Health
As with all veteran benefits, your County
Veterans Service Office can assist you with any questions you may have. Please find the contact information
for your County by clicking below:
Federal
Suicide Prevention Hotline
The Department of Veterans Affairs Health
Administration has teamed up with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to ensure that veterans in emotional crisis have
access to free 24/7 counseling with trained counselors. To connect to the Veterans Hotline call the Lifeline number (1-800-273-TALK)
and press “1.” A chat service is also available by going online.
Contact Information: 800-273-TALK (800-273-8255)
Medical
Centers
The Veterans Health Administration is home to a large integrated
health care system consisting of 153 medical centers, in addition to numerous community-based outpatient clinics, community
living centers, Veterans Centers, and domiciliary care. Together, these health care facilities provide comprehensive care
to more than 5.5 million veterans each year.
Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including
traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical
therapy. In addition most medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services.
State
Ohio Cares
Ohio Cares is a collaboration of state and local agencies supporting the behavioral health
of returning OIF/OEF veterans and their families. The purpose of this program is to enhance the services available for military
personnel and their families and to complement the services available through the VA.
Local
Legal Assistance As
with all veteran benefits, your County Veterans Service Office can assist you with any questions you may have.
Please find the contact information for your County by clicking below:
Patriot Program
The
PATRIOT Program is a pro bono program that provides volunteer lawyers and special counsel from the Ohio Attorney General's
Office to assist military personnel and their families with various legal issues including exercising their rights under the
Service Members Civil Relief Act and the Uniform Services Employment and Re-employment Act of 1994 (USERRA). Legal assistance
is available for wills, powers of attorney, and living wills. Reserve & National Guard personnel and their dependents
are eligible for this program.
License Plates
Military/Veteran License Plates
Ohio's Bureau of Motor Vehicles has many military/veteran
license plates available to eligible veterans.
Loans As
with all veterans benefits, your County Veterans Service Office can assist you with any questions you may have. Please find
the contact information for your County by clicking below: See
County Veterans Service
Offices
Federal
VA Home Loan Guarantee
Description: VA home loan guarantees are issued to help eligible servicemembers, veterans, reservists, and unmarried
surviving spouses obtain homes, condominiums, residential cooperative housing units, and manufactured home, and to refinance
loans.
State
Ohio Heroes Program
Description: The Ohio Housing Finance Agency offers all
the benefits of their first-time buyer program to Ohio veterans at a ¼% lower interest rate. To be eligible you must
be a/an Active Military, Active Reserve, or veteran first-time home buyer who meets the income and sales price requirements
and qualifies for the loan requested. Firefighters, EMTs, Paramedics, Health Care Workers, Police Officers, and teachers also
qualify.
Linked Loan Deposit Program
Veterans receive special preference through
Ohio Treasurer Office which provides a two percent interest rate reduction for small business.
First Time Home Buyer Program
Veterans who may have owned a home during
the past three years qualify under OHFA First Time Home Buyer Program.
Medals & Awards
As with all veteran benefits,
your County Veterans Service Office can assist you with requesting issuance or replacement of military service medals, decorations
and awards. Please find the contact information for your County by clicking below:
Military Injury Relief Fund
As with all veteran benefits, your County Veterans Service
Office can assist you with any questions you may have. Applications for this fund may be completed at any
of the 88 offices. Please find the contact information for your County by clicking below:
Military Injury Relief Fund (MIRF)
Grants money to individuals injured while
in active service as a member of the armed forces of the United States and while serving under Operation Iraqi Freedom or
Operation Enduring Freedom. To be eligible the service member must have proof of injury (injury must have
occurred while serving under OIF or OEF). MIRF is exempt from Federal Taxation and, effective August 21,
2008, is exempt from State Taxation. Eligible Service Members / Veterans may apply EACH fiscal year (July
1-Jun 30)
Veterans Home
The Ohio Veterans Home Agency is a State of Ohio establishment comprised
of two facilities, a home located in Sandusky, Ohio (approximately 60 miles west of Cleveland) and a home located in Georgetown,
Ohio (approximately 45 miles east of Cincinnati). The Georgetown Home is a licensed nursing home providing two levels of nursing
care – standard care and special care (Alzheimer/ Dementia). The Sandusky Home, in addition to offering standard care
and special care in its licensed nursing home, also offers Veterans Hall (DOM), a domiciliary for those who are able to function
in an independent living situation, and DOM+ for those requiring very limited assistance (supervised care) but who do not
require the level of care provided to nursing home residents.
Regardless of which level of care required, all residents have the freedom and convenience of a small community as well
as the comforts of a home-like setting. The Ohio Veterans Home Agency offers a quality of life, which emphasizes privacy,
encourages independence, provides comfort and security, and meets social needs.
As with all veterans benefits, your County Veterans Service Office
can assist you with retrieving your records and updating your discharge information. Please find the contact information for
your county by clicking below:
The Ohio Department of Veterans Services
has discharge papers from the early to mid-1900's to current for those veterans that enlisted from Ohio and requested a copy
to go back to the state. We also record wartime bonus records prior to 1993.
A request form will
need to be completed and sent to:
Ohio Department of Veterans Services
77
South High Street, 7th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
OR
it
may be faxed to 614-728-9498
Recreational Benefits
As with
all veteran benefits, your County Veterans Service Office can assist you with any questions you may have. Please
find the contact information for your County by clicking below:
The Ohio Department of Natural
Resources offers the following benefits to qualifying veterans:
Free
Hunting License
100% disabled veterans (most benefits apply if veteran is
permanently & totally disabled per the VA) & former POW are eligible.
Free Fishing License
100% disabled veterans (most benefits apply if veteran is
permanently & totally disabled per the VA) & former POW are eligible.
Free Registration of Watercraft
100% disabled veterans (most benefits apply if veteran is permanently & totally disabled
per the VA) & former POW and Medal of Honor Recipients are eligible.
Free Camping at Ohio State Parks
100% disabled veterans (most benefits
apply if veteran is permanently & totally disabled per the VA) & former POW are eligible.
Small Business
As with all veteran benefits, your County
Veterans Service Office can assist you with any questions you may have. Please find the contact information
for your County by clicking below:
US Small Business Administration
SBA’s Office of Veterans
Business Development is responsible for acting as a liaison with the Veterans business community, for policy analysis and
reporting, and for acting as an Ombudsman for Veterans in Small Business Administration programs. They also provide
business training, counseling and assistance, and oversee the Federal procurement programs for Veteran and Service-Disabled
Veteran-Owned small businesses.
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC)
The
PTA centers help Ohio's businesses sell goods and services to local, state and federal governments. In addition to services
like marketing, one-on-one training and help with information resources, the Ohio PTA Centers offer: bid-matching services,
product and procurement histories, military specifications, and trade events where Ohio firms can meet government buyers.
These services are provided at no cost to Ohio businesses.
1st Stop Business Connection
The
1st Stop Business Connection, a program sponsored by the Ohio Department of Development's Small Business Development
Centers and the U.S. Small Business Administration, provides FREE state-level information needed to get started or continue
on your entrepreneurial journey.
Linked Loan Deposit Program
Veterans receive preference through the Ohio Treasurer’s Office which
provides a reduced rate for small business loans.
Bonus
Program
The State of Ohio has begun accepting applications from veterans of recent military conflicts for recently approved
bonus payments. The bonus is available to Ohio military men and women who recently served in the Persian
Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq, plus those who served in Operation Desert Storm in the early 1990s. For more information call 1-877-OHIO VET.
