

			Get Latest WorkWORLD

Thursday - May 1, 2025	www.workworld.org	workworld@vcu.edu

Veterans' Services - Veterans' Rights - Massachusetts

Massachusetts Veterans have a right to:

· File a written application for veterans' benefits at any time

· Receive assistance from local veterans' agents in completing the application

· Receive a full explanation of the services and benefits available under M.G.L. Ch. 115, as well as other available benefits

· Receive a written notice and explanation of the approval or denial of application for benefits

· Be treated with dignity and respect and to receive accurate, courteous, and timely service

· Appeal and request a hearing regarding any action taken in a case

· Expect confidentiality

· Receive fair and equal treatment without regard to sex, race, religion, handicap, ethnicity, or national origin

· Preference in public employment

Additional Information

Additional information on veterans’ rights is available through your local city or town Veterans' Agent or the Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services (DVS).

Extensive information about Federal Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits is included in the WorkWORLD Help/Information system. See the topic Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Overview for an introduction.

Source

Information for this topic was drawn from:
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cisvet/vetbill.htm

WorkWORLD™ Help/Information System
Topic Title: Veterans' Services - Veterans' Rights - Massachusetts
Topic URL: https://help.workworldapp.com/wwwebhelp/veterans_services_veterans_rights_massachusetts.htm
Bookmark: To bookmark page, first follow Topic URL link above. Then use (CTRL-D).
Print: Print this topic page.

NOTE: Table of Contents, Index, and Search facilities within the WorkWORLD Help/Information System, if not visible, are available by clicking the blue "Show Navigation" link at the extreme top left of this page. See Using the Help/Information System On The Web for additional information about this and other features of the system.

	Translate this page in a new window by selecting a language below. Machine translation services are offered as a convenience, and should only be used to obtain the "gist" or general meaning of the page content. No endorsement of this commercial service is intended or implied.
	Spanish	French	German	Italian	Portuguese	Norwegian	Dutch

Share/Save: Click the button or link at left to select your favorite bookmark service and add this page.

This is one topic from the thousands available in the WorkWORLD™ software Help/Information System.
Complete information about the software is available at: http://www.WorkWORLD.org

See How to Get WorkWORLD page at: http://www.WorkWORLD.org/howtogetWW.html

NOTE: Sponsored links and commercial advertisements help make the WorkWORLD™ website possible by partially defraying its operating and maintenance expenses. No endorsement of these or any related commercial products or services is intended or implied by the Employment Support Institute or any of its partners. ESI and its partners take no responsibility for, and exercise no control over, any of these advertisements or their views or contents, and do not vouch for the accuracy of the information contained in them. Readers are cautioned to verify all information obtained from these advertisements prior to taking any actions based upon them. The installed WorkWORLD software does not contain advertisements of any kind.

Copyright © 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, Virginia Commonwealth University. All rights reserved.
Page Last Updated: 02/01/2012 06:00:00

Veterans' Services - Veterans' Rights - Massachusetts

Additional Information

See also:

Source