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Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veteran Affairs - Blind Veterans Pension

1 Garrison Road, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA 17003

Eligibility

Served in the military honorably. Resident of Pennsylvania upon entering the military. Suffered a service-connected injury or incurred a disease which resulted in loss of vision: * Visual acuity with correcting lens is 3/60 or 10/200 or equivalent, or less normal vision in the better eye or, * Includes circumstances where the widest diameter of the visual field of the better eye has contracted to an angular distance of not greater than 20º.

Hours

Monday through Friday, 8:15am to 4:30pm
https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dmva/pennsylvania-veterans/programs-and-services/financial-assistance/blind-veterans-pension.html

Application process

Contact the County Veterans Affairs Director in the county you reside to apply for this program.

Fees

Services provided free of charge.

Service area

PA

Description

Provides eligible blind veterans a pension of $150.00 per month.

Providing organization

Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veteran Affairs

Provides resources and assistance to Pennsylvania's one million veterans and their families, and provides care for aging and disabled veterans. Also prepares and deploys the Pennsylvania National Guard for worldwide combat and combat support operations and provides trained personnel to state and local authorities in times of natural disaster or civil strife. Provides financial assistance, in the form of grants, to eligible Pennsylvania service members and their eligible family members through the Pennsylvania Military Family Relief Assistance Program (PA MFRAP). Offers its veterans six extended care facilities throughout the state. The level of care provided includes personal care, skilled nursing care, domicilliary care, and dementia care. These facilities offer qualified veterans and their spouses dedicated, superior care.