•0800-0830 Registration TAA & VA TAA’S What We Do
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WELCOME! •Retirement Seminar •0800-0830 Registration TAA & VA TAA’S What We Do Connecting you to: • Veterans Benefit Administration • Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs • County Veterans Affairs Director and Service Officer • To help you file a Disability Compensation Claim, and help with Military Records retrieval • Secure VA subject matter experts to brief at Yellow Ribbon Events TAA • VA Benefits are life time benefits, some use, some do not. • Other Veterans signed up early, others waited, and now cannot meet the qualification requirements. • VA Benefits are not necessarily retired benefits, like Retired Pay at Age 60. • Vets do not get any benefits, unless application is made to the corrects agency with the different VAs. • My job is to get the Vet to the agency for that benefit or Service Officer to help make application for the benefit. VA Home Loan Guaranty • Steps involved in obtaining a VA Home Loan: • Apply for a Certificate of Eligibility, apply on a VA Form 26- 1880 on line or by mail. Send DD Form 214, NGB form 23 and NGB Form 22 if out, VA Award Letter if have approved VA Disability Compensation claim. • Obtain a pre-approval from a lender that participates with VA Loans. • Find a property to buy, Lender obtains VA appraisal. • Close on the loan, and move in. VA Home Loan Guaranty Eligibility: • Generally, must serve24 months of continuous AD or the full period for which called or ordered to AD. • Service must be at least 90 days during period of war(181 during peacetime), unless discharged earlier due to service connected disability. • National Guard, least 6 years of honorable service, with 50 ret points each year, must be documented, Commander Statement of Service, if still in. VA Home Loan Guaranty • Provides housing credit assistance to veterans and service members to enable them to buy and retain homes. • Lenders make the loan and VA guarantees it. • VA guaranty usually means no down payment. • Service member or Veteran must qualify for loan with sufficient income and satisfactory credit score. • Limitations on closing costs and the right to repay without penalty. VA Home Loan Guaranty • A VA Guaranteed Loan can be used to buy a home, buy a lot for a home, build/repair/improve a home and refinance an existing loan. Must be your primary residence, in the US and its territories or possessions. • Law requires funding fee to be paid on VA Loans. Fee range from .5% to 3.33%, depending on loan type and if first time or second-time user. • Fee can be included in loan. • Fee is waived for Veterans entitled to VA Disability Comp. Education • Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty (MGIB) * Prior Service only. • Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR). • Reserve Education Assistance Program (REAP), Chapter 1607, 10 years from date of Active Discharge. • Veterans Education Assistance Program (VEAP). • The Post 9/11 GI Bill-, have 15 years to use if discharged before 1 Jan 13, if discharged after 1 Jan 13 no time limit. Education • Transfer of Entitlement Post 9/11 GI Bill: • Retention Program for DoD. • Must be a member of Uniformed Services when transfer. • Agree to serve at least four years per rules established by DoD and DHS. • Effective 20 January 2020, new 16 years service time on Transfer of Education Benefit (TEB). Education • Contacts: • IA Department of Education, Michael Dommer 515-281- 3516. • IA ARNG Education Office, LTC Philip Turner 515-252-4517. Transition Assistance Advisor (TAA) • Billy J. Foley • IA Transition Assistance Advisor (TAA) • Reserve Component Transition Assistance Advisor Program • Federal Contractor • Building W41/3465, Camp Dodge • 7105 NW 70th Ave, Johnston, IA 50131-1824 • 515-252-4150, e-mail [email protected] Iowa Department of Veteran Affairs Executive Director, Steven F. Lukan Executive Officer, Bob Steben Appointed by the Governor of Iowa Office Number 800-836-4692 / 515-727-3444 Fax Number: 515-727-3713 Camp Dodge, Bldg, W41/3465 7105 NW 70th Avenue Johnston, IA 50131-1824 Iowa Department of Veteran Affairs (IDVA) Bob Steben will cover the following items, areas and benefits in no certain order: 3 levels of VA, County VA, Iowa Veterans Benefits-IDVA List, IDVA Repository for DD 214s and IA Veterans Graves Registration, Injured Grant Program, Nursing Home Data Base, Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Trust Fund for Veterans and Spouses, Iowa Veterans Home, VA Compensation Claims with Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids, and Presumptives for Claims, Voc Rehab. Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) • Bob Steben continued: Waiver of VA Disability Comp to draw drill pay and annual training pay, VA Pension Claims, VA Hospital, VA 10-10EZ enrollment form with DD Form 214 and VA Award Letter, DIC Claims for surviving spouse when Veteran dies of service connected condition, Burial Flag for Veterans Death, and Headstone or Marker for Veterans buried in private and public cemeteries. Veterans Benefits QUESTIONS? Edition 10 February 2021 Twenty Year Ring Retiree Database Iowa National Guard Record Center G1 20 Year Ring Eligibility • Twenty Years of satisfactory service in the Iowa National Guard • Ring Options: • White Ultrium: Free • Gold: Call for Current Prices • Stone Choices: Birth Stone Black Onyx, Mother of Pearl • Member will need to get sized by a local jeweler • Request initiated by unit in awards tracker • POC: Ms. Shaver; [email protected] (515)252-4313 or 800-294-6607 ext 4313 Questions? Iowa National Guard Record Center (515)252-4313 Record Center • Location: Building 3465/W41 (Old USPFO Building) • Co-Located with State Fiscal and State Veterans Affairs Office • Fax Number: 515-252-4139 Record Center POCs • Karla Niemier (Administrator) • Phone: 515-252-4329 or 800-204-6607 ext 4329 DSN: 431-4329 • Melissa Shaver (Clerk Specialist) • Phone: 515-252-4313 or 800-204-6607 ext 4313 DSN 431-4313 Purpose To assist all Iowa National Guard Veterans with obtaining Personnel Records and Medical/Dental Records Assist the VA with claims, FBI with background checks and Funeral Homes with documentation for those who served Where to Obtain Military Records • Iowa National Guard Record Center • Iowa Army National Guard service members who retired/discharged from 1951 thru October 2002 • Iowa Air National Guard members from the date the ANG was established thru 2015 • iPERMS • Service Members who retired/discharged after October 2002 • IAARNG Record center can retrieve documents from the iPERMS systems Where to Obtain Military Records • US Army Human Resource Command (HRC): https://www.hrcapps.army.mil/portal/ • Use DS Login, Click on Reserve/Retiree/Veteran Record • HRC, Fort Knox, KY, Phone 888-276-9472 • Use DS Login on eBenefits (https://www.ebenefits.va.gov) • Phone number 800-827-1000 Standard Form 180 • Used to request records from: • National Personnel Records Center • VA Records Center • Any other Military Component • Obtain the SF 180 • https://www.gsa.gov/reference/forms# • Google “Standard Form 180” •Contact the Iowa National Guard Records Center https://www.iowanationalguard.co m/retirement/Pages/default.aspx Download iPERMS Record • Must be done while still in uniform • 1. Log into iPERMS (https://iperms-ia.hrc.army.mil/) • 2. Click “Download” in upper right hand corner • 3. Save zip file to CD and keep safe Questions? Iowa National Guard Record Center (515)252-4313 SSLI/SGLI IOWA NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATIONS LIFE INSURANCE OPTIONS SGLI/VGLI CONVERSION • Becomes 5 year renewable term policy, EXPENSIVE STARTING AT AGE 50 • No dependent coverage after separation SSLI: Offered by StateAssociations • Term and whole life available, difference • AFBA/USBA • Coverage up to $650K • Can cover dependents • Every Guard Member has 1k coverage (free) • Every “New” Guard Member has 10k coverage (free) for 1 yr Pays claim within 24 hours of notification, without Death Certificate Possibly FEGLI if technician LIFE INSURANCE OPTIONS • Should be enrolled now and carry it into retirement • Payroll deduction during membership, pay directly after separation,ACH • SGLI/SSLI only authorized payroll deductions KEN ANDRESEN, POC, 515-883-0267, 515-270-6373 Iowa Military Funeral Honors Military Honors Elements • Folding & Presentation of the Flag • Taps • Firing Detail • Casket team (pallbearers) if requested • Chaplain (if requested) Military Honors Documents Needed • DD 214 or NGB 22 - Discharge to Retired Reserve • Discharge order to the Retired Reserve • NGB 23 showing 20 years of qualifying service • Discharge Certificate to the Retired Reserve Military Honors Other Items • Eligible for Bronze Marker Thru Veterans Administration • Eligible For Burial at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Van Meter (don’t have to be an Iowa resident) • Eligible For Burial at National Cemeteries • Presidential Memorial Certificate Military Honors Information Sites • Iowa Veteran’s Cemetery -https://www.va.iowa.gov/cemetery • National Cemetery Administration – https://www.cem.va.gov Requesting Military Honors • Arrange thru the funeral home when making funeral arrangements (best method). • Call our office, 515-252-4421. • Questions can be asked of our office anytime about what can be done, who to contact, etc. DEERS 07 March 2021 DEERS Database D-Defense E-Enrollment E-Eligibility R-Reporting S-System DEERS Database Benefits database for Sponsor ID Dependent ID Cards Tricare Dental Vision MWR Commissary DEERS Database WHO SHOULD RECEIVE AN ID CARD Sponsor Spouse Children ages 10 to 21– UNMARRIED Children age 21 – 23 if fulltime college memo is provided Children age 21-26 if purchasing TRICARE Young Adult. Children not living in the sponsor’s household Step-Children living in sponsor household - (Last name is different) DEERS Database Incapacitated Children-Age 21+ • DFAS Dependency Approval Required • Apply when child is age 20 – lengthy process Online application process at: https://corpweb1.dfas.mil/askDFAS/custMain.action?mid=5340 DEERS Database DEERS Changes and updates: ONLY the Sponsor or his/her Power of Attorney (POA) holder can make changes to Sponsor DEERS Database.