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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.
1. Board
of Veteran's Appeals http://www.bva.va.gov/
2. How to Appeal a Claim http://www.bva.va.gov/How_Do_I_APPEAL.asp
3. CARES Commission http://www.va.gov/vbs/bva/
4. CARES Draft National Plan http://www1.va.gov/cares/page.cfm?pg=105
5. Center for Minority Veterans http://www1.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/
6. Center for Veterans Enterprise http://www.vetbiz.gov/default2.htm
7. Center for Women Veterans http://www1.va.gov/womenvet/
8. Clarification on the changes in VA healthcare for Gulf War Veterans
http://www.gulfwarvets.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000016.html
9. Classified Records - American Gulf War Veterans Assoc http://www.gulfwarvets.com/ubb/Forum18/HTML/000011.html
10. Compensation for Disabilities Associated with the Gulf War Service
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/part6%20/ch07.doc
11. Compensation Rate Tables, 12-1-03 http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/comp01.htm
12. Department of Veterans Affairs Home Page http://www.va.gov/
13. Directory of Veterans Service Organizations http://www1.va.gov/vso/index.cfm?template=view
14. Disability Examination Worksheets Index, Comp http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Benefits/exams/index.htm
15. Due Process
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch02.doc
16. Duty to Assist http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch01.doc
17. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr/
18. Emergency, Non-emergency, and Fee Basis Care http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf
19. Environmental Agents http://www1.va.gov/environagents/
20. Environmental
Agents M10 http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1002
21. Establishing Combat Veteran Eligibility http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=315
22. 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
See also, Depleted Uranium Fact Sheet http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DepletedUraniumFAQSheet.doc
23. EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR NON-GULF WAR VETERANS WITH POTENTIAL 24. EXPOSURE
TO DEPLETED URANIUM (DU) http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DUHANDBOOKNONGW130340304.DOC
25. Fee Basis, PRIORITY FOR OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES AND INPATIENT HOSPITAL
CARE http://www1.va..gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=206
26. 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
28. Forms and Records Request http://www.va.gov/vaforms/
29. General Compensation Provisions http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partii_chapter11_subchaptervi_.html
30. Geriatrics and Extended Care http://www1.va.gov/geriatricsshg/
31. Guideline
for Chronic Pain and Fatigue MUS-CPG
http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/cpgn/mus/mus_base.htm
32. Guide to Gulf War Veteran's Health http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/VHIgulfwar.pdf
33. Gulf War Subject Index http://www1.va.gov/GulfWar/page.cfm?pg=7&template=main&letter=A
34. Gulf War Veteran's Illnesses Q&As http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/GWIllnessesQandAsIB1041.pdf
35. Hearings
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch04.doc
36. Homeless Veterans http://www1.va.gov/homeless/
37. HSR&D Home http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/
38. Index to
Disability Examination Worksheets C&P exams http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/benefits/exams/index.htm
39. Ionizing Radiation http://www1.va.gov/irad/
40. Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom Veterans VBA http://www.vba.va.gov/EFIF/
41. M 10 for spouses and children < http://www1..va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1007
42. M10 Part III Change 1 http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1008
43. M21-1 Table of Contents http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/M21_1.html
44. Mental Disorders, Schedule of Ratings http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/regs/38CFR/BOOKC/PART4/S4_130.DOC
45. Mental Health Program Guidelines http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1094
46. Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers http://www.mirecc.med.va.gov/
47. MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Centers of Excellence http://www.va.gov/ms/about.asp
48. My Health e Vet http://www.myhealth.va.gov/
49. NASDVA.COM http://nasdva.com/
50. National Association of State Directors http://www.nasdva.com/
51.
