The following 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. Nearly 100% of this information
is without charge and available for all veterans,
the only catch is you have to 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
www.va.gov/vbs/bva/
CARES Draft National Plan
http://www.va.gov/caresdecision/page.cfm?pg=105
Center for Minority Veterans >
http://www.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/
Center for Women Veterans
http://www.va.gov/womenvet/
Center for
Veterans Enterprise
www.vetbiz.gov/default2.htm
Clarification on
the changes in VA healthcare for Gulf War Veterans
www.gulfwarvets.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000016.html
Classified Records - American Gulf War Veterans Assn
www.gulfwarvets.com/ubb/Forum18/HTML/000011.html
Compensation Rate Tables, 12-1-03
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/comp01.htm
Department of Veterans Affairs Home Page
www.va.gov/
Directory of Veterans Service
Organizations
http://www.va.gov/vso/
Disability Examination
Worksheets Index, Comp
www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Benefits/exams/index.htm
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr/
Environmental Agents
http://www.va.gov/environagents/
Environmental Agents M10
http://www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1002
Establishing Combat Veteran Eligibility
http://www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=315
Evaluation Protocol for Gulf War & Iraqi Freedom
Veterans with Potential Exposure to Depleted Uranium
(DU)
http://www.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DUHandbook1303122304.DOC
Evaluation Protocol For Non-Gulf War Veterans With
Potential Exposure To Depleted Uranium (Du)
http://www.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DUHANDBOOKNONGW130340304.DOC
Fee Basis, Priority For Outpatient Medical Services
& Inpatient Hospital Care
www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=206
Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependants 2005
www.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf
Forms and
Records Request
www.va.gov/vaforms/
Geriatrics and Extended
Care
www.va.gov/geriatricsshg/
Guideline for
Chronic Pain and Fatigue MUS-CPG
www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/cpgn/mus/mus_base.htm
Guide to Gulf War Veterans' Health
www.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/VHIgulfwar.pdf
Gulf
War Registry
www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1003
Gulf War Registry Referral Centers
www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1006
Gulf War Subject Index
www.va.gov/GulfWar/page.cfm?pg=7&template=main&letter=A
Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Q&As
www.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/GWIllnessesQandAsIB1041.pdf
Homeless Veterans
www.va.gov/homeless/
HSR&D Home
www.hsrd.research.va.gov/
Ionizing Radiation
www.va.gov/irad/
Iraqi Freedom/Enduring
Freedom Veterans VBA
www.vba.va.gov/EFIF/
M10 for spouses and
children
www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1007
M10 Part III Change 1
www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1008
M21-1 Table of Contents
www.warms.vba.va.gov/M21_1.html
Mental Health
Program Guidelines
www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1094
Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical
Centers
www.mirecc.med.va.gov/
MS (Multiple
Sclerosis) Centers of Excellence
www.va.gov/ms/about.asp
My Health e Vet
www.myhealth.va.gov/NASDVA.COM
Ë National Association of State
Directors
www.nasdva.com/
National Center for Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention
www.nchpdp.med.va.gov/postdeploymentlinks.asp
OMI (Office of Medical Inspector
www.omi.cio.med.va.gov/
Online VA Form
10-10EZ
https://www.1010ez.med.va.gov/sec/vha/1010ez/
VA Annual Report To Congress, Persian Gulf Veterans'
Illnesses Research 1999
www.va.gov/resdev/1999_Gulf_War_Veterans'_Illnesses_Appendices.doc
VA Annual Report To Congress, Persian Gulf Veterans'
Illnesses Research 2002
www.va.gov/resdev/prt/gulf_war_2002/GulfWarRpt02.pdf
