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My office receives frequent requests from Veterans and their families from the 13th Congressional District for assistance with everything ranging from applying for VA benefits, replacement of misplaced or lost medals, to assistance with VA Hospitals and information on Veterans cemeteries. Listed below are some websites that house many of the required forms needed to obtain assistance as well as other general information. For further information please do not hesitate to contact my Staten Island office for further assistance.
General Veterans Affairs Information:
VA information on Compensation and Pensions: http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/index.htm 1-800-827-1000
VA Health Benefits and Service: http://www1.va.gov/health_benefits/ 1-877-222-8387
Veteran's Cemeteries:
Online Applications for VA Benefits http://www.va.gov/onlineapps.htm
Staten Island Veteran's Affairs Clinic: 1150 South Avenue 1-178-796-2973
Brooklyn Veteran' s Affairs Clinic 800 Poly Place 1-178-836-6600
Assistance with Obtaining Medals: National Personnel Records Center webpage BACK to top
As we all grow closer to retirement The Social Security Program becomes increasingly more important to us as individuals. Many seniors rely on Social Security checks each month as their primary source of income during their retirement. I have consistently fought to protect this program and my offices are always available to aid my constituents with any questions or concerns they may have on this vital program. Listed below are some helpful links for many of the most common assistance requests my office receives, I hope you will find them helpful. As always, my staff is available to assist you with your inquiries. When contacting my office for assistance please have your social security number and address available.
General Information on the Social Security Administration: 1-800-772-1213
Online calculator for estimating Social Security Benefits: http://www.ssa.gov/planners/calculators.htm
Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits: http://www.ssa.gov/applyfordisability/
Social Security Forms:
Local Social Security Offices Staten
Island - serving zip codes: 10301,
10304, 10305 and 10310 1510 Hylan Boulevard, 2nd Floor
Staten
Island - serving zip codes: 10302,
10303, 10306, 10307, 10308, 10309, 10311, 10312, 10313, 10314 2389 Richmond Avenue
Brooklyn - serving zip codes: 11214, 11224, 11204, 11223 10 Bouck Court
Brooklyn - serving zip codes: 11219 and 11228 6011 Fort Hamilton Parkway
Recent Changes in Social Security COLA BACK to top
With the recent Modernization of the Medicare program seniors will now enjoy even better benefits and services. At the same time it has created many questions. My staff is always available to help you work with the new system and explain many of the changes and improvements. When contacting me office for assistance with your Medicare inquiries please have your Social Security number and Address available as they are often needed in order to provide you with assistance. I have listed below some contact information and websites which contain much important information as well as some often required forms. I hope you find this information helpful.
General Medicare Information 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4273)
Medicare Claims Forms: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/edi/edi5.asp? BACK to top
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