National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention http://www.nchpdp.med.va.gov/postdeploymentlinks.asp
52. Neurological
Conditions and Convulsive Disorders, Schedule of Ratings http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/regs/38cfr/bookc/part4/s4%5F124a.doc
53. OMI (Office of Medical Inspector) http://www.omi.cio.med.va.gov/
54. Online VA Form 10-10EZ https://www.1010ez..med.va.gov/sec/vha/1010ez/
55. Parkinson's Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders http://www1.va.gov/resdev/funding/solicitations/docs/parkinsons.pdf
and, http://www1.va.gov/padrecc/
56. Peacetime Disability Compensation http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+38USC1131
57. 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
58. Persian Gulf Registry http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1003
59. This program is now referred to as Gulf War Registry Program (to include
Operation Iraqi Freedom) as of March 7, 2005: http://www1..va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1232
60. Persian Gulf Registry Referral Centers http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1006
61. Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 1999, Annual Report To
Congress http://www1.va.gov/resdev/1999_Gulf_War_Veterans'_Illnesses_Appendices.doc
62. Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 2002, Annual Report To Congress
http://www1.va.gov/resdev/prt/gulf_war_2002/GulfWarRpt02.pdf
63. Phase I PGR http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1004
64. Phase II PGR http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1005
65. Policy Manual
Index http://www.va.gov/publ/direc/eds/edsmps.htm
66. Power of Attorney http://www.warms.vba..va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch03.doc
67. Project 112 (Including
Project SHAD) http://www1.va.gov/shad/
68. Prosthetics Eligibility http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=337
69. Public Health and Environmental Hazards Home Page http://www.vethealth.cio.med.va.gov/
70. Public Health/SARS http://www..publichealth.va.gov/SARS/
71. Publications Manuals http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/publications.cfm?Pub=4
72. Publications and Reports http://www1.va.gov/resdev/prt/pubs_individual.cfm?webpage=gulf_war.htm
73. Records Center and Vault Homepage http://www.aac.va.gov/vault/default.html
74. Records Center and Vault Site Map http://www.aac.va.gov/vault/sitemap.html
75. 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
76. Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses April 11,
2002 http://www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/Minutes_April112002.doc
77. Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses
http://www1.va.gov/rac-gwvi/docs/ReportandRecommendations_2004.pdf
78. Research and Development http://www.appc1.va.gov/resdev/programs/all_programs.cfm
79. Survivor's and Dependents' Educational Assistance http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38/partiii_chapter35_.html
80.Title 38 Index Parts 0-17
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfrv1_02.tpl
81. Part 18 http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfrv2_02.tpl
82. Title 38 Part 3 Adjudication Subpart - Pension, Compensation, and Dependency
and Indemnity Compensation http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfr3_main_02.tpl
83. Title 38 Pensions, Bonuses & Veterans Relief (also 3.317 Compensation
for certain disabilities due to undiagnosed illnesses found here) http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfr3_main_02.tpl
84.
Title 38 PART 4--SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES Subpart B--DISABILITY RATINGS http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=ab7641afd195c84a49a2067dbbcf95c0&rgn=div6&view=text&node=38:1.0.1.1.5.2&idno=38
85. Title 38 § 4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based
on unemployability of the individual. SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES General Policy in Rating http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&rgn=div8&view=text&node=38:1.0.1.1.5.1..96.11&idno=38
86. U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims http://www.vetapp.gov/
87. VA Best Practice Manual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) http://www.avapl.org/pub/PTSD%20Manual%20final%206.pdf
88. VA Fact Sheet http://www1.va.gov/opa/fact/gwfs.html
89. VA Health Care Eligibility http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility/home/hecmain.asp
90. VA INSTITUTING GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTION (GAF) http://www.avapl.org/gaf/gaf.html
91. VA Life Insurance Handbook ââ,¬"
Chapter 3 http://www.insurance.va.gov/inForceGliSite/GLIhandbook/glibookletch3.htm#310
92. VA Loan Lending Limits and Jumbo Loans http://valoans.com/va_facts_limits.cfm
93. VA MS Research http://www.va.gov/ms/about.asp
94. VA National Hepatitis C Program http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/
95. VA Office of Research and Development http://www1.va.gov/resdev/
96. VA Trainee Pocket Card on Gulf War http://www.va.gov/OAA/pocketcard/gulfwar.asp
97. VA WMD EMSHG http://www1.va.gov/emshg/
98. VA WRIISC-DC http://www.va.gov/WRIISC-DC/
99. VAOIG Hotline Telephone Number and Address http://www.va..gov/oig/hotline/hotline3.htm
100. Vet Center Eligibility - Readjustment Counseling Service http://www.va.gov/rcs/Eligibility.htm
101. Veterans Benefits Administration Main Web Page http://www.vba.va.gov/
102. Veterans Legal and Benefits Information http://valaw.org/
103. VHA Forms, Publications, Manuals http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/
104. VHA Programs - Clinical Programs & Initiatives VHA Public Health
Strategic Health Care Group Home Page http://www.publichealth.va.gov/
105. VHI Guide to Gulf War Veterans Health http://www1.va.gov/vhi_ind_study/gulfwar/istudy/index.asp
106. Vocational Rehabilitation http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/
107. Vocational Rehabilitation Subsistence http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/InterSubsistencefy04.doc
108. VONAPP online http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/main.asp
109. WARMS - 38 CFR Book C http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/bookc.html
110. Wartime Disability Compensation http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+38USC1110
111. War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center - New Jersey http://www.wri.med.va.gov/
112. Welcome to the GI Bill Web Site http://www.gibill.va.gov/
113. What VA Social Workers Do http://www1.va.gov/socialwork/page.cfm?pg=3
114. WRIISC
Patient Eligibility http://www.illegion.org/va1.html
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