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Chapter 11 Benefits for Dependents and Survivors 93related injuries, or fetal or neonatal infirmities with well-establishedcauses.A monetary allowance is paid at one of four disability levels based onthe child’s degree of permanent disability.MonthlyRate*VA Benefits for Children of Women VietnamVeterans Born with Certain Birth Defects*Effective Dec. 1, 2008Level I Level II Level III Leve IV$131 $286 $984 $1,678Vocational Training: VA provides vocational training, rehabilitationservices, and employment assistance to help these children preparefor and attain suitable employment. To qualify, an applicant must bea child receiving a VA monthly allowance for spina bifida or anothercovered birth defect and for whom VA has determined that achievementof a vocational goal is reasonably feasible. A child may notbegin vocational training before his/her 18th birthday or the date he/she completes secondary schooling, whichever comes first. Dependingon need and eligibility, a child may be provided up to 24 monthsof full-time training with the possibility of an extension of up to 24months if it is needed to achieve the identified employment goal.VA Home Loan GuarantyA VA loan guaranty to acquire a home may be available to an unmarriedspouse of a veteran or servicemember who died as a result ofservice-connected disabilities, a surviving spouse who remarries afterage 57, or to a spouse of a servicemember officially listed as MIAor who is currently a POW for more than 90 days. Spouses of thoselisted MIA/POW are limited to one loan.“No-Fee” Passports“No-fee” passports are available to immediate family members(spouse, children, parents, brothers and sisters) for the expressedpurpose of visiting their loved one’s grave or memorialization siteat an American military cemetery on foreign soil. For additionalinformation, write to the American Battle Monuments Commission,Courthouse Plaza II, Suite 500, 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA