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VA lowers life insurance premiums for more than 3 million Veterans, service members, and spouses
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NewsFlash
December Deadline for Veterans Life Insurance
Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALife) is guaranteed acceptance whole life insurance <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.va.gov%2Flife-insurance%2Foptions-eligibility%2Fvalife%2F/1
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we’ll automatically approve your application. You won’t need to prove you’re in good health. And you can keep your coverage for the rest of your life. Life insurance provides essential
financial protection covering:
* Funeral costs.
* Mortgage payments.
* Education expenses.
* Lost income.
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Eligible Veterans must apply for VALife by December 31, 2025 <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Finsurance.va.gov%2FVALIFE%2FFiduciary/1/0100019a7e307916-344cb0b5-208a-49c8-8340-06837101
5124-000000/8Yj1NIbeCCcmdw8iCqqy6Ba1bZ-f-5PnezYgeUcA1Ck=431> , to keep S-DVI during the 2-year waiting period for VALife benefits.
S-DVI (including policies with premium waivers) will end when full VALife coverage starts. Veterans must pay premiums for both policies during the 2-year waiting period.
Benefits you can get with VALife
You can get these benefits:
* Up to $40,000 in whole life insurance coverage (in $10,000 increments), and
* Cash value that starts to add up 2 years after we approve your application
Note: VALife doesn’t offer loans.
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FORWARD MARCH: If you’re separating from the military and you have certain health problems (called preexisting conditions), it may be hard for you to get private life insurance. But
you can get life insurance without having to prove good health if you act within 120 to 240 days of separation <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.va.gov%2Fresources%2Flife-insuranc
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For more information about VALife, you can play our VALife video <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv=umVFO71Ebos/1/0100019a7e307916-344cb0b5-208a-49c8-8340-06
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How much you’ll pay for VALife
Your premium depends on your age when you apply and the amount of coverage you want. Your premium rate will never increase as long as you keep your VALife policy.
If more than 6 months have passed since your last birthday, we consider you 1 year older when determining your premium rate. For example, if you’re 59 years and 6 months and 1 day old,
you’ll pay the rate for age 60.
Note: VALife doesn’t offer premium waivers.
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When your benefits will start
Your full life insurance coverage starts 2 years after you apply. You must pay the premiums during those 2 years.
If you die during the 2-year waiting period, we’ll pay your beneficiaries the total amount you paid in premiums, plus interest.
* Interest rate for a death in 2025: 3.59%
If you die after the 2-year waiting period, we’ll pay your beneficiaries the full coverage amount of your policy.
Note: Beneficiaries are the people you pick to get the money from your life insurance policy if you die.
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Eligibility for VALife
If you’re age 80 or younger
You’re eligible for VALife if you have a VA service-connected disability rating—even if your rating is 0%.
There’s no time limit to apply after getting your disability rating.
If you’re age 81 or older
You may be eligible for VALife if you meet these requirements.
All of these must be true:
* Before you turned 81 years old, you applied for VA disability compensation for a service-connected disability, and
* After you turned 81, you received a rating for that same disability, and
* You apply for VALife within 2 years of getting notification of your disability rating
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If you apply for VALife on or after January 1, 2026, your S-DVI (including policies with premium waivers) will end the day we approve your VALife application. You’ll need to pay only
VALife premiums during the 2-year waiting period. But you won’t have full coverage during this time.
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Support Phone Numbers
* VALife, S-DVI, and VMLI: 800-669-8477
* WWI, WWII, and Korean War era programs: 800-669-8477
* VGLI program, SGLI claims, and FSGLI claims: 800-419-1473
* MyVA411 main information line: 800-698-2411
* Telecommunications Relay Services (using TTY) TTY: 711
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Important Phone Numbers
Air Force Wounded Warrior Program 1-800-581-9437
Army & Air Force Exchange 800-527-2345
Army Recovery Care Program 1-800-984-8523
Beneficiary Travel 855-574-7292
Benefits Hotline 800-827-1000
Bereavement Counseling 877-927-8387 or 202-461-6530
Burial and Memorial Benefits 800-535-1117
CHAMPVA Healthcare for Surviving Spouses and Dependents 800-733-8387
Coast Guard Exchange 800-572-0230
Community Care Billing 877-881-7618
Debt Management Center 800-827-0648
Defense Commisary Agencey 804-734-8000
Dental (VA) 877-222-VETS
Dental (VADIP Delta) 855-370-3303
Dental (VADIP MetLife) 888-310-1681
Education (GI Bill) 888-442-4551
Foreign Medical Program 877-345-8179 or 303-331-7590
Headstones and Markers 800-697-6947
Health Care 877-222-8387
Home Loans 877-827-3702
Homeless Veterans 877-424-3838
Life Insurance, All Programs Other than SGLI, FSGLI, TSGLI, VGLI 800-669-8477
