VA Readjustment Counseling Services

October 7, 2011 at 5:03 pm (Veterans)
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The eBenefits are: Receiving counseling services for being a combat war veteran, in order to make your life a little bit easier to handle.

The VA provides outreach and readjustment counseling services throughout the  232 – CBOC (Community Based Outreach Centers), which are located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Eligibility: Veterans are eligible to receive the services if they served on active duty in a combat theater, which includes: WWII, The Korean War, The Vietnam War, The Gulf War, or the campaigns in Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Global War on Terror.

Services Offered: Counselors may be able to provide individual, group, and family readjustment counseling to combat veterans to assist them in making a successful transition from military to civilian life.

Counseling services and treatment for PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), along with help for other military related problems that affect functioning within the family, work, school or area of everyday life may be available as well.

There are other psycho-social services available too, including: Education, Medical Referral, Military Sexual Trauma, Homeless veteran services, Employment, VA benefits referral, and the brokering of other non-VA services to name a few.

For more information, visit the website: www.VetCenter.va.gov

 

 

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Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E)

October 4, 2011 at 12:21 am (Veterans)
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Dear Veterans,

You may be eligible for the VR&E (Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment) program. This program is also known as Chapter 31 program as well.

For those of you who do not know what this is: It is another avenue for veterans to receive benefits. There are five tracks under this program, and they are:

1. Employment – This is where the VocRehab counselor will assist you with getting a job in the same field as your MOS/Rating, or in a new career field.

2. Re-employment – If you were called into action and had to leave your job, this program may help you get it back once you return home.

3. Training – A lot of veterans are experts in their military fields, but have no clue how to function in real life. Under this track, you may get the chance to return to school in order to learn new skills.

4. Independent-Living – A lot of men and women return with severe injuries. They may need help in their daily life and this is an excellent program that will help with those needs.

5. Self-employment – There are a lot of veterans that can not function in the government or private sector as employees. This is the reason this track was created. It was created to help veterans explore the option of working for themselves, or as entrepreneurs.

Each track is very unique, and beneficial as well. However, the veteran must also meet certain criteria in order to apply for the program. I hope this brief summary of the VR&E program helps, and please feel free to comment as well.

For more information on the VR& E/Chapter 31 program, please visit the website:   http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/

***To listen to this post in audio format, Click here: The VR&E program message.

Sincerely,

eBenefits Blogger

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