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No, a veteran's disability compensation payments are not continued for a surviving spouse after death. However, survivors may be entitled to a different type of benefit called Dependency and Indemnity Compensation.

VA Form 3288, REQUEST FOR AND CONSENT TO RELEASE OF INFORMATION FROM INDIVIDUAL'S RECORDS.

If filing claims with the VA, the federal regulations are available here. The VA, however, will accept a power of attorney as valid for health care decision-making purposes, even if it is not notarized, if VA Form 10-0137, VA Advance Directive: Durable power of attorney for Health Care and Living Will, is completed.

Basic Eligibility: A person who served in the active military, naval, or air service and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable may qualify for VA health care benefits including qualifying Reserve and National Guard members.

Age pension available through DVA Certain veterans and their partners who receive a disability pension from the Department of Veterans' Affairs can also have their social security age pension paid by DVA.

Power of Attorney (POA) is a familiar concept for many VA buyers. POA is a legal instrument allowing service members to designate a person who can enter into contracts and execute other civil, financial and legal obligations on their behalf - often because of a deployment.

In short, veterans' medical benefits are determined by a priority system. Anyone who served on active duty in the military may be eligible for at least some V.A. health care benefits. Someone who was in the reserves or the National Guard may also qualify if he or she was called up for active duty.

A VA Form 21-22a is known as an Appointment of Individual as Claimant's Representative form. It will be used by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. This form is necessary to recognize someone as a representative of a veteran who has a claim with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

A VA Survivors Pension offers monthly payments to qualified surviving spouses and unmarried dependent children of wartime Veterans who meet certain income and net worth limits set by Congress. Find out if you qualify and how to apply.

If you're a current or former member of the Reserves or National Guard, you must have been called to active duty by a federal order and completed the full period for which you were called or ordered to active duty. If you had or have active-duty status for training purposes only, you don't qualify for VA health care.