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St. Paul Regional Office

PMC Frequently Asked Questions

St Paul Regional Office
Pension Management Center
Frequently Asked Questions

The following information will assist you in filing a claim. Please remember to sign your claim and send your paperwork to the St. Paul Pension Management Center.

Improved Pension

Parents' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)

Old Law and Section 306 Pension



 

Improved Pension 

  • Reinstate my pension benefits
  • Complete the appropriate Eligibility Verification Report (EVR)
  • Submit the Eligibility Verification Report (EVR)

    • Please remember that every block on the EVR needs to have a response even if the answer is zero or none

    • If you are required to submit the annual Eligibility Verification Report and you need an additional EVR form, please select the appropriate form from the following list:

  • Report an income change

    • Complete the Eligibility Verification Report (EVR) or provide the necessary information on the Statement in Support of Claim, VA Form 21-4138

    • Be sure to list the date the income changed, the amount of the income, and the source of the income

  • Report paid medical expenses

    • Complete the Medical Expense Report, VA Form 21-8416

    • Be sure to list the purpose, amount paid by you, date paid, name of provider, and for whom paid for each medical expense claimed

    • Please note that a claim for medical expenses must be received by VA no later than December 31 of the following year in which the medical expenses were paid
      • For example, a claim for medical expenses paid in 2005 must be received by VA no later than December 31, 2006, to be considered timely

  • Add my spouse as a dependent

    • Complete the Declaration of Status of Dependents, VA Form 21-686c

    • Complete the Eligibility Verification Report (EVR)

    • Please also submit a copy of your marriage certificate

  • Add my child as a dependent

  • Please also submit a copy of the child’s birth certificate

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Parents’ Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)

  • Reinstate my benefits

    • Complete the Parent's DIC Eligibility Verification Report (EVR),
      VA Form 21-0514-1
    • If you have medical expenses to report, also complete the Medical Expense Report, VA Form 21-8416

  • Submit the Eligibility Verification Report (EVR)

    • Please remember that every block on the EVR needs to have a response even if the answer is zero or none

    • Complete the Parent's DIC Eligibility Verification Report (EVR),
      VA Form 21-0514-1

    • If you have medical expenses to report, also complete the Medical Expense Report, VA Form 21-8416

  • Report an income change

    • Complete the Eligibility Verification Report (EVR) or provide the necessary information on the Statement in Support of Claim, VA Form 21-4138

    • Be sure to list the date the income changed, the amount of the income, and the source of the income

  • Report paid medical expenses

    • Complete the Medical Expense Report, VA Form 21-8416

    • Be sure to list the purpose, amount paid by you, date paid, name of provider, and for whom paid for each medical expense claimed

    • Please note that a claim for medical expenses must be received by VA no later than December 31 of the following year in which the medical expenses were paid
      • For example, a claim for medical expenses paid in 2005 must be received by VA no later than December 31, 2006, to be considered timely
  • Report a dependency change

    • Complete the Declaration of Status of Dependents, VA Form 21-686c

    • Complete the Parent's DIC Eligibility Verification Report (EVR),
      VA Form 21-0514-1

    • If are submitting a claim to add your spouse as a dependent, please also submit a copy of your marriage certificate

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Old Law and Section 306 Pension

  • Report an income change

    • Complete the appropriate Eligibility Verification Report (EVR)

    • Or you can provide the necessary information on the Statement in Support of Claim, VA Form 21-4138

    • Be sure to list the date the income changed, the amount of the income, and the source of the income

  • Report a dependency change

    • Complete the appropriate Eligibility Verification Report (EVR)

    • On the Statement in Support of Claim, VA Form 21-4138, tell us the date of the dependency change and the reason.

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