Life Insurance, Veterans’ Group Life Insurance Program (VGLI), Claims for Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Family SGLI 800-419-1473
Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment 1-877-487-6299
My HealtheVet 877-327-0022 or 800-877-8339 (TTY)
Native American Direct Home Loans 888-349-7541
Navy Exchange 877–810–9030
Navy Wounded Warrior (NWW) Safe Harbor 855-NAVY WWP / 855-628-9997
Presidential Memorial Certificate Program 202-565-4964
Special Operations Command Warrior Care Program 877-672-3039
Spina Bifida Program 888-820-1756
Spouses, Dependents, Survivors and Family Caregivers Benefits 855-260-3274 or 202-461-1077
TRICARE East Humana Military (East) 800-444-5445
TRICARE West Health Net (West) 844-866-9378
TTY, Federal Relay 711
Uniformed Services ID (USID) Card 800-477-8227
VA Hotline 800-MyVA411 (800-698-2411)
Veterans Canteen (Special Order Desk) 800-664-8258
Veterans Crisis Line Dial 988, then Press 1
Veterans Health ID Card 877-222-8387 (TTY: 711)
Vet Centers 877-927-8387
Vet Verify (Veterans Online Shopping) 844-868-8672
Women Veterans 877-222-8387
72-Hour Emergency Care Notification Line 844-724-7842
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About VISN 20 and NW MIRECC
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VA's NW MIRECC serves to improve the mental health and well-being of Veterans through research and dissemination of information to providers both within VA and the general public. VHA
continually evolves and cultivates ongoing cutting-edge medical research and innovation <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.mirecc.va.gov%2Fvisn20%2FAbout_NWMIRECC%2Fnwmirecc-histor
y.asp/2/0100019a7e307916-344cb0b5-208a-49c8-8340-068371015124-000000/l7p_H6yRqWvBbWBpeDwM-FBJc-Z10Of_sSqoulUtYZg=431> to improve the lives of America’s patriots. VA's Veterans Integrated
Service Network (VISN) 20 serves Alaska, Washington, Oregon, most of Idaho, and one county each in Montana and California. Operating across three time zones over 817,417 square miles,
VISN 20 is home to 273 federally recognized American Indian and Alaskan Native tribes. Spanning 23% of US land mass, VISN 20 is the largest geographic region of VA. NW MIRECC brings
together complementary research, education, and clinical programs from VA Puget Sound (VAPSHCS) and the VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS). The collaborative approach to mental
health research, education and treatment has had a profound impact on the lives of Veterans.
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VAPSHCS and VAPORHCS were commissioned by Congress and the VA as one of the first three MIRECCs in the United States <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outloo
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to improve the quality of life and function of Veterans by developing, evaluating, and promoting the implementation of effective treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
and its complex comorbidities. PTSD comorbidities include the behavioral consequences of repetitive blast mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), Substance Use Disorder (SUD), chronic pain
(in particular, post-concussive headaches), cognitive impairment, and increased risk for neurodegenerative disorders (chronic traumatic encephalopathy [CTE] and Alzheimer’s disease
[AD]). VA MIRECC's provide for the improvement of the provision of health-care services and related counseling services to eligible veterans suffering from mental illness (especially
mental illness related to service-related conditions) through—
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* the conduct of research (including research on improving mental health service facilities of the Department and on improving the delivery of mental health services by the Department);
* the education and training of health care personnel of the Department; and
* the development of improved models and systems for the furnishing of mental health services by the Department.
As part of the VISN 20 NW MIRECC mission to enhance access to mental health expertise, the NW MIRECC collaborates and consults with other MIRECCs and Centers of Excellence, as well as
with other VA, Department of Defense (DoD), Federal, State departments of Veterans Affairs, community agencies, and experts. The close geographic proximity (40 miles) of DoD Joint Base
Lewis-McChord/Madigan Army Medical Center to VAPSHCS has provided an exciting opportunity to develop innovative and productive research, education, and clinical care collaborations
with DoD personnel that address PTSD and its associated conditions in their early stages in active-duty Servicemembers.
VA ranks as one of the nation's leaders in health research. Every year, thousands of research studies are conducted at VA medical centers, outpatient clinics, and nursing homes. For
example, the VA has:
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* Developed artificial limbs that allow amputees to have more independence and better quality of life
* Invented the cardiac pacemaker
* Performed the first successful liver transplantation
* Developed the nicotine patch to help people stop smoking
* Played a major role in the development of the CT/CAT scan to view the inside of the body
* Tested new drugs and treatments for diseases such as AIDS, Diabetes, Alzheimer's and Osteoporosis
NW MIRECC research studies significantly contribute to advancements in our understanding of medical problems that lead to health improvements for Veterans and civilians alike. Research
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