County Of Santa Cruz Human Services Department, Adult And Long-Term Care

This program provides information on benefits and helps with applications for veterans, their dependents, and survivors. It covers various areas such as compensation for disabilities related to service, education benefits, and home loan assistance, including the process for obtaining a Certificate of Eligibility. Additionally, it offers support for wartime veterans with non-service connected disabilities based on income, VA healthcare applications, and veteran readiness and employment services. Claims support is also available for widows or dependent children of veterans, which includes burial benefits, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, Death Pension for non-service connected benefits, education benefits, and proceeds from VA life insurance policies. Furthermore, claims services for parents of veterans are provided, covering burial benefits, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation based on income, and VA life insurance proceeds. Intake is done by calling for an appointment, and there are no fees for these services.