PVAO Benefits

          Type of Benefits:

Limitations:

  1. The widow-beneficiary should not be receiving a similar pension for the same consideration from other government funds or from the United States government.
  2. The pension is terminated when the surviving spouse remarried
  3. Veteran died between 09 April 1990 and 09 April 1994 before his 65th birthday: Effective dated is widow's 65th birthday or 09 April 1994, whichever is earlier, but no earlier than veteran's date of death.
  4. Veteran died between 09 April 1990 and 09 April 1994 after his 65th birthday; Effective date is veteran's date of death.
  5. Veteran died after 09 April 1994: Effective date is veteran's date of death.

Basic requirements: (pangunahing dokumento)

  1. Proof of service
    • For WWII AFP veterans - Military Service Record from NRD, OTAG. Ex-pc serviceman - MSR from Camp Crame.
    • For Philippine Scout - enlistment record/report of separation from USVA. Cut-off date for the Philippine Scout Service (on or before 3 June 1946)
    • Claim number of any approved claim, if dg.
  2. Proof of birth
    • Birth certificate from LCR/NSO/archives office with registry no. (original or certified photocopy done by issuing officer)
  3. Proof of death
    • Death certificate from LCR/NSO with LCR registry number (original or photocopy)
  4. Proof of marriage
    • Marriage certificate from LCR/NSO with registry number (original or certified photocopy).
  5. Valid ID (passport, driver's license, COMELEC ID, postal ID, GSIS/SSS ID, AFP ID or VMMC greencard).
  6. 2 pcs. Latest ID pictures of veteran and spouse

Secondary requirements in cases basic documents are insufficient: (karagdagang dokumento kung hindi sapat ang pangunahing dokumento na isinumite ayon sa nakatala sa itaas o kawalan ng pangunahing dokumento).

  1. Proof of service, any of the following:
    1. Discharge certificate.
    2. Form 23/21/24
    3. Affidavit of 2 comrades-in-arms (in cases information in MSR is insufficient)
  2. Proof of birth;
    1. Certificate of non-availability issued by LCR/NSO or archives office
    2. Baptismal certificate
    3. Joint affidavit of 2 disinterested persons
    4. Certificate of 2 disinterested persons
  3. Proof of death
    1. Certificate of non-availability issued by LCR/NSO or archives office
    2. Joint affidavit of 2 disinterested persons
    3. Burial permit or certificate of interment record
    4. Casualty report
  4. Proof of marriage, submit (a) and any 2 of b, c, d, e, f and g.
    1. Certificate of non-availability issued by LCR/NSO or archives office
    2. Joint affidavit of 2 disinterested persons
    3. Birth certificate of any one child
    4. Land title
    5. Declaration of beneficiaries
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Limitations:

  1. The beneficiary should not be receiving a similar pension for the same reason from other government funds or form the United States government.
  2. The pension of the surviving spouse is terminated upon remarriage.
  3. The pension of a child is terminated upon reaching the 18th birthday or upon marriage.

Pension Rates:

Notes:

  1. Rates of death pension prior to 09 April 1990 are covered by Republic Act 65 (WWII)
  2. From 09 April 1990 to 09 April 1994, pension rates for survivors of non-combat related deaths are 50% of the prescribed rates.

Effectivity of pension:

