Roll Call Chicagoland
The Veterans Legal Clinic provides free services to veterans, regardless of discharge status, and family members who reside in Illinois. The VLC specializes in appealing denied veteran’s benefits claims, including service-connected benefits, pension benefits, survivor benefits, and education benefits.
https://law.uic.edu/experiential-education/clinics/veterans/
Illinois Armed Forces Legal AID Network
A statewide hotline that provides legal information, advice, brief services (including the preparation and review of legal documents), and referrals to veterans, service members, national guard, reservists, and their spouses and dependents.
CALL: 855-452-3526
National Veterans Legal Services Program
The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) is a national nonprofit organization that has worked since 1981 to ensure that the government delivers to our nation's 18 million veterans and active duty personnel the benefits to which they are entitled because of disabilities resulting from their military service to our country.
CALL: 202.265.8305
EMAIL: info@nvlsp.org
Illinois Attorney General
The Attorney General's Military and Veterans Rights Bureau is dedicated to ensuring that veterans and active duty military service members receive the benefits they have earned. The bureau provides men and women with assistance, including case advocacy, health outreach and public advocacy forums. Military and Veterans Rights Helpline
1-800-382-3000
https://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Rights-of-the-People/military-and-veterans-rights/
Veterans Legal Aid Society (VLAS)
VLAS provides access to legal services for veterans through direct referrals to attorneys and legal aid organizations. VLAS coordinates access to pro bono services for clients that may be eligible for VA pension benefits. VLAS also coordinates access to legal services for clients seeking to appeal a denial of benefits or a denial of a claim for increased benefits through direct referrals to lawyers and legal aid organizations.
CALL: 773-340-3838
EMAIL: info@veteranslegalaid.org