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Veteran Annuity Benefit

The disabled veteran annuity is a financial benefit given to 100% disabled veterans, parents of deceased veterans, and unmarried spouses of deceased veterans living in Massachusetts.

HERO ACT UPDATE:

As part of the HERO Act, the annuity will be increasing from $2,000 to $2,500 over 2 years. Veterans will receive a payment of $1,250 in February of 2025. Starting in August of 2025, veterans will receive one annuity check per year of $2,500. Please contact VetsAnnuity@Mass.Gov or call 857-348-3208 if you have any questions or concerns about your benefits. 

Applications for the annuity must be received and approved by EOVS by June 30th in any given year.

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How to Apply

All applicants must complete the Annuity Application packet.

There are four ways to apply for the Annuity:

  1. Electronically through DocuSign (strongly recommended) 

  2. By Email

  3. By Mail

  4. By your local Veterans Service Officer (click here to find your local VSO)

Before you apply, please have the following documents ready to be submitted with the application:  

  • Certificate of Discharge or Release from Active Service (Member 4 DD Form 214 w/Character of Services)

  • VA Rating Decision

  • Death Certificate or Casualty Report of Deceased Veteran

  • Birth Certificate of Deceased Veteran (parent application only)

  • Marriage Certificate (Widow/er application only)

  • VA/DIC Rating Decision (Widow/er applicant only) 

Application

Apply Electronically (Strongly Recommended) 

Annuity Application Packet for Veterans, Widow/er, and Parents

Apply through Email and Mail

Annuity Application Packet PDF Veteran, Widow/er, and Parent

Email Annuity Application Packet to VetsAnnuity@Mass.Gov

OR

Mail to:
Executive Office of Veterans Services 
Attn: Annuities 
600 Washington St., 7th Floor 
Boston, MA 02111

If you receive the Annuity benefit and want to change your banking information, you can do this electronically, by email, or by mail.

Direct Deposit (Electronic Funds Transfer) Form

If you already receive the Annuity and want to change your address information, you can do this either electronically, by email, or by mail.

IRS W-9 Form

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email the Executive Office of Veterans Services Annuity Department at VetsAnnuity@Mass.Gov or call 617-210-5480.

You may also feel free to contact your local Veteran Service Office. Please click here to find one in your city or town.

Eligibility Requirements

Veteran

  • Have a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) service-connected disability rating of 100%.

  • Has received a discharge from military service under conditions that is not dishonorable.

  • Is a resident of Massachusetts at the time of applying for the annuity and continues to be a resident of the Commonwealth as per M.G.L. ch. 115, s.6A.

  • Meets the requirements for blindness, paraplegia, double amputation or other disability set forth in M.G.L. ch. 115, s.6B and so certified by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Proof of service and disability shall be furnished to the Commissioner as per M.G.L. ch. 115, s.6C.

Parent or Widow/er

  • Death of veteran must be service-connected.

  • Parent/Widow/er must reside in the Commonwealth and must continue to reside in Massachusetts from the date of application and while in receipt of the annuity payments.

  • Widow/er must not be remarried. 

If you are an eligible family member (parents or un-remarried Widow/er) who lost a loved one due to COVID-19 while they were residing at either of the Commonwealth’s Soldiers’ Homes, you may file an application for the survivor annuity benefit. Please contact VetsAnnuity@Mass.Gov or call 857-348-3208. 

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