The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pension exists to help financially disadvantaged wartime Veterans and their survivors.

Individuals and organizations are available to help you file a VA pension claim free of charge. A searchable list of VA-accredited representatives including Veterans Service Organizations, agents, and attorneys is available at the VA Office of General Counsel website:

http://www.va.gov/ogc/apps/accreditation/index.asp

To get more information about VA pension, visit www.benefits.va.gov/pension or call 1-800-827-1000.