Veterans' information directory   


PLEASE pass this along to any veterans you know. This should be very helpful for all Servicemen and Women of all wars.

Below are web-sites that provide information on Veterans benefits and how to file/ask for them.

Accordingly, there are many sites that explain how to obtain books, military/medical records, information and how to appeal a denied claim with the VA. 

Please pass this information on to every Veteran you know.  Nearly 100% of this information is free and available for all veterans, the only catch is: you have to ask for it, because they won't tell you about a specific benefit unless you ask for it. 

You need to know what questions to ask so the right doors open for you and then be ready to have an advocate who is willing to work with and for you, stay in the process, and press for your rights and your best interests.


Appeals     http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch05.doc

Board of Veteran's Appeals     http://www.va.gov/vbs/bva/

CARES Commission     http://www.va.gov/vbs/bva/

CARES Draft National Plan    http://www1.va.gov/cares/page.cfm?pg=105 

Center for Minority Veterans    http://www1.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/

Center for Veterans Enterprise     http://www.vetbiz.gov/default2.htm

Center for Women Veterans     http://www1.va.gov/womenvet/

Clarification on the changes in VA healthcare for Gulf War Veterans    http://www.gulfwarvets.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000016.html

Classified Records - American Gulf War Veterans Assoc    http://www.gulfwarvets.com/ubb/Forum18/HTML/000011.html

Compensation for Disabilities Associated with the Gulf War Service     http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/part6%20/ch07.doc

Compensation Rate Tables, 12-1-03     http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/comp01.htm

Department of Veterans Affairs Home Page     http://www.va.gov/ 

Directory of Veterans Service Organizations     http://www1.va.gov/vso/index.cfm?template=view

Disability Examination Worksheets Index, Comp     http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Benefits/exams/index.htm

Due Process     http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch02.doc 

Duty to Assist     http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch01.doc

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations     http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr/

Emergency, Non-emergency, and Fee Basis Care     http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf

Environmental Agents http://www1.va.gov/environagents/
Environmental Agents M10     http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1002

Establishing Combat Veteran Eligibility     http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=315  

EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR GULF WAR AND IRAQI FREEDOM VETERANS WITH POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO DEPLETED URANIUM (DU)     http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DUHandbook1303122304.DOC   and   
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1158

Depleted Uranium Fact Sheet     http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DepletedUraniumFAQSheet.doc

EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR NON-GULF WAR VETERANS WITH POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO DEPLETED URANIUM (DU)    http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DUHANDBOOKNONGW130340304.DOC

Fee Basis, PRIORITY FOR  OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES AND INPATIENT HOSPITAL CARE
http://www1.va..gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=206

Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependants 2005    http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf   OR    http://www1.va..gov/opa/vadocs/current_benefits.htm

Forms and Records Request http://www.va.gov/vaforms/
   
General Compensation Provisions     http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partii_chapter11_subchaptervi_.html

Geriatrics and Extended Care    http://www1.va.gov/geriatricsshg/ 

Guideline for Chronic Pain and Fatigue MUS-CPG     http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/cpgn/mus/mus_base.htm

Guide to Gulf War Veteran's Health     http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/VHIgulfwar.pdf

Gulf War Subject Index    http://www1.va.gov/GulfWar/page.cfm?pg=7&template=main&letter=A

Gulf War Veteran's Illnesses Q&As    http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/GWIllnessesQandAsIB1041.pdf 

Hearings    http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch04.doc

Homeless Veterans     http://www1.va.gov/homeless/

HSR&D Home     http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/

Index to Disability Examination Worksheets C&P exams     http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/benefits/exams/index.htm

Ionizing Radiation     http://www1.va.gov/irad/   

Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom Veterans VBA    http://www.vba.va.gov/EFIF/        

M 10 for spouses and  children <    http://www1..va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1007  

M10 Part III Change 1    http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1008

Mental Disorders, Schedule of Ratings     http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/regs/38CFR/BOOKC/PART4/S4_130..DOC 

Mental Health Program Guidelines     http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1094

Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers     http://www.mirecc.med.va.gov/         

MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Centers of Excellence     http://www.va.gov/ms/about.asp

My Health e Vet     http://www.myhealth.va.gov/

NASDVA     http://nasdva.com/ 

National Association of State Directors     http://www.nasdva.com/

National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention     ttp://www.nchpdp.med.va.gov/postdeploymentlinks.asp

Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders, Schedule of Ratings    http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/regs/38cfr/bookc/part4/s4%5F124a.doc

