VETERAN SUPPORT IN CONNECTICUT
TO ADD TO THE ABOVE MESSAGE BOARDS:
Click on the link where you wish to leave information
Click on the 'new message' section that will appear above the list of all of the messages that are already on the board
Place the 'name' or 'title' of that which you will be speaking about in the 'subject line' when the window opens for you to leave your message
Type your message for the veterans and their families
If it applies, be sure to leave information in the message that tells how to contact that which you are speaking of
Press 'send' and the message will be posted to the message board you have selected
Connecticut Department of Labor
Veterans' Service Organizations
http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/veterans/service-org.htm#amerlegion
The Connecticut Department of Labor website listed above gives the contact information, website location, and organization details for the following groups ( you can also click on the links below):
PLEASE REMEMBER THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE TO SERVE THIS COUNTRY AND PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER THEIR FAMILIES
PLEASE REMEMBER THOSE WHO ARE BOUND AS POW, THOSE LISTED AS MIA, AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT LOVE THEM AND WAIT FOR THEIR RETURN
CONNECTICUT BLUE STAR MOTHERS
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TOLL FREE NUMBERS FOR CONTACTING THE VA
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS: Toll Free Numbers for Contacting VA VA Benefits: 1-800-827-1000 - Burial
- Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA)
- Death Pension
- Dependency Indemnity Compensation
- Direct Deposit
- Directions to VA Benefits Regional Offices
- Disability Compensation
- Disability Pension
- Education
- Home Loan Guaranty
- Life Insurance
- Medical Care
- Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
Education (GI Bill): 1-888-442-4551 Health Care Benefits: 1-877-222-8387 Income Verification and Means Testing: 1-800-929-8387 Life Insurance: 1-800-669-8477 Mammography Helpline: 1-888-492-7844 Special Issues - Gulf War/Agent Orange/Project Shad/Mustard Agents and Lewisite/Ionizing Radiation: 1-800-749-8387 Status of Headstones and Markers: 1-800-697-6947 Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD): 1-800-829-4833 |
Connecticut DAV Committees
Chairpersons and Members
This Announcement Can Be Found On The Military.com Website:
Free Legal Help for Veterans
Week of July 23, 2007
The law firm of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, recently announced its Washington, D.C., pro bono project "When Duty Calls." Womble Carlyle will host the program in an effort to provide military veterans with pro bono legal assistance in the initial stages of disability claims filed with the Department of Veterans Affairs. For more information, read the article on the Military.com website at www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,142517,00.html?wh=wh. Email this page | Subscribe to Benefits Update | type=text/javascript> </SCRIPT> Print this page
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Connecticut Law About Military Affidavits
The 2006 edition of the popular publication Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents is now available on-line at
The booklet updates the rates for certain federal payments and outlines a variety of programs and services provided by VA and other federal agencies. It also includes toll-free phone numbers, Internet addresses and a directory of VA facilities throughout the country
VETERANS' SERVICES
Eastern Connecticut State University
VETERANS' BENEFITS
Charter Oak State College
Advocacy Unit to Assist Veterans and Active Duty Personnel
CT Attorney General
| Connecticut Attorney General's Office Press Release Attorney General Announces Veterans Advocacy Unit To Assist Veterans, Active Duty Personnel On Benefit, Legal, Other Issues November 12, 2007 Attorney General Richard Blumenthal marked Veterans Day by announcing his office is launching a Veterans Advocacy Unit to assist veterans and active duty military personnel with benefit, legal and other issues. Starting tomorrow, veterans and active duty men and women with legal, benefit, consumer protection, employment or other questions or problems can call Blumenthal's office and speak with a lawyer who will seek to assist them. "My office will fight for those who fought for us," Blumenthal said. "Today, as we honor the brave military men and women who selflessly serve and sacrifice for us, we should resolve to serve them. Veterans and active duty personnel needing help with benefits, service-related legal, consumer protection or employment issues can call my office for assistance. "We owe every veteran and every man and woman now serving all benefits and rights without hitch or hindrance. As our servicemen and women return home from Iraq and Afghanistan, the need for these services is great and growing. I will fight for veterans and active duty military -- to assure access, cut red tape and break down bureaucratic obstacles." Starting tomorrow, veterans needing assistance should call the Attorney General's Office at (860) 808-5318. >
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Rocky Hill Veterans Health Care Center To Be Named For Air Force CT Native
Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that she is naming the state’s new $33.8 million veterans health care center in Rocky Hill for a Connecticut native son and one of only two Air Force enlisted men ever awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor – Sgt. John Lee Levitow.
