Increased Social Security Benefits For Vets If you served on active duty any time from 1957 through 2001 (the program was done away with on 1 January 2002), you may qualify for a higher social security payment because of your Military service. Up to $1200 per year of earnings credit can be credited at time of application - which can make a substantial difference in social security monthly payments upon your retirement. You MUST bring your DD-214 to the Social Security Office and you must ask for this benefit to receive it! For more info, please visit the Social Security website at http://www.ssa.gov/retire2/military.htm or call 1-800-772-1213. ------- SOURCE: USAA Web Site <https://www.usaa.com/> == RETVET-INFO Mailing List == 1. The following options may be used to join\leave this mailing list: a. ONLINE OPTION: Online subscription\unsubscription options are available at: http://www.hostmtb.org http://www.hostmtb.org/retvet.html //www.freelists.org/list/retvet.mil b. E-MAIL OPTION: Subscription\unsubscription may be performed by sending an E-Mail message to the following address: (1) To subscribe to this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to RETVET-INFO-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' as the subject. (2) To unsubscribe, send an E-Mail message to RETVET-INFO-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. 2. If the above subscribe or unsubscribe procedures don't work or if you have questions, comments, etc., about this mailing list, please contact Milton.Bell126@xxxxxxxxx