Phase I PGR
http://www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1004
Phase II PGR
www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1005
Policy Manual Index
www.va.gov/publ/direc/eds/edsmps.htm
Project
112 (Including Project SHAD)
www.va.gov/shad/
Prosthetics Eligibility
www.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
www.publichealth.va.gov/SARS/
Publications:
Manuals
www.va.gov/vhapublications/publications.cfm?Pub=4
Publications and Reports
www.va.gov/resdev/prt/pubs_individual.cfm?webpage=gulf_war.htm
Records Center and Vault Homepage
www.aac.va.gov/vault/default.html
Records
Center and Vault Site Map
www.aac.va.gov/vault/sitemap.html
Request For
And Consent To Release Of Information From
Claimant's Records
www.forms.va.gov/va/Internet/VARF/getformharness.asp?formName=3288-form.xft
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans
Illnesses April 11, 2002
www.va.gov/racgwvi/docs/Minutes_April112002.doc
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans
Illnesses
www.va.gov/racgwvi/docs/ReportandRecommendations_2004.pdf
The Service Officers Corner
www.geocities.com/veteransadvocate
Title 38
4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based
on unemployability of the individual. PART 4:
schedule FOR RATING DISABILITIES Subpart A: General
Policy in Rating
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=1b7e1c80768900fe79b3126a180a3da6&rgn=div8&view=text&node=38:1.0.1.1.5.1.98.11&idno=38
Title 38 Index Parts 0-17
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=5601440f9a028e2b353f1be27d4535d2&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfrv1_02.tpl
Title 38 Part 18
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=e7f228f056f66128a3cf40196efa0323&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfrv2_02.tpl
Title 38 Part 3: Adjudication Subpart A
Pension, Compensation, and DIC Compensation
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/textidx?c=ecfr;sid=0a5cc4e74c654c10874b651cc99ff1b4;rgn=div5;view=text;node=38%3A1.0.1.1..4;idno=38;cc=ecfr
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?type=simple;c=ecfr;cc=ecfr;sid=89bb312d6d613680e34d4df4625d7f3b;region=DIV1;q1=gulf%20war;rgn=div8;view=text;idno=38;node=38%3A1.
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
www.vetapp.gov/
VA Annual Report To Congress,
Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 1999
www.va.gov/resdev/1999_Gulf_War_Veterans'_Illnesses_Appendices.doc
VA Annual Report To Congress, Persian Gulf Veterans'
Illnesses Research 2002
www.va.gov/resdev/prt/gulf_war_2002/GulfWarRpt02.pdf
VA Fact Sheet
www.va.gov/opa/fact/gwfs.html
VA Health Care
Eligibility
www.va.gov/healtheligibility/home/hecmain.asp
Veterans Legal and Benefits Information
http://valaw.org/
VA Life Insurance Handbook:
Chap 3
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
www.va.gov/ms/about.asp
VA National Hepatitis
C Program
www.hepatitis.va.gov/
VA Office of Research
and Development
www.va.gov/resdev/
VA WMD EMSHG
www.va.gov/emshg/
VA WRIISC-DC
www.va.gov/WRIISC-DC/
VAOIG Hotline Telephone
Number and Address
www.va.gov/oig/hotline/hotline3.htm
Vet
Center Eligibility - Readjustment Counseling Service
www.va.gov/rcs/Eligibility.htm
Veterans
Benefits Administration Main Web Page
www.vba.va.gov/
VHA Forms, Publications,
Manuals
www.va.gov/vhapublications/
VHA Programs -
Clinical Programs & Initiatives
www.va.gov/health_benefits/page.cfm?pg=13
VHA
Public Health Strategic Health Care Group Home Page
www.publichealth.va.gov/
VHI Guide to Gulf
War Veteran's Health
www.va.gov/vhi_ind_study/gulfwar/istudy/index.asp
Vocational Rehabilitation
www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/
VONAPP online
http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/main.asp
WARMS - 38 CFR Book C
www.warms.vba.va.gov/bookc.html
War-Related
Illness and Injury Study Center - New Jersey
www.wri.med.va.gov/
Welcome to the GI Bill
Web Site
www.gibill.va.gov/
What VA Social Workers Do
www.va.gov/socialwork/page.cfm?pg=3
WRIISC
Patient Eligibility
www.illegion.org/va1.html
