{"id":3891,"date":"2016-06-30T23:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T23:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2020-07-13T22:33:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T22:33:16","slug":"veterans-get-va-award-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/blog\/veterans-get-va-award-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans, How to get Your VA Award Letter for Your Mortgage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>VA Award Letter to Document Your Income<\/h2>\n<p>Initially, when you purchase or refinance a home, mortgage lenders will require documentation of your income.\u00a0 So, if you receive VA disability or retirement income,\u00a0VA\u00a0loans require\u00a0a current VA\u00a0Award Letter.\u00a0 Furthermore, this will provide the exact amount of your VA income and the level of disability.\u00a0\u00a0The VA Award Letter\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0used to calculate debt ratios and residual income.\u00a0 Many Veterans are not sure how to get their Award Letter, so we have provided the easiest way below.<\/p>\n<h2>Steps to Get Your VA Award Letter Online<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the VA e-benefits page for letters by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebenefits.va.gov\/ebenefits\/about\/feature?feature=va-letters\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Login using your VA login credentials or register for a new account<\/li>\n<li>First, must\u00a0register in DEERS<\/li>\n<li>Access your VA award letter<\/li>\n<li>Provide the VA Award Letter to us<\/li>\n<li>Need help with E-benefits questions, technical issues, benefits, services, NRD and DoD services and resources, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebenefits.va.gov\/ebenefits\/contact\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">click here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Additional Option:<\/strong>\u00a0 Visit your local VA regional office and they can print your current VA Award Letter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/11\/va-home-loans\/\">Debt Ratio Issue? Learn How We Can Help<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Furthermore, there are other forms you can access on this same VA Letters page on the ebenefits site.\u00a0 These\u00a0include Civil Service Preference, Commissary and Exchange privileges, and service\/benefit verification.<\/p>\n<p>[av_button_big label=&#8217;Contact Our Team of VA Home Loan Experts Here&#8217; description_pos=&#8217;below&#8217; link=&#8217;manually,http:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/contact-us\/&#8217; link_target=&#8217;_blank&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;no&#8217; icon=&#8217;ue800&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; custom_font=&#8217;#ffffff&#8217; color=&#8217;theme-color&#8217; custom_bg=&#8217;#444444&#8242; color_hover=&#8217;theme-color-subtle&#8217; custom_bg_hover=&#8217;#444444&#8242;]<br \/>\nor Call 844-340-6683<br \/>\n[\/av_button_big]<\/p>\n<p>So let our team of VA and <a href=\"http:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/20\/va-jumbo-loans-yes-va-offers-great-loans-for-luxury-homes\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>VA Jumbo Loan<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>experts\u00a0help you purchase your new home with excellent terms.\u00a0 Additionally, we can lend up to 100% of your appraised value on a <a href=\"http:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/15\/va-cash-out-refinance\/\">VA refinance loan<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Use a VA refinance loan to consolidate bills, finance improvements,\u00a0or improve your current mortgage terms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Resources:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3894 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/veterans-brick-paver-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"VA award letter tips &amp; va mortgage loans\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/11\/seller-concessions-va-loans\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Guess what, Seller pays buyer&#8217;s debts at closing<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/27\/va-home-loan-little-known-quirks\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Little known quirks with VA that can help you get into a house<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/02\/creative-solutions-va-loans-will-allow-to-help-a-va-buyer-qualify\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Creative Solutions to help Veteran purchase a home<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/23\/you-can-get-a-2nd-va-mortgage-loan-while-you-have-another-va-mortgage-loan-with-bonus-or-2nd-tier-entitlement\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Yes, you can have two VA loans at once<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[av_button_big label=&#8217;First Time Buyer Admits &#8220;If I Had Only Known This!&#8221;&#8216; description_pos=&#8217;below&#8217; link=&#8217;manually,http:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/06\/first-time-home-buyer\/&#8217; link_target=&#8217;_blank&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;no&#8217; icon=&#8217;ue800&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; custom_font=&#8217;#ffffff&#8217; color=&#8217;theme-color&#8217; custom_bg=&#8217;#444444&#8242; color_hover=&#8217;theme-color-subtle&#8217; custom_bg_hover=&#8217;#444444&#8242;][\/av_button_big]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VA Award Letter to Document Your Income Initially, when you purchase or refinance a home, mortgage lenders will require documentation of your income.\u00a0 So, if you receive VA disability or retirement income,\u00a0VA\u00a0loans require\u00a0a current VA\u00a0Award Letter.\u00a0 Furthermore, this will provide the exact amount of your VA income and the level of disability.\u00a0\u00a0The VA Award Letter\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0used [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3893,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,33,40,48],"tags":[758,759,760,761],"class_list":["post-3891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1st-time-buyers","category-frequently-asked-questions","category-tips","category-va-loans","tag-va-award-letter","tag-va-benefits-award-letter","tag-va-disability-income-documentation","tag-va-income"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VA Award Letter to Prove Your VA Income for Mortgages<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"VA Award Letter is required when getting a VA mortgage to prove VA retirement and VA disability income. 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