The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) invites qualifying veterans to apply for a monthly pension through the state's Amputee and Paralyzed Veterans Pension program. The DMVA is helping to raise awareness as the Amputee Coalition recognizes National Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month, April. Currently, 2,400 veterans across the commonwealth are enrolled in the pension program.

To qualify, an applicant must have been a resident of Pennsylvania upon entering the military and have received honorable or under honorable conditions discharge. He or she must have a service-connected disability rating of 40% or higher in each of two or more limbs (arms, hands, legs, or feet) as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

To apply, Pennsylvania veterans should contact their county director of Veterans Affairs in the county where they reside. Contact information may be obtained at http://www.pa.gov/agencies/dmva/pennsylvania-veterans/county-director-of-veterans-affairs.html. For more information about the pension program, visit https://tinyurl.com/AmputeePensionProgram.

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