New toll free phone service for veterans
The regional office of the Honolulu Veterans Administration announced Saturday that veterans throughout the U.S. territories in the Pacific—the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa—and the island of Oahu in Hawaii will be able to dial the national benefits toll-free number, 1-800-827-1000, to obtain general benefits information and the status of benefit payments.
The number will also enable veterans residing on Oahu, Guam, American Samoa, and the CNMI, to access the wide range of benefits information that is available on the national menu. Neighbor island veterans in Hawaii have had access to this national toll-free number for years.
The new number is expected to be operational on July 1, 2005. Medical appointments at the Honolulu VA Medical Center can still be arranged toll-free from most areas by dialing 1-800-214-1306.
Other frequently called toll-free numbers that are available to veterans are:
• VA Education Program 888-442-4551
• Home Loan Eligibility 888-487-1970
• VA Life Insurance 800-669-8477
• VA Health Enrollment 877-222-8387
• CHAMPVA 800-733-8387
• Gulf War or Agent Orange 800-749-8387
• Telecom Device for the Deaf 800-829-4833