“John Levitow is a true Connecticut hero and treasure,” said Governor Rell “It is the totality of his life – most especially his loyal and tireless service to Connecticut veterans after he left the military – that make this tribute so fitting. Despite his enormous courage, he was a very unassuming, humble public servant who always put others first. I think he would be very proud of this beautiful facility that will forever bear his name on a campus that he loved so very much.”
For more information, please visit http://www.ct.gov/governorrell/cwp/view.asp?a=3293&Q=415206
Nontaxable Veterans Benefits
Subject: [VeteranIssues] Payments Under VA CWT Program Are Nontaxable Veterans' Benefits , CWT program pays vets to work in VA facilities
http://www.centerfortaxstudies.com/blog/taxnews/2007/11/19/payments_under_va_cwt_program_are_nontax_69
Payments Under VA CWT Program Are Nontaxable Veterans' Benefits (Rev. Rul. 2007-69)
The IRS has ruled that payments made by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under the Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) Program are exempt from federal income tax as veterans' benefits. The ruling reflects the IRS's acquiescence (TAXDAY, 2007/10/29, I.5) to the Tax Court's decision in R. Wallace , 128 TC 132, Dec. 56,899 (TAXDAY, 2007/04/17, J.1), that payments received under the CWT Program constitute nontaxable veterans' benefit under 38 U.S.C. §5301 (as cross-referenced in Code Sec. 140(a)(3)).
The IRS noted that the legislative history for Code Sec. 134, which provides an exclusion from gross income for qualified military benefits, indicates that veterans' benefits under 38 U.S.C. §3101 (now 38 U.S.C. §5301) constitute qualified military benefits. The IRS further ruled that, because payments made under the CWT Program are exempt from federal income tax, they are not required to be reported on an information return.
Rev. Rul. 65-18, 1965-1 CB 32, is revoked and Rev. Rul. 72-605, 1972-2 CB 35, is amplified.
Rev. Rul. 2007-69, 2007FED ¶46,715
This is an interesting IRS decision that could have an impact on tens of thousands of veterans.
The CWT program pays vets to work in VA facilities as part of their therapy. They could be transitioning out of a homeless program or drug / alcohol rehab.
Vets are usually paid minimum wage (based on the state in which they are working).
The VA has issued 1099 forms at the end of each year to CWT workers.
Although the VA has told many vets that their CWT earnings are not taxable, the IRS has "nailed" many vets, claiming it is income.
So...if you have received CWT compensation and paid taxes on it, you should file amended returns to get the money back because CWT pay has been ruled a BENEFIT and NOT income.
Be sure to cite IRS Rule 2007-69.
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PS -- be sure to also remember that Veterans Disability Payments are NOT taxable.....
Look For Your Disability Verification Letter For Property Tax Relief
Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USVA) will soon be mailing disability verification letters required for local property tax relief to Connecticut’s 22,000 veterans.
“This is great news for Connecticut’s veterans who have been counting on this relief,” Governor Rell said. “Just a few days ago, thousands of disabled state veterans stood to lose a tax break if they did not contact the federal Department of Veterans Affairs requesting proof of their disability. In these tough economic times it is imperative that these men and women receive all the financial benefits and assistance that they have so courageously earned.”
On September 29, Governor Rell was informed by the USVA that because of a computer system change in July, the agency would not mail forms to veterans that verify their disability ratings for local tax purposes. Governor Rell immediately wrote to USVA Secretary James Peake expressing concern and asking him to correct the issue in the near future.
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