FAQs

Veterans' Service Records would be obtained through the National Archives website   http://www.archives.gov/veterans/

VETERANS CRISIS LINE: 1-800-273-8255 PRESS 1 Confidential Chat at www.VeteransCrisisLine.net or Text 838255 VA TOLL FREE HOT LINE (800) 827-1000: This number will put callers in direct contact with VA officials, who are fully knowledgeable … More →

WOMEN VETERANS Women veterans in need of financial assistance are entitled to the same state benefits as men veterans under M.G.L. Chapter 115, administered by the veterans’ agent of each city or town. The Department … More →

FEDERAL BENEFITS COORDINATED BY THE VETERANS’ SERVICES OFFICE Generally any Federal entitlement for an eligible veteran will start from the Veterans' Services Office, by way of application filled out either by the Director or with … More →

LOCAL/STATE SERVICES/BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE VETERANS: DIRECT FINANCIAL AID ΓÇô Chapter 115 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth provides a system of financial benefits for veterans, their families, and in some cases their survivors, … More →

ELIGIBLE VETERANS: Eligible veterans as defined by M.G.L. Chapter 4, Section 7 are as follows: World War I World War II Korean Lebanon Grenada Panama Vietnam Persian Gulf Children of Deceased Veterans Children of POWs/MIAs

DEFINITION OF ΓÇ£VETERANΓÇ¥ FEDERAL DEFINITION: under Federal Law a VETERAN is any person, who served honorably on active duty in the armed forces of the United States. (Discharges marked GENERAL AND UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS also … More →