Veterans' Services

Materials from the April 19, 2023 veterans' benefits training, presented as part of the MLRI/MCLE Basic Benefits Training Series. Agenda Powerpoint Slides The Transition to Civilian Status and a General Overview of Veterans Benefits (PDF of Powerpoint Slides) Federal…

The Veterans Legal Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School recently updated our self-help guide about the Chapter 115 Benefits Program for Massachusetts veterans and their dependents. The guide provides basic information about the Ch. 115 program, eligibility requirements, appeals,…

The Veterans Legal Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School recently updated our self-help guide about the Chapter 115 Benefits Program for Massachusetts veterans and their dependents. The guide provides basic information about the Ch. 115 program, eligibility requirements, appeals,…

The tool helps veterans, their families and service providers determine potential eligibility for the Massachusetts Veterans’ Services Benefits Program – known as Chapter 115 – which provides monthly financial assistance to low-income veterans across Massachusetts. This benefit can…

Attached is a budget worksheet and a quick desktop reference budget chart.

Below are four fliers you can use in your SNAP outreach with low income veterans, dependents and families of military service members. SNAP is an important nutrition benefit for all low-income residents, but veterans and military service families may be reluctant to apply.  On 11/9/18, the…

A national website for military members, veterans and their families, with the goal of helping them to to find their own solutions to common legal problems, and to find someone to help, if legal advice is needed. 

This webiste gives Massachusetts veterans and their families the ability to search through 230 benefits programs based on their service branch, time period and family needs. The website is regularly updated.

Veterans Legal Services has developed legal information for veterans, including a series of videos prepared in conjunction with the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education.

A guide developed by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office.  Click the "Go to Website" link below to download the guide from the AG's website, Updated November 2016. See also the Veterans' Resources page on the Attorney General's website.

Veterans Services desktop budget chart. Although titled 2016, there was no change for FY 17, so it remains in effect until June 30, 2017.

From the introduction: "This unique handbook, written for veterans, gives you everything you need to know about: how to apply, veterans service centers, choosing a facility, changing a facility, second opinions, prescriptions, dental care, chiropractic care, non-VA care, travel, POW…

Click the "Go to Website" link below to download a guide to Veterans’ Laws and Benefits in Massachusetts, a compilation of resources regarding major state benefits in the areas of education, employment, housing, motor vehicles, property taxes, and medical assistance.…

May 2013 DTA Hotline Q and A: If you have any questions on this column or other policy and procedural material, please have your Hotline designee call the Policy Hotline at 617-348-8478. Q. 1. My TAFDC applicant is a veteran of the Iraq War. Is she eligible for TAFDC? A. 1. This applicant may…

VA benefits guide, written by Thomas McCormack (Community Access National Network).

 Veterans of the United States armed forces may be eligible for a broad range of programs and services provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These benefits are legislated in Title 38 of the United States Code. This booklet contains a summary of these benefits effective Jan. 1,…

The American Bar Associations website about legal resources for military families.  Features an Information Center with publications and resources on a variety of legal topics that military families may encounter, as well as a Pro Bono Center to connect civilian attorneys to pro bono legal…

Massachusetts Veterans’ Benefits are administered by local Veterans’ Service Officers (VSOs) in cities and towns.  In some instances, the VSO makes vendor payments directly to the veteran’s landlord and/or utility company for the veteran’s housing or heating/cooling…

"This [free] 605-page guide describes in depth the problems of the vet and servicemember (and his or her family), the benefits and services available to him or her (and family) and the veterans and servicemembers issues that will be decided in the next several years. Most important, it…