Director of Veteran's Services
City of Northampton, MA 01060
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Differences Between State and Federal Benefits for Veternans
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Veteran's Services
ORDINARY BENEFITS
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Room and Board
Food
Shelter
Fuel
Clothing
Utilitites
Household Supplies
Personal Needs
MEDICAL
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Doctor
Dentist
Medication
Hospital
In-Patient/Out-Patient
MISCELLANEOUS
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Ambulance
Holyoke Soldier's Home
110 Cherry Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
SERVICES PROVIDED
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Long Term Nursing Care
ELEGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
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Qualified veterans with non-service
connected disabilities who have
served in the armed
forces of the United States
for ninety (90) consecutive
days, one of which was
during wartime, who
received an honorable
military discharge are
elegible to receive services
at the Soldier's Home.
Copies of the discharge
(DD-214) must be filed
with our admission office.
Under Massachsetts
laws, veterans cannot be
admitted or treated in the
Outpatient Department for:
* Sevice-connected cases for
service-connected disabilities.
* 100% service-connected
cases for any condition
* Industrial accident cases
* automobile accident cases
involving insurance and liability
of another
United States Government
V.A. MEDICAL CENTER
421 N. Main Street
Leeds, MA 01053
Compensation
Non-Service Connected Pensions
Education
Loan Guarantee (G.I.)
G.I. Life Insurance
Vocational Rehabilitation
* Service Connected
MEDICAL
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V.A. Hospital
In-Patient
Out-Patient
Medication
Nursing Homes
* Prosthetics
*Eye Glasses
*Hearing Aids
75% Costs paid by State
25% Costs paid by City Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Veteran's ability to pay All costs paid by the
United States Government
