VA benefits
Definition
Programs and financial assistance provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to eligible veterans, active-duty service members, their families, and survivors, including healthcare, disability compensation, education benefits (like the GI Bill), home loans, pensions, and burial services.
A colloquial term for the suite of federal entitlements aimed at supporting those who served in the U.S. military, often navigating a famously labyrinthine application process.
Examples
After dodging bureaucracy for months, he finally unlocked his VA benefits and bought that vintage muscle car he's always wanted.
Grandma's VA benefits cover her yoga retreats – who knew downward dog was a veteran superpower?
Navigating VA benefits is like a real-life video game: level up your patience, collect paperwork power-ups, and defeat the denial boss.
With his VA benefits sorted, he traded desert camo for Hawaiian shirts and never looked back.