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Veterans

 

Veterans Living Overseas

If you’re a Veteran who lives overseas, you remain entitled to the benefits and services you earned through your military service. Most VA benefits are payable regardless of your place of residence or nationality. VA benefits include disability compensation, pension, education and training, health care, home loans, insurance, Veterans readiness and employment and burial.

What you should know

Direct Deposit: Once benefit payments are sent from the United States, your international direct deposit arrival depends on your foreign financial institution’s processing time.

VA Claim Exam: In support of a disability claim, VA will schedule your claim exam (compensation and pension exam) as close as possible to your home. It is very important that you provide your physical address, even if you utilize a separate mailing address. You can provide your physical address by completing VA Form 21-4138 (Statement in Support of Claim) and uploading it with your claim at VA.gov or through Quick Submit.   

Additionally, you should provide your most current contact information (telephone number and e-mail address) as we will utilize multiple means to notify you of your exam date, time and location.  If we do not have your physical address and current contact information, your claim may be delayed or denied. 

For more claim exam information, visit
VA Claim Exam (C&P Exam) | Veterans Affairs

Currency Conversion: International Treasury Services will not charge you a currency conversion fee for payments sent overseas; however, your foreign financial institution may charge fees as applicable.

Foreign Schools: Education benefits are offered to eligible Veterans to attend approved programs at foreign schools. To learn more, visit Foreign School Information for Students

Specially Adaptive Housing: If you are a disabled Veteran, you may be eligible for a Specially Adaptive Housing grant to accommodate your disability. You must have a substantial ownership interest in the home to be adapted or built. It’s also important to know that any improvements or modifications must be first approved by VA.

For more information on on eligibility, how to apply, and how to contact VA for assistance, visit Specially Adaptive Housing

Getting healthcare overseas

As a Veteran living or traveling abroad, you can receive medical care for VA service-connected disabilities through our VA Foreign Medical Program. Under this program, we assume payment responsibility for the necessary treatment of service-connected disabilities.

For more information, visit Foreign Medical Program 

There are regional toll-free phone numbers on this page that you can call for additional assistance.


How to get an VA.GOV account

You can manage and apply for benefits online using VA.gov. If you don’t already have an account, you can creae an account to manage your VA benefits and care in one place - any time, from anywhere. Instead of using your APO address for registering on VA.gov, use your last recorded United States address.

For dependents of Veterans without a social security number, you must do the following:

  • Contact the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) at 1-800-538-9552.
    • Provide your dependent's Foreign ID number.
    • Obtain a generated social security number provided by DMDC.
    • Use the generated social security number for registration in eBenefits.

You can visit the VA.gov for assistance with registering for an account or you can call 1-800 372-7437.

How to get assistance

  • For general benefit questions and assistance:
    • Call us at (412) 395-6272 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
    • Send us an email using the Ask VA.
  • For questions related to education benefits:
    • Call us at (918) 781-5678 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
  • For help related to international direct deposit and currency conversion:
    • Call us at (918) 781-7550 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
    • Send us an email
  • To speak to a benefits representative at an American embassy or American Consulate:

Veterans who live in the Philippines

What you should know

  • You may be able to receive care for non-service connected disabilities at the VA Manila Outpatient Clinic. This is limited to United States Veterans who are already receiving care at the outpatient clinic and whether the clinic is able to provide the needed service.
  • You have to cover the costs of treatment for non-service connected disabilities by non-VA care providers or by an outside medical facility.
  • We do not provide a home loan certificate of eligibility for Veterans who live in the Philippines.

For more information, visit our Manila Regional Office 

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