Military Benefits, Laws, and Rights
Military service members and their families need to know about their rights and benefits while in the military as well as their rights to benefits when they get out of the military. You've served your country well and you deserve the educational benefits, job support, and health care that were promised to you, as well as disability benefits if you were injured during service. Knowing how to protect your rights to future veterans benefits while still in the military can save a lot of heart ache and financial troubles when you get out. And if you take a misstep in the military that threatens your freedom or rights to benefits, we provide some guidance on how to assert your rights.
Veterans with honorable or general under honorable conditions discharge papers are eligible for many VA benefits.
Whether you will be found unfit with or without benefits depends on how your injury your occurred, your disability rating, and your years of service.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) discriminates against same-sex couples and that the federal government must treat all married couples equally.
Family members of deceased or disabled veterans may have access to certain funeral benefits to help pay for the burial and memorial.
The answer depends on how long you've been in service, your disability rating, and whether you can restore your VA offset.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice, or UCMJ, dictates the procedure and punishment for offenses committed by servicemembers on active duty.
A diagnosis of PTSD can help veterans with lighter sentences, grounds for appeal, treatment in jail, and early parole.
The military has built-in protections for convicted service members, including automatic review of special and general court-martial convictions.
You can choose whether to accept or appeal the PEB findings about issues such as your fitness to serve, your disability rating, and the type of unfitness finding issued.
If you find yourself referred to the Disability Evaluation System (DES), learn how the process works.
The answer depends on how long you've been in service, your disability rating, and whether you can restore your VA offset.
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