WVI Foundation & Dept. of Veterans Affairs Annual Benefits Claim Clinic

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 Providing information about the VA ID card

What to Do Before the Event: Follow the checklist below and gather any important information you’d like to bring with you. This will help ensure you make the most out of the event.

Review:

• Fact sheets for benefits you’d like to claim, such as, Disability Benefits Questionnaires

(DBQs), Fully Developed Claims (FDCs), Presumptive Conditions, and many more – OR – •Go online to https://benefits.va.gov/BENEFITS/factsheets.asp to download fact sheets

Complete:

• One or more VA application forms, depending on the benefits you’re filing form. Find them online at www.va.gov/vaforms to complete before the event

o A VA staff member can also provide the forms you need and assist you with completing them

Bring with You:

• DD Form 214 (if available, not mandatory to have)

• Medical evidence to support your claim, including:

o Completed DBQs https://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/dbq_disabilityexams.asp

• VA Form 21-4142, Authorization to Disclose Information to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA

Note: Wait times may be long depending on how many fellow Veterans and family members attend the event. We encourage you to bring snacks and medications if needed.

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