VA Life Ins. Update's

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For those of you who are service connected and eligible for veteran's life through the VA, it's a service you should look into. If you're 100% service connected, it is typically provided with the premiums paid for by the VA.

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Recent VA News Releases

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VA Automates Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance Application

PHILADELPHIA (July 14, 2004) - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has
expanded its online benefits applications to include Service-Disabled
Veterans Insurance.

VA's Web site already provides online convenience for applications for
compensation, pension, health care and vocational rehabilitation benefits as
well as education enrollment certification. The addition of
Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (S-DVI) means veterans can be assured
their application is transmitted to the VA Insurance Center in Philadelphia
without mailing delay.

The application can be accessed through the online applications link at VA's
main Web page at www.va.gov <http://www.va.gov/> or through the insurance
Web pages at www.insurance.va.gov <http://www.insurance.va.gov/> . To
initiate the process through a secure Web site protecting users' privacy,
eligible veterans should click on "Apply for S-DVI Insurance Online Using
Our Autoform Application."

S-DVI is a VA program of life insurance that provides $10,000 of coverage to
veterans who have received a service-connected disability rating for a new
condition from VA within the past two years; were separated from service on
or after April 25, 1951, under other than dishonorable conditions; and are
in good health except for their service-connected conditions.

The online application process guides applicants through each step of the
application with easy-to-use help screens and tools. The first steps of the
process will allow veterans to immediately determine if they are eligible
for the insurance. They will also be able to learn about the different
types of insurance plans and premiums available to them.

Once transmitted, applications are immediately processed. However, veterans
who are uncomfortable submitting their application online may also print
their application from the Web site and mail or fax it, just as they may do
now with the paper version of the application.

"The new S-DVI online application allows veterans to apply for insurance at
their own convenience," Tom Lastowka, director of the VA Regional Office and
Insurance Center, noted. "Not only can they go online and apply 24 hours, 7
days a week, but they can also stop while they are completing the
application and come back and begin again where they left off."

"We think that veterans will find the online application the easiest way to
apply, and believe that this will hold true for other online applications we
are developing," Lastowka said.


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