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

🇺🇸 Don’t Miss This! 🇺🇸
Join us for WVI’s 8th Annual Veterans Benefits Claims Clinic — a powerful event you won’t want to miss! For nearly a decade, the Women Veterans Interactive Foundation has partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Baltimore Regional Office to bring veterans face-to-face with VA representatives who can answer questions, provide guidance, and help move your claims forward.

This is your chance to get direct support, resources, and the answers you need. Now is the time — don’t miss it!

Live Links:

 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 for. 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 are attending the event. We encourage you to bring snacks and medications, if needed.