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Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs
Where EVERYDAY is Veterans Day!

SSA Webinar for Wounded Warriors
Wounded warrior Healing the Wounds of War.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is hosting a national webinar for Wounded Warriors on November 4, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Participants will learn about benefit programs, and get answers to questions such as who is eligible, and when and how to apply for benefits.
For more information visit Disability Benefits for Wounded Warriors.
Working for Oregon's Veteran Community
ODVA Claims and Counseling
Claims and Counseling
The Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs (ODVA) continues to help our state's veterans and their families to improve the quality of their lives. From helping veterans to file claims for education, medical or other benefits to assisting them in obtaining earned medals and military awards, ODVA is here to serve you.
National Service Officers Are Also There To Help.
Oregon Veterans' Home Loans -- ORVET!
Oregon Veterans' Home Loans - ORVET
The Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs (ODVA) offers a state veterans' home loan (ORVET) that is an additional and distinctively separate benefit from the USDVA (Federal VA) Home Loan Guaranty Program. The current maximum loan amount is $417,000 or a veterans' remaining eligibility amount if there has been a previous ODVA loan.
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The Oregon Veterans' Home
Oregon Veteran's Home, skilled nursing care.
The Oregon Veterans' Home provides a residence for veterans who have honorably served our country, or their spouses, who are now in need of skilled nursing and rehabilitative or Alzheimer's care.

The Home's recreation program offers numerous therapeutic benefits to residents through physical activity, creative expression and social involvement. These are essential keys to allow each resident to maintain a healthy, well-rounded lifestyle to the maximum extent possible... physically, mentally and socially.
Donate to the Oregon Veterans' Home
Veteran's Benefits
Supporting America's Military Families
Supporting America's Military Families
The Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs and Service Officers statewide stand ready provide free benefits counseling, claims service and other assistance to military spouses and their dependents.
LOVE BOXES FOR OUR TROOPS
ORVET LOANS--FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER'S CREDIT EXTENDED!
FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER'S PROGRAM
New legislation, the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, which was signed into law on Nov. 6, 2009, extends and expands the first-time homebuyer credit allowed by previous Acts. The new law:

- Extends deadlines for purchasing and closing on a home.
- Authorizes the credit for long-time homeowners buying a replacement principal residence.
- Raises the income limitations for homeowners claiming the credit.

For the first time, homeowners who buy a replacement principal residence may also claim a homebuyer credit of up to $6,500.

The new law also raises the income limits for homes purchased after Nov. 6, 2009.
Veteran Recognition Plates Available
Veteran Recognition Plates
Oregon veteran license plates will be issued to qualifying veterans with proof of military service--a DD-214 or DD-215.
VIEW OREGON VETERANS LICENSE PLATES

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