This is an attempt to centralize a few links that may help a veteran or his/her family. None of these are endorsements - please make sure any site is valid before providing personal information.
Thank you for your service to our country! God bless you.
Department of Veterans Affairs Home Page
http://www.va.gov/
Appeals
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fbenefits.va.gov%2Fbenefits%2F&QT=APPEALS&submit.x=30&submit.y=11&submit=Search
Benefits Fact Sheet
http://www.benefits.va.gov/benefits/factsheets.asp
CARES Commission
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.va.gov%2Fvbs%2Fbva%2F&QT=CARES+commission&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Search
Center for Minority Veterans
http://www1.va.gov/
Center for Veterans Enterprise
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.vetbiz.gov%2Fdefault2.htm&QT=CENTER+FOR+VETERANS+ENTERPRISE&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Search
Center for Women Veterans
http://www1.va.gov/womenvet/
Clarification on the changes in VA healthcare for Gulf War Veterans - 2014
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/docs/gulfwar/gulfwar-newsletter-march2014.pdf
Compensation for Disabilities Associated with the Gulf War Service
http://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/claims-postservice-gulfwar.asp
Directory of Veterans Service Organizations
http://www1.va.gov/vso/index. cfm?template=view
Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs) - Compensation
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.benefits.va.gov%2FWARMS%2FM21_1MR1.asp&QT=Electronic+Code+of+Federal+Regulations&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Search
Emergency, Non-emergency, and Fee Basis Care
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww1.va.gov%2Fopa%2Fvadocs%2Ffedben.pdf&QT=Emergency%2C+Non-emergency%2C+and+Fee+Basis+Care&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Search
Environmental Agents
http://www1.va.gov/
Establishing Combat Veteran Eligibility
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww1.va.gov%2Fvhapublications%2FFileNotFound.cfm&QT=Establishing+Combat+Veteran+Eligibility&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Search
Depleted Uranium Fact Sheet
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/dod/du_factsheet_4aug98.htm
and
http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/
PRIORITY FOR OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES AND INPATIENT HOSPITAL CARE
http://www.va.gov/healthbenefits/resources/publications/IB10-185_health_care_overview_feb2015_eng.pdf
and
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.publichealth.va.gov%2Fexposures%2Fgulfwar%2F&QT=PRIORITY+FOR+OUTPATIENT+MEDICAL+SERVICES+AND+INPATIENT+HOSPITAL+CARE&submit.x=0&submit.y=0
Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.publichealth.va.gov&QT=+Federal+Benefits+for+Veterans+and+Dependants+
Forms and Records Request
http://www.va.gov/vaforms/
Geriatrics and Extended Care
http://www.va.gov/geriatrics/
Guidelinea for VA/DoD Clinical Practice
http://www.healthquality.va.gov/
Guide to Gulf War Veteran's Health
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/gulfwar/
and
http://www.benefits.va.gov/PERSONA/veteran-gulfwar.asp
Gulf War Veterans newsletter archives
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/gulfwar/publications/newsletter-archive.asp
Gulf War Subject Index
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.healthquality.va.gov&QT=+Gulf+War+
Gulf War Veteran's Illnesses Q&As
http://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/claims-postservice-gulfwar.asp
Homeless Veterans
http://www1.va.gov/homeless/
HSR&D Home
http://www.hsrd.research.va.
Index to Disability Examination Worksheets C&P exams
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.hsrd.research.va.gov%2F&QT=Index+to+Disability+Examination+Worksheets+C%26P+exams+&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Search
Ionizing / Radiation Issues
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww1.va.gov%2Firad%2F&QT=radiation+issues&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Search
Legal - Office of Counsel General
https://www.va.gov/ogc/legalservices.asp
Life Insurance for Veterans
http://www.benefits.va.gov/insurance/
M-10 for spouses and children
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.va.gov%2Firad&QT=m-10+for+spouse+and+children
Mental Disorders, Schedule of Ratings
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.benefits.va.gov%2FWARMS%2F&QT=Mental+Disorders%2C+Schedule+of+Ratings+&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Search
Mental Health Program Guidelines - publication 1094
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.benefits.va.gov&QT=publication+1094
Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers MIRECC/CoE
http://www.mirecc.va.gov/
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Centers of Excellence
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.va.gov%2Fms%2Fabout.asp&QT=ms+centers&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Search
My Health eVet
https://www.myhealth.va.gov/index.html
National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.benefits.va.gov&QT=National+Center+for+Health+Promotion+and+Disease+Prevention
Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders, Schedule of Ratings
http://www.benefits.va.gov/warms/bookc.asp
OMI (Office of Medical Inspector)
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.benefits.va.gov&QT=Office+of+Medical+Inspector
Online VA Form 10-10EZ - apply for VA Health Care Benefits online
https://www.1010ez.med.va.gov/
Parkinson's Disease and Related Neuro-degenerative Disorders
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww1.va.gov%2Fresdev%2Ffunding%2Fsolicitations%2Fdocs%2Fparkinsons.pdf&QT=parkinsons&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Search
Peacetime Disability Compensation
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.va.gov%2Fresdev&QT=peacetime+disability+compensation
Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability or Death
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.va.gov%2Fresdev&QT=Pension+for+Non-Service-Connected+Disability+or+Death
Persian Gulf Registry
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.mirecc.va.gov%2F&QT=persian+gulf+registry&submit.x=0&submit.y=0
Persian Gulf - Dept. of VA Affairs - annual reports to Congress
http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/medsearch/FocusAreas/veterans_affairs.shtml
Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 1999, Annual Report To Congress
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.benefits.va.gov&QT=Persian+Gulf+Veterans%27+Illnesses+Research+1999%2C+Annual+Report
Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 2002, Annual Report To Congress
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.benefits.va.gov&QT=Persian+Gulf+Veterans%27+Illnesses+Research+2002%2C+Annual+Report
Project 112 (Including Project SHAD)
http://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/claims-postservice-exposures-project_112_shad.asp
Prosthetics Eligibility
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.benefits.va.gov&QT=Prosthetics+Eligibility
Public Health and Environmental Hazards Home Page
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fva.gov%2F&QT=Public+Health+and+Environmental+Hazards+Home+Page+&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Search
Public Health/SARS
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.publichealth.va.gov%2F&QT=sars&submit.x=0&submit.y=0
Publications and Manuals
http://www.va.gov/vapubs/
Records Center and Vault Homepage
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.va.gov%2Fvapubs%2F&QT=VA+records+center&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Search
REQUEST FOR AND CONSENT TO RELEASE OF INFORMATION FROM CLAIMANT'S RECORDS
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.va.gov%2Fvapubs&QT=REQUEST+FOR+AND+CONSENT+TO+RELEASE+OF+INFORMATION+FROM+CLAIMANT%27S+RECORDS
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses April 11, 2002
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.va.gov%2Fvapubs&QT=Research+Advisory+Committee+on+Gulf+War+Veterans+Illnesses+April+11%2C+2002+
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses
https://www.va.gov/rac-gwvi/
Survivor's and Dependents' Educational Assistance
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.publichealth.va.gov&QT=Survivor%27s+and+Dependents%27+Educational+Assistance
Title 38 Index
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.publichealth.va.gov&QT=title+38+index
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
https://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/
VA Best Practice Manual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
http://www.avapl.org/pub/PTSD%