may preserve an effective date.
Decision reviews
HLR, Supplemental Claim, or Board Appeal.
C&P exams
What a VA claim exam is and what to expect.
Education
GI Bill and training benefits.
VA home loans
Eligibility, COEs, loans and housing grants.
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STATE BENEFITS
Federal benefits aren't the whole story.
South Carolina is our first featured state.
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South Carolina veteran resources
Claims assistance, county offices, education, employment, housing, tax and other state resources.
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