Veterans Affairs

 

Veteran Death Benefits 

• Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents & Survivors
• Headstone Expense Form
• Burial Expense Form
• Claim for Burial Expense Form

Carbon County death benefits are provided to veterans who have active service during one of the following periods of war: 

• World War I - April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918
• World War II - December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946
• Korean Conflict - June 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955
• Vietnam Era - February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975
• Desert Storm - August 2, 1990 to date determined by Congress.

Veterans Treatment Court

• Veterans Court Mentor Program Application
• Policy on Confidentiality
• Volunteer Participant Release and Waiver of Liability
• Background Check Waiver for Mentors
• VTC Participant Handbook
• VFW Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition (deadline October 31, 2020)
• Voice of Democracy Entry Form Fillable

PA Programs

• Amputee and Paralyzed Veterans Pension
• Blind Veterans' Pension
• Educational Gratuity
• Real Estate Tax Exemption
• Veterans Temporary Assistance
• Military Family Relief Assistance Program (MFRAP)
• PA Telehealth Survey

Veterans Day Discounts

• Veterans Day 2020 Discounts
• County Veterans Day Service Memo

Upcoming Events

 

October 26^th @ 6:00PM Party for Navy’s 425^th Birthday at Nesquehoning VFW

November 10^th @ 1:00PM County Veterans Day servicer in Josiah White Park, Jim Thorpe