Death of the veteran or 09 April 1990 whichever is later.
  • Surviving spouse (death as result of service connected disability)
    1. Last re-rating from DRB
    2. Death certificate of veteran from LCR with registry number/casualty report
    3. Marriage contract certificates from LCR with registry number
    4. AGO form 23
    5. Marriage contract
  • For the parents (where the soldier is single)
    1. Military service record (to prove that the deceased is indeed a soldier) report.
    2. Line of duty status (to prove that the soldier was killed in action).
    3. Declaration of beneficiaries.
    4. Death certificate of veteran issued by the LCR with registry number (to prove the fact of death).
    5. Marriage contract of veteran's parents issued by LCR with registry number (to prove legitimacy of marriage); entitlement of pension as parents.
    6. Birth certificate of veteran issued by LCR with registry number to prove that the soldier is indeed related to the claimant).
    7. 2x2 ID photo colored or black.
    8. AFP dependent's id.
All documents must be either or authenticated by the office which issued the same. We do not honor xerox copies. The claimant must personally file.
Note: In the absence of death certificate any of the following will suffice.
  1. Burial permit.
  2. Death certificate of veteran issued by the parish church.
  3. Late registration of court declaration.
In case of loss or destruction of registry record, a certification from the custodian of public records to this effect and affidavit of two disinterested persons preferably sponsors in the marriage plus birth certificate of one child wherein the data and place of marriage are indicated. In the absence of a marriage contract, any of the following will suffice.
  1. Marriage certificate issued by parish church.
  2. Certificate of land title of birth certificate of two children indicating the date and place of marriage of parents.
In the absence of a birth certificate any of the following will suffice.
  1. Voter's id/affidavit issued by COMELEC dated 1986 onward.
  2. Passport.
  3. Baptismal certificates issued by parish church.

All documents to be submitted must be either original or authenticated by the office which issued the same.

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Pension Rates:

Additional pension: Given to the spouse and unmarried minor children of disability pensioners with a 100% disability rating. Each dependent will receive Php 500.00/month.

Effectivity of Pension:

The date of effectivity of the pension that may be awarded to an applicant will be based on the conditions specified hereunder:

  1. Officers and enlisted personnel of the Philippine Army and guerilla organizations of World War II, on the day the application received but in no case earlier that the date of the approval of this Act; and,
  2. For all other veterans

    3. - On the date immediately following the date of discharge if the application was filed within one (1) year after the veteran's separation from the service;or,
    - On the day the application was received if the application was filed beyond one (1) year after the veteran's separation from the service.

General Policies in Rating

  1. The rating schedule s primarily a guide in the evaluation of disability/ies resulting from all types of disabilities and injuries encountedred as a result of or incident to military service. The percentage ratings represent the average impairment resulting from such disabilities and injuries and their residual condition in civil occupation.
  2. The determination and rating of the disabilities are done in accordance with the "Schedule of Rating Disabilities of the USVA". (Executive Order No. 54).
  3. For Initial Evaluation: The determination and rating of disabilities of post war veterans are based on the findings and recommendation of the Disability Separation Board of the AFP Medical center (Formerly CDD Board). For World War II Veterans, the determination of service-connected disability/ies is based on their medical records shown in their military service records such as the AGO Form 23, Discharge Certificated (Form 55) or Report of Physical Examination prior to Discharge (Form 63). Ratings are then based on the results of their present medical evaluation obtained from any government hospital such as the VMMC.
    For re-evaluation/re-ratings: Periodic re-evaluation and re-ratings of the veteran's disability/ies are based on the medical evaluation done by the government hospital where the veteran was examined. the Board determines the type of clinical evaluation and diagnostic tests to be requested for re-rating purposes.

Exemption from Re-evaluation:

A disabled veteran shall be exempted from periodic examination and re-rating in the following cases:

  1. When the disability is considered as static;
  2. When the disability is permanent in nature or of such character that there is no likelihood of improvement; or
  3. When the veteran is already fifty-seven years of age or over.
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Nature of Benefit:

Free hospitalization, medical care and treatment on per diem basis covering:
  1. board and lodging
  2. medicine
  3. medical services; with a list of veterans in a given month, if

    4. - Attested by the Veterans Assistance Officer, Contact Officer or Accredited Contact Officer;
    - Verified military status; either from the PVAO Records Unit or The Non-Current Records Division, Office of the Adjutant General (OTAG).
    - The list must not exceed the number of bed capacity daily.

Order of Precedence in Confinement:

All veterans shall be provided by the PVAO hospitalization, medical care and treatment in the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC), in the veterans wards of selected government hospitals, or in such other medical facility that it may designate, depending on the availability of patient bed space, preference in the confinement of patients in the VMMC and in the following priority:

  1. Veterans and military retirees who are suffering from service connected disabilities or disease for which they are receiving monthly disability pension.
  2. Veterans and military retirees who are suffering from service connected disabilities or disease which need immediate medical attention
  3. Veterans and military retirees who are suffering from non service connected disabilities or disease, which do not require immediate medical attention.
  4. Eligible dependents of veterans and military retirees.
  5. Other persons authorized under rules and regulations of PVAO as approved by the Secretary of National Defense.

Remarks/Exceptions:

  1. The establishment of Veterans Wards in selected government hospitals, shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract entered into between the Administrator and the Directors of the said hospitals, subject to approval of the Secretary of National Defense and the Local Government Units.
  2. Accredited Contact Officers may be designated by the Administrator to certify the hospitalization of veterans.
  3. The contracted hospitals shall submit to the Administrator the monthly hospital bills for the hospitalization, medical care treatment of veterans and military retirees and their dependents on a per diem basis, covering patients and the corresponding number of patient days in a given month subjected to the following conditions:

    4. - hospital bills are attested to by the concerned PVAO Regional Veterans Assistance Representative, Contact Officer or Accredited Contact Officer.
    - payments shall be allowed only upon verification by PVAO of the status of each veteran or military retiree patient named in the list.
    - the list of veterans and military retirees shall in no case exceed the authorized number of bed patients daily, except in case of where there is an excess of a number of days to compensate for days when the quota of bed patients was short of the maximum number of bed patients, available.

Requirements:

For the veteran

  1. Copy of his military service record
  2. Xerox copy of filed application of any of his approved claim
  3. Xerox copy of his old age pension check; or
  4. Request for certification of his eligibility for hospitalization from PVAO's contract officer/or vfp's (veterans federation of the Philippines) representative in the area.
  5. Either of the following id's: Veteran's ID, VMMC hospital ID (green card)

For the dependents

  1. Wife - copy of marriage contract
  2. Minor child - birth certificate
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What are the requirements in filing an application?

If the beneficiary is a child of a veteran

The following requirements are needed:

  1. Proof of service of veteran (Military Service record duly issued by the Office of the Adjutant General or Certification issued by PVAO or the Military Service Board (MSB), if veteran is a "Deserving Guerilla"
  2. Marriage Contract of the veteran
  3. Birth Certificate of the beneficiary
  4. 2" X 2" picture of applicant and beneficiary
  5. School credential of beneficiary
  6. Death Certificate of veteran (if veteran is deceased).
  7. Death certificate of the spouse of the veteran (if both the veteran and his spouse are deceased).
  8. Waiver of rights of the other children of the veteran.


    9. Note:
    Requirements under "item No. 1" is not needed if veteran is already receiving old age pension.
    Requirements under "items Nos. 1 and 2" are not needed if the spouse of a deceased veteran is already receiving old age pension.
    Requirements under "items Nos. 7 and 8" are only needed if both the veteran and his spouse are deceased.
    If the beneficiary is a grandchild of the veteran, the requirements are the same including the following:
  9. Birth Certificate of the child of the veteran (parent of the beneficiary).
  10. Marriage Contract of the parents of the beneficiary.

Basic Course or Degree

A basic degree/course is understood to be post-secondary course or a tertiary or collegiate course consisting of four (4) or five (5) years schooling as authorized by the CHED. Provided, however, that those who have started to enjoy the educational benefit for a course or degree to be completed in more than five (5) years shall be allowed to continue and finish the selected course or degree.


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Notes:

  1. Accrued/uncollected pension benefit forms part of the estate of the deceased veteran and can be claimed by his dependents. Any pension granted a beneficiary shall not, wholly or partly, be subjected to income beneficiary, nor shall lean of any kind or under any consideration be imposed thereon.
  2. Tax, attachment, execution forfeiture or retention under any legal or equitable proceeding, except for membership dues to the VFP which, with the beneficiary's consent, shall be deducted and remitted by PVAO direct to the Veteran Federation of the Philippines; either while in the possession of PVAO or any of its officers while in transit, or already in the hands of the beneficiary, nor shall lean of any kind or under any consideration be imposed thereon.

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