OMI (Office of Medical Inspector)     http://www.omi.cio.med.va.gov/

Online VA Form 10-10EZ     https://www.1010ez..med.va.gov/sec/vha/1010ez/

Parkinson's Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders     http://www1.va.gov/resdev/funding/solicitations/docs/parkinsons.pdf  and     http://www1.va.gov/padrecc/ 
        
Peacetime Disability Compensation    http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgidbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+38USC1131

Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability or Death     http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partii_chapter15_subchapteri_.html    and    http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partii_chapter15_subchapterii_.html   and   
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partii_chapter15_subchapteriii_.html

Persian Gulf Registry     http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1003  

Gulf War Registry Program (to include Operation Iraqi Freedom) as of March 7, 2005:     http://www1..va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1232

Persian Gulf Registry Referral Centers     http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1006

Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses  Research 1999, Annual Report To Congress     http://www1.va.gov/resdev/1999_Gulf_War_Veterans'_Illnesses_Appendices.doc

Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 2002, Annual Report To Congress     http://www1.va.gov/resdev/prt/gulf_war_2002/GulfWarRpt02.pdf
       
Policy Manual Index     http://www.va.gov/publ/direc/eds/edsmps.htm

Power of Attorney    http://www.warms.vba..va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch03.doc         

Project 112 (Including Project SHAD)    http://www1.va.gov/shad/

Prosthetics Eligibility     http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=337

Public Health and Environmental Hazards Home Page    http://www.vethealth.cio.med.va.gov/ 

Public Health/SARS    http://www..publichealth.va.gov/SARS/ 

Publications Manuals    http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/publications.cfm?Pub=4

Publications and Reports     http://www1.va.gov/resdev/prt/pubs_individual.cfm?webpage=gulf_war.htm  

Records Center and Vault Homepage http://www.aac.va.gov/vault/default.html 

Records Center and Vault Site Map http://www.aac.va.gov/vault/sitemap.html 

REQUEST FOR AND CONSENT TO RELEASE OF INFORMATION FROM CLAIMANT'S RECORDS     http://www.forms.va.gov/va/Internet/VARF/getformharness.asp?formName=3288-form.xft
 

Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses April 11, 2002    http://www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/Minutes_April112002.doc 

Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses    http://www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/ReportandRecommendations_2004.pdf

Research and Development    http://www.appc1.va.gov/resdev/programs/all_programs.cfm

Survivor's and Dependents' Educational Assistance     http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partiii_chapter35_.html
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims     http://www.vetapp.gov/ 

VA Best Practice Manual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)     http://www.avapl.org/pub/PTSD%20Manual%20final%206.pdf 

VA Fact Sheet     http://www1.va.gov/opa/fact/gwfs.html

VA Health Care Eligibility     http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility/home/hecmain.asp

VA INSTITUTING GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTION (GAF)    http://www.avapl.org/gaf/gaf.html
         
VA Life Insurance Handbook Chapter 3    http://www.insurance.va.gov/inForceGliSite/GLIhandbook/glibookletch3.htm#310

VA Loan Lending Limits and Jumbo Loans     http://valoans.com/va_facts_limits.cfm 

VA MS Research     http://www.va.gov/ms/about.asp 

VA National Hepatitis C Program     http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/  

VA Office of Research and Development     http://www1.va.gov/resdev/ 

VAOIG Hotline Telephone Number and Address     http://www.va..gov/oig/hotline/hotline3.htm

Vet Center Eligibility - Readjustment Counseling Service     http://www.va.gov/rcs/Eligibility.htm 

Veterans Benefits Administration Main Web Page     http://www.vba.va.gov/ 

Veterans Legal and Benefits Information     http://valaw.org/ 

VHA Forms, Publications, Manuals     http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ 

VHA Programs - Clinical Programs & Initiatives    http://www1.va.gov/health_benefits/page.cfm?pg=13  http://webmaila.juno.com/webmail/new/UrlBlockedError.aspx>

VHA Public Health Strategic Health Care Group Home Page    http: // www.publichealth.va.gov/   

VHI Guide to Gulf War Veterans Health     http://www1.va.gov/vhi_ind_study/gulfwar/istudy/index.asp  

Vocational Rehabilitation     http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/ 

Vocational Rehabilitation Subsistence     http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/InterSubsistencefy04.doc 

VONAPP online     http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/main.asp 

WARMS - 38 CFR Book C    http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/bookc.html 

Wartime Disability Compensation     http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+38USC1110
         
War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center - New Jersey     http://www.wri.med.va.gov/ 

Welcome to the  GI Bill Web Site     http://www.gibill.va.gov/

What VA Social Workers Do     http://www1.va.gov/socialwork/page.cfm?pg=3

WRIISC Patient Eligibility     http://www.illegion.org/va1.html


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