For U.S. veterans, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has created a GI Bill Comparison Tool to help veterans learn about educational options and compare benefits by school.
To use this tool, please visit the GI Bill Comparison Tool webpage at: https://www.va.gov/gi-bill-comparison-tool.
[This page was last reviewed and updated on: 8/24/2020.]
Table of Contents
The Idaho Department of Labor Veterans' Services has a list of employment resources available to Idaho veterans.
For more information, please visit their website here: https://labor.idaho.gov/dnn/Job-Seekers/Veterans-Services.
[This page was last reviewed and updated on: 8/24/2020.]
Table of Contents
The Idaho Military Legal Alliance is an organization that works to increase access to pro bono legal services for Idaho’s military population. IMLA objectives include coordinating services of IMLA partners, providing continuing legal education on military legal issues, supporting military legal clinics in all parts of Idaho, and recruiting pro bono attorneys to help Idaho’s military population.
Table of Contents
The Idaho Division of Veterans Services operates three Veterans Homes in Boise, Lewiston and Pocatello. All three homes share a common goal of providing responsive medical and supportive care to veterans who can no longer provide for themselves. The quality of life for veterans is their primary focus and we provide an environment that supports privacy, independence, comfort and security, while meeting social needs.
For more information regarding any of the three Veterans Homes, please visit Idaho Division of Veterans Services webpage regarding these homes: https://www.veterans.idaho.gov/ISVH.
Table of Contents
Below is a list of programs for homeless veterans in Idaho:
Ada County Programs
Bannock County Programs
Elmore County Programs
Kootenai County Programs
Latah County Programs
For the most up to date list of homeless veteran programs in Idaho, including housing and medical programs, please visit the Idaho Division of Veterans Services' Homeless Veterans webpage here: https://www.veterans.idaho.gov/homeless-veterans-programs.
Table of Contents
Recent military service and medical records are not online. However, most veterans and their next of kin can obtain free copies of their DD Form 214 (Report of Separation) and the following military service records: Official Military Personnel File (OMPF); Replacement Medals; Medical and Health Records; Burials and Emergency Requests; and Natural Disaster Requests.
Please visit The National Archives Veterans' Services Records webpage to fill out requests for any of the records listed above: https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records.
UPDATE: Phased Reopening of National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NPRC was closed from March 23 through June 23, 2020. As of June 24th, the NPRC entered into Phase One of a gradual reopening process. The center is currently servicing emergency requests and will soon expand its service to include time-sensitive requests from veterans for records needed to secure VA home loan guarantees and employment opportunities. These expanded services are planned to begin on August 3, 2020.
[This page was last reviewed and updated on: 8/24/2020.]
Table of Contents
Stateside Legal is the first national website focused on common legal problems facing veterans and military families.
The website includes information on legal issues related to:
For more information, please click on the link below.
[This page was last reviewed and updated on: 8/24/2020.]
Table of Contents
If you are a veteran, you may be eligible for the following benefits: Disability Compensation for Veterans, Disability Pension, Dependents, and Other VA Benefits.
For more information regarding benefits available to Veteran's in Idaho, please visit Idaho's Division of Veteran's Services Benefits and Services webpage here: https://www.veterans.idaho.gov/benefits.
For assistance obtaining veterans' benefits, please contact your local office of the Idaho Office of Veterans Advocacy by visiting their webpage here: https://www.veterans.idaho.gov/advocacy.
The Office of Veterans Advocacy is a full-service bureau that helps veterans, their family members and survivors pursue all federal and state benefits and entitlements on their behalf. Their staff has qualified benefits specialists trained to help veterans and families gain benefits they are entitled to under the law. They provide counseling and referral services to individuals and families, to provide veterans with current, accurate information on the entire range of issues associated with veterans’ benefits and entitlements.
This service is available Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Messages may be left 24 hours a day.
Table of Contents