New York State Blind Annuity Program

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The Blind Annuity Program benefit is for legally blind wartime Veterans, or surviving un-remarried spouses of legally blind wartime Veterans, who live and are domiciled in New York State. Blindness need not be a service-connected disability.

• Owner record: ny/new-york-state-blind-annuity-program
• Jurisdiction code: NY
• Frame: care_recipient
• Review by: 2026-11-16
• Authority: New York State Department of Veterans' Services

Offering 1: annuity

A benefit for legally blind wartime Veterans, or their surviving un-remarried spouses.

• Availability (owner codes): {"intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}

Conditions:

• Any one of these:
• Stated condition, not checked automatically: "A qualifying Veteran must be a New York State resident and domiciliary who is determined to be legally blind (20/200 vision in the better eye with best correction, or has 20- degree limitation of field of vision), and who served on active duty during specific wartime periods or received an expeditionary medal for certain conflicts.Generally, the Veteran must have served at least 90 days active duty for other than training purposes. However, fewer than 90 days active duty is acceptable if the Veteran was discharged for a service-connected disability."
• All of these:
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "surviving un-remarried spouses of legally blind wartime Veterans"
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "who live and are domiciled in New York State."
  • Any one of these:
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "A qualifying Veteran must be a New York State resident and domiciliary who is determined to be legally blind (20/200 vision in the better eye with best correction, or has 20- degree limitation of field of vision), and who served on active duty during specific wartime periods or received an expeditionary medal for certain conflicts.Generally, the Veteran must have served at least 90 days active duty for other than training purposes. However, fewer than 90 days active duty is acceptable if the Veteran was discharged for a service-connected disability."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "If a Veteran met all the criteria for the Blind Annuity benefit, but never actually received the benefit during their lifetime, the un-remarried surviving spouse of that Veteran may still be eligible to receive the benefit."

Access route 1.1

• Where: Mail the completed forms to DVS at NYS Department of Veterans' Services, 2 Empire State Plaza, 17th Floor, Albany, NY 12223.
• How: To apply, fill out a Blind Annuity Application (include the Veteran's military discharge paperwork) and the Report of Legal Blindness form. Mail the completed forms to DVS. To demonstrate New York State residency, submit a copy (no original needed) of one authoritative document showing proof of residency in New York.
• Url: https://veterans.ny.gov/blind-annuity-application-new

Owner confirmations

• /offerings/0/rules: sha256:b222ff1d2bcb831572604ecc5d93842cc45f7e450590d566d50db0a1fc3b7442

Evidence

• /name: "# New York State Blind Annuity Program" (source, capture 16bbb340f6e928b139b032133c40f6295903f1d452f6393f91e5fdcade95b7f0)
• /caregiving_effect: "The Blind Annuity Program benefit is for legally blind wartime Veterans, or surviving un-remarried spouses of legally blind wartime Veterans, who live and are domiciled in New York State. Blindness need not be a service-connected disability." (source, capture 16bbb340f6e928b139b032133c40f6295903f1d452f6393f91e5fdcade95b7f0)
• /offerings/0/summary: " A benefit for legally blind wartime Veterans, or their surviving un-remarried spouses. " (source, capture 16bbb340f6e928b139b032133c40f6295903f1d452f6393f91e5fdcade95b7f0)
• /offerings/0/rules/any/0/condition: "A qualifying Veteran must be a New York State resident and domiciliary who is determined to be legally blind (20/200 vision in the better eye with best correction, or has 20- degree limitation of field of vision), and who served on active duty during specific wartime periods or received an expeditionary medal for certain conflicts.Generally, the Veteran must have served at least 90 days active duty for other than training purposes. However, fewer than 90 days active duty is acceptable if the Veteran was discharged for a service-connected disability." (source, capture 16bbb340f6e928b139b032133c40f6295903f1d452f6393f91e5fdcade95b7f0)
• /offerings/0/rules/any/1/all/0/condition: "The Blind Annuity Program benefit is for legally blind wartime Veterans, or surviving un-remarried spouses of legally blind wartime Veterans, who live and are domiciled in New York State. Blindness need not be a service-connected disability." (source, capture 16bbb340f6e928b139b032133c40f6295903f1d452f6393f91e5fdcade95b7f0)
• /offerings/0/rules/any/1/all/1/condition: "The Blind Annuity Program benefit is for legally blind wartime Veterans, or surviving un-remarried spouses of legally blind wartime Veterans, who live and are domiciled in New York State. Blindness need not be a service-connected disability." (source, capture 16bbb340f6e928b139b032133c40f6295903f1d452f6393f91e5fdcade95b7f0)
• /offerings/0/rules/any/1/all/2/any/0/condition: "A qualifying Veteran must be a New York State resident and domiciliary who is determined to be legally blind (20/200 vision in the better eye with best correction, or has 20- degree limitation of field of vision), and who served on active duty during specific wartime periods or received an expeditionary medal for certain conflicts.Generally, the Veteran must have served at least 90 days active duty for other than training purposes. However, fewer than 90 days active duty is acceptable if the Veteran was discharged for a service-connected disability." (source, capture 16bbb340f6e928b139b032133c40f6295903f1d452f6393f91e5fdcade95b7f0)
• /offerings/0/rules/any/1/all/2/any/1/condition: "If a Veteran met all the criteria for the Blind Annuity benefit, but never actually received the benefit during their lifetime, the un-remarried surviving spouse of that Veteran may still be eligible to receive the benefit." (source, capture 16bbb340f6e928b139b032133c40f6295903f1d452f6393f91e5fdcade95b7f0)
• /offerings/0/access/0/how: "To apply, fill out a Blind Annuity Application(please be sure to include the Veteran's military discharge paperwork), and the Report of Legal Blindness form. Mail the completed forms to DVS." (source, capture 16bbb340f6e928b139b032133c40f6295903f1d452f6393f91e5fdcade95b7f0)
• /offerings/0/access/0/how: "To demonstrate New York State residency, a Veteran or un-remarried surviving spouse of a Veteran must submit a copy(no original needed) of one authoritative document showing proof of residency in New York." (source, capture 16bbb340f6e928b139b032133c40f6295903f1d452f6393f91e5fdcade95b7f0)
• /offerings/0/access/0/where: "NYS Department of Veterans' Services \n2 Empire State Plaza \n17th Floor \nAlbany, NY 12223" (source, capture 16bbb340f6e928b139b032133c40f6295903f1d452f6393f91e5fdcade95b7f0)
• /offerings/0/access/0/url: "Blind Annuity ApplicationReport of Legal Blindnessform" (source, capture 16bbb340f6e928b139b032133c40f6295903f1d452f6393f91e5fdcade95b7f0)