Veterans Affairs

 

Veteran Death Benefits 

• 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

Upcoming Events

October 8^th @ 7:00PM Carbon County Meeting at Post 360, Weatherly

October 11^th @ 1:00PM 30^th District Meeting at Post 123, Lansford

October 11^th @ 9:00AM Open air service to celebrate the Navy’s 425^th Birthday at Ludlow Park in Summit Hill

October 14^th @ 7:00PM Navy’s 425^th Birthday celebration at St. John’s Slovak Lutheran Church on the corner of Tunnel and Abbott Street, Lansford

October 20^th @ 5:00 PM Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center Virtual Town Hall Meeting with Veterans (see attachment)

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