A Colorado nonprofit serving veterans nationwide
The benefits they earned.
The honor they're owed.
We help veterans and their families understand the benefits they've earned — and connect them with accredited Veterans Service Organizations who can help them file. Free. Independent. In their corner.
Our Mission
No veteran should leave earned benefits on the table.
Too many veterans never claim the benefits they earned through their service — often simply because no one told them what they were owed or where to turn. Owed & Honored Foundation exists to close that gap through plain-language education and trusted referrals.
We believe honoring a veteran means more than words. It means making sure the promises made to them are kept.
What We Do
Education first. Then a warm handoff.
Educate
Clear, jargon-free guides on the benefits veterans and survivors may be entitled to — disability compensation, pension, healthcare, education, and more.
Connect
We refer veterans to accredited Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) and VA-accredited representatives who can prepare and file their claims — at no cost.
Advocate
We raise awareness so fewer veterans slip through the cracks, and we champion the idea that earned benefits are a debt of honor — not charity.
Important: How we help — and how we don't
Owed & Honored Foundation is an educational and referral organization. We are not accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and we do not prepare, present, or prosecute VA benefit claims.
Federal law reserves that work for VA-accredited representatives, agents, and attorneys. When you're ready to file, we connect you with an accredited Veterans Service Organization who can assist you — free of charge.
Resources
Where to get accredited help
Start with any of these trusted, no-cost sources of accredited assistance.
About
Founded on a simple debt of honor.
Owed & Honored Foundation began with one veteran: my father, Douglas Brant. Like millions who served, he carried service-connected conditions for years while rated at just 10% — a fraction of what he had actually earned. The system was confusing, the paperwork was daunting, and no one had ever walked him through what he was owed.
That changed once his medical evidence was properly organized and documented. His rating went from 10% to 100% — the benefits he had earned all along, finally in hand. The difference it made in his life is the reason this foundation exists.
After more than 30 years in business, I have learned to recognize a real, unmet need — and few are as urgent, or as fixable, as this one. Too many veterans leave earned benefits on the table simply because no one showed them the way. Owed & Honored Foundation exists to change that: to make sure the men and women who served know what they earned, understand how to claim it, and are connected with the accredited, no-cost help they deserve.
— Barry Brant, Founder