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READ & UNDERSTAND

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Cover of Protecting Benefits Through Incarceration and Reentry
FREE FIELD GUIDE · PDF

Protecting Benefits Through Incarceration and Reentry

Protecting Benefits Through Incarceration and Reentry has eleven steps: confirm whether you get compensation or pension, learn the day 61 rule, report the incarceration, help your family seek apportionment, answer any debt letter, and report your release promptly. Education only.

WORKSHEETS & TOOLS

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First page of the Buddy Statement Pack worksheet
FREE WORKSHEET / TOOL · PDF

Buddy Statement Pack

Three versions of the same buddy statement: weak, strong and harmful. Includes a two-page fillable handout your witness can complete, sign and hand back, plus a checklist to run before you submit.

First page of the Two Boards worksheet
FREE WORKSHEET / TOOL · PDF

Two Boards

Discharge Review Board or Board for Correction: two boards, two clocks, and the three-year clock starts at discovery. Includes liberal consideration rules and a fillable record worksheet.

First page of the Two Clocks worksheet
FREE WORKSHEET / TOOL · PDF

Two Clocks

A VA debt letter starts two clocks: thirty days to keep the money and one year to ask for a waiver. Covers dispute, waiver and appeal, with a fillable six-question waiver worksheet.

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