As a spouse of a veteran you may be eligible for:

• VA Education Benefits.
• Readjustment Counseling.
• Educational and Career Counseling.
• State Specific Benefits.
• Burial in VA Cemetery.
• Burial in Arlington National Cemetery (if sponsor awarded Purple Heart, Silver Star or above)
• Inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery.

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What benefits do I get when I marry a veteran?

As a veteran’s spouse, your spouse’s health benefits expand to include you. The Tricare insurance program, for example, provides health insurance to military retirees. It also covers spouses and children. Even if you divorce or your spouse dies, you stay covered unless you remarry.

How much does a veteran get for a spouse?

How Much Does VA Pay? The basic monthly rate of DIC is $1,340 for an eligible surviving spouse. The rate is increased for each dependent child, and also if the surviving spouse is housebound or in need of aid and attendance.

What are the benefits of marrying a retired veteran?

Current spouses of retirees receive the same benefits the retiree does — including health care coverage. Military members and retirees are given health care for life for themselves and their qualifying family members. That’s the benefit, plain and simple.

What benefits does military wife get?

Free Healthcare: Active duty military members and their dependents receive free medical care including appointments, surgeries, births and medicine that is obtained on-base. Housing & BAH: Most military bases offer free housing and if you live off base there is Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) compensation.

Do veterans get more money if married?

Although not known as “military marriage pay,” service members do receive a pay increase as part of their housing and cost-of-living allowances after they get married.

Does my spouse qualify for VA benefits?

Dependents and spouses of veterans are eligible when the veteran: Has a VA-rated service-connected medical condition making them permanently and totally disabled, or; died of a service-connected medical condition, or; died on active duty, and the dependents are not otherwise eligible for TRICARE benefits.

When a husband dies does the wife get his Social Security?

When a retired worker dies, the surviving spouse gets an amount equal to the worker’s full retirement benefit. Example: John Smith has a $1,200-a-month retirement benefit. His wife Jane gets $600 as a 50 percent spousal benefit. Total family income from Social Security is $1,800 a month.

Do widows of veterans get a pension?

Military veterans are entitled to certain benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs, including healthcare and pension benefits. Following the death of a military veteran, the VA also pays a survivor pension, also known as a widow’s pension, to qualifying family members.

Do spouses of disabled veterans get benefits after death?

Are a Veteran’s Disability Compensation Payments Continued for a Surviving Spouse After Death? No, a veteran’s disability compensation payments are not continued for a surviving spouse after death. However, survivors may be entitled to a different type of benefit called Dependency and Indemnity Compensation.

How long do you have to be married to a veteran to receive benefits?

To qualify for most benefits, the spouse must have been married to the veteran for at least a year. In some cases, if the spouse of a veteran remarries, benefits may be terminated.

Does my wife get half my military retirement?

No, there is no Federal law that automatically entitles a former spouse to a portion of a member’s military retired pay. First, it authorizes (but does not require) State courts to divide military retired pay as a marital asset or as community property in a divorce proceeding.

How long do you have to be married to receive military benefits?

To qualify, the couple must have been married for at least 20 years overlapping the member’s military career. For more information, see the Military Health Benefits for Divorced Spouses article in the Military Divorce Guide.

What is a military wife entitled to in a divorce?

After divorce, the former spouse is entitled to the Continued Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP), which is the Tricare version of “COBRA” for three years. And as long as the spouse remains unmarried and was also awarded a share of the military retirement or SBP, the former spouse may remain on CHCBP for life.

How do military wives make money?

You can do freelance work or consulting for companies all over the globe. As independent workers, military spouses can earn extra income, set their own hours, and work from anywhere in a variety of virtual positions. If you’re not sure about self-employment, you may still be able to secure a position as an employee.