State of Illinois Veterans Benefits

Address:

Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs 833 South Spring Street, PoBox 19432, Springfield, IL 62794-9432

Phone:

217-782-6641 / TDD: 217-524-4645

Fax:

(217) 524-0344

E-mail:

idva.media@illinois.gov

Web Site URL:

www.illinois.gov/veterans

Counties

Bureau

Carroll

Lee

Ogle

Whiteside

Other (See Remarks)

Purpose:

Veterans Benefits: VA Benefits: (800) 827-1000, Health Benefits: (877) 222-8387, Education Benefits: (888) 442-4551, Life Insurance: (800) 669-8477, Debt Management: (800) 827-0648, Mammography Hotline: (888) 492-7844, Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD): (800) 829-4833, CHAMPVA: (800) 733-8387, Headstones and Markers: (800) 697-6947, Gulf War & Agent Orange: (800) 749-8387, Health Eligibility Center: (404) 235-1257 / (800) 929-8387.

Remarks:

Internet Links: VA Consumer Affairs: www.va.gov/customer/conaff.asp . VA Benefits and Health Care Information: Compensation & Pension: www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/ , VA Benefirts Application: www.vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp , Health Benefits and Services: www.va.gov/vbs/health/ , Burial and Memorial Benefits: www.cem.va.gov/ , Education Benefits: www.gibill.va.gov/ , VA Home Loan Guaranties: www.homeloans.va.gov/ , Board of Veterans' Appeals: www.va.gov/vbs/bva , Benefits Outside the U.S.: www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/foreign/ , TRICARE: www.tricare.osd.mil/ , CHAMPVA: www.va.gov/hac . Forms: VA Forms: www.va.gov/forms , Government Forms: www.vba.va.gov/pubs/otherforms.htm . Employment Assistance: For Veterans: www.opm.gov/veterans/index.htm , Veterans' Preference: www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.htm , Federal Government Job Openings: www.usajobs.opm.gov/ , Dep. Of Labor Employment & Training: www.dol.gov/dol/vets . Other Useful Sites: Arlington National Cemetery: www.arlingtoncemetery.org , Department of Defense: www.defenselink.mil/ , Military Funeral Honors: www.militaryfuneralhonors.osd.mil , Military Records: www.archives.gov/research_roo/vetrecs/ .

Services Provided

Veteran Services

If this information is out-of-date or incorrect, please email any changes to servicesdirectory@svcc.edu.