For Veterans

The Veterans Law Project helps low-income veterans overcome service-related legal barriers that prevent them from living self-sufficiently and seeking economic opportunity.

The Veterans Law Project provides civil legal services to homeless Veterans and Veterans at risk for homelessness. “At risk” Veterans include those who (1) couch surf or live in someone else’s home due to finances, (2) have been given an eviction notice, (3) have moved two or more times in the last 60 days, (4) live in a hotel or motel, (5) are fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, or (6) have otherwise unstable housing.

If you are homeless or facing homelessness, email veterans@legalaidnc.org or leave a voicemail on the VLP Hotline at (919) 850-5959.

Category Name Organization
VA Benefits All VA Fact Sheets Veterans Benefits Administration
VA Benefits Applying for Benefits Veterans Benefits Administration
VA Benefits Back-to-Back and Conditional Discharges Swords to Plowshares
VA Benefits Compensation and Pension Exams Swords to Plowshares
Records Corrections DD214 Corrections for DADT Discharges Swords to Plowshares
Records Corrections DD214 Name Corrections Swords to Plowshares
VA Benefits Disability Compensation Information Veterans Benefits Administration
VA Benefits Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Misc Find an Accredited Rep to Help You VA Office of General Counsel
VA Health Care Get VA Health Care U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Benefits Information for Incarcerated Veterans Swords to Plowshares
Discharge Upgrade Information for Military Prisoners Swords to Plowshares
Misc NC DMVA Resource Guide NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Military Records Ordering Courts-Martial Transcripts VA Office of General Counsel
VA Benefits Overpayments of VA Benefits Swords to Plowshares
Military Records Requesting Copies of Military Records Swords to Plowshares
Discharge Upgrade Upgrading Your Discharge Swords to Plowshares
VA Benefits VA Character of Service Determinations Swords to Plowshares
VA Benefits VA Fact Sheet on Claims Involving Less than Honorable Discharges Veterans Benefits Administration

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Veterans Law Project

The Veterans Law Project is a statewide unit of Legal Aid of North Carolina that provides civil legal services to homeless Veterans and Veterans at risk for homelessness. “At risk”…

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