VA claims help in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area

VA regional benefit office in New Jersey

Newark VA Regional Benefit Office
20 Washington Place, Newark, NJ 07102

VA regional benefit offices in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia VA Regional Benefit Office
5000 Wissahickon Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144

Pittsburgh VA Regional Benefit Office
1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

VA regional benefit office in Delaware

Wilmington VA Regional Benefit Office
1601 Kirkwood Hwy, Wilmington, DE 19805

VA regional benefit office in Maryland

Baltimore VA Regional Benefit Office
31 Hopkins Plaza, Floors G, 1, 2, 3, and 12, Baltimore, MD 21201

VA processes many claims nationally, so your claim may be handled by a different office.

VA benefits line: 800-827-1000

VA medical centers in this area

• Wilmington VA Medical Center
  1601 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE 19805-4917
  Call 800-461-8262
• Coatesville VA Medical Center
  1400 Black Horse Hill Road, Coatesville, PA 19320-2096
  Call 610-384-7711
• Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4551
  Call 215-823-5800

Vet Centers in this area

Vet Centers offer counseling for eligible veterans and families.

• Elkton Vet Center
  103 Chesapeake Boulevard, Suite A, Elkton, MD 21921
  Call 410-392-4485
• Center City Philadelphia Vet Center
  801 Arch Street, Suite 502, Philadelphia, PA 19107
  Call 215-627-0238
• Wilmington Vet Center
  2710 Centerville Road, Suite 103, Wilmington, DE 19808
  Call 302-994-1660
• Northeast Philadelphia Vet Center
  101 East Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19120
  Call 215-924-4670
• Bucks County Vet Center
  2 Canals End Road, Suite 201B, Bristol, PA 19007
  Call 215-823-4590
• Norristown Vet Center
  320 East Johnson Highway, Suite 201, Norristown, PA 19401
  Call 215-823-5245

Filing an initial claim

County and state veterans service offices and accredited VSO representatives help for free. Accredited attorneys and claims agents generally may not charge for help with an initial claim.

After VA decides your claim

VSO representatives and government offices still help for free. Accredited attorneys and claims agents may charge once VA has decided your initial claim and has received a fee agreement signed by you and the representative (38 CFR 14.636; VA FAQs).

Board of Veterans' Appeals

Accredited VSO representatives, attorneys and claims agents can represent you at the Board. The same fee rules under 38 CFR 14.636 apply to attorneys and claims agents.

Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

The Court sets its own rules for who may practice before it (Court rules). Fee agreements for Court work are governed by 38 U.S.C. 7263, and if the veteran wins, the attorney may be able to recover fees from the government under the Equal Access to Justice Act (28 U.S.C. 2412).

How fees work

An accredited attorney or claims agent may charge you only for work done after VA has decided your initial claim, and only under a written fee agreement signed by both of you and filed with VA. VA rules on accredited representatives' fees are in 38 CFR 14.636 (fees up to 20% of past-due benefits are presumed reasonable; fees over 33⅓% are presumed unreasonable). VSO representatives and government veterans service offices don't charge for help with VA benefit claims.

Sources: 38 CFR 14.636; VA accredited representative FAQs.

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