do recepients of the "purple Heart" recieve any benifits when awarded the medal, ie; free education, medical, assistance in home ownership etc.
What benifits go with this award???? Are awardies children or spouse eligable for anything due to there fathers service and sacrafice?
2006-12-21 13:37:38 · 9 answers · asked by firebase.bexar 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
For all Purple Heart recipients, please check out the links below. Not only are you automatically enrolled in the Purple Heart Association (Order of the Purple Heart) but you now receive preferred medical assistance/treatment at VA facilities. This is the only award with a DOD supported association. THIS IS FOR EVERYONE receiving the PH, not just OIF/OEF - Vietnam included. You get seen first, and if you haven't updated your enrollement in the PH Association - please do so. A grateful nation wants you to receive the most you can. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service.
2006-12-21 14:51:45 · answer #1 · answered by sofgrant 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You get nothing for the medal itself, but you may get a disability rating when you exit the service. Depending on that rating you may get a disability check.
The benefits are here and there. In CA you can get a free license plate saying you are a wounded combat veteran. You may qualify for extra points on federal job scores.
As for children, the Medal of Honor lets a recipients children go to any military academy, providing of course they also serve, but they are admitted automatically. MoH recipients also receive a lifelong pension, I can't remember the amount.
2006-12-21 21:44:46 · answer #2 · answered by justind_000 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You used to get a 1-time award of a few extra points on a civil service exam in New York but Affirmative Action wiped that out. Apparently it's more important to promote people to achieve racial equality.
2006-12-21 21:52:07 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No extra benefits related to the Purple Heart and nothing to children or spouse.
2006-12-21 21:52:17 · answer #4 · answered by The Scorpion 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are no special benefits of a Purple Heart other than the thanks of a grateful nation. It is the acknowledgement of someone making the ultimate sacrifice for their country, shedding their blood or giving their life.
Veterans' benefits apply to all vets, whether they earned a Purple Heart or not.
2006-12-21 21:42:10 · answer #5 · answered by Aggie80 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
no special benefit, but you are entitle of the benefit as a veterans. Also, you can get purple heart license plate from DMV for free since you are purple heart veteran.
2006-12-22 06:23:54 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We do not receive any benefits, unless you are still on active duty and it will help in any promotions that you
might get.Children and spouses are not elibile for anything either, except in death of the veteran, they would get any insurance that he might have.
2006-12-21 21:46:59 · answer #7 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I do know that you are placed in priority group three for medical care, unless eligible for priority 1, and no co-payment for medical supplies!
www.va.gov
2006-12-21 21:44:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
all depends on the extent of the injury received
2006-12-21 22:45:35 · answer #9 · answered by mcspic63 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