What is VA Form 0966?

VA Form 21-0966 is an Intent To File A Claim For Compensation And/ Or Pension, Survivors Pension, or Other Benefits. As the instructions state, the Intent to File form is used to notify the VA of your intent to file for benefits.

Where do I mail Form 21-0966?

Paul VA Regional Office. Mail forms to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Claims Intake Center (Attention: Philadelphia Pension Center) PO Box 5206, Janesville, Wisconsin 53547-5206.

How do I submit an intent to VA?

You can call us at 800-827-1000. We’re here Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET. Or submit an Intent to File a Claim for Compensation and/or Pension, or Survivors Pension and/or DIC (VA Form 21-0966).

Is VA back pay from intent to file?

You will receive about 11 months of back pay because of your Intent to File. The Intent to File process allows veterans to be compensated while preparing the best application they can to communicate the service-connected disabilities that have resulted from their military service.

What does inactive intent to file mean?

The date that the VA receives your intent to file for each specific benefit will be protected as the effective date for the benefit that you applied. Thus, you can not file for two claims simultaneously for the same benefit category. Once a completed claim is filed, the intent to file for that claim becomes inactive.

How do I file a VA intent online?

Intent to File VA Claim Online Go to www.ebenefits.va.gov to register or log in, and: initiate a claim. complete the personal information page. hit “save” to establish your effective date (you’ll have one year to complete your application from this date)

What happens after intent to file?

Once you submit your intent to file claim, you will have one year to submit your full claim. Keep in mind that if you send your claim in by mail, it will need to reach the VA before the one-year mark is up. Claims postmarked on the one-year later date will be considered late, and the VA may not accept them.

What is a 21-0966 form used for?

VA Form 21-0966 – Intent To File a VA Claim This Form Is Used to Notify VA of Your Intent to File for the Compensation, Pension, Survivors Pension, and DIC Benefit (s). The Intent to File a claim process allows applicants additional time to gather all of the information and evidence needed to support their claim (s).

When to use the VA Form 21-0966 to file a claim?

Use VA Form 21-0966 if you’re still gathering information to support your claim, and want to start the filing process. Submitting an intent to file can secure the earliest possible effective date for any retroactive payments you may be eligible to receive.

What is the VA Form 21-526ez?

VA Form 21-526EZ, Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation Benefits, is a formal application for VA disability benefits. Veterans are required to submit this form in order to initiate a claim for service-connected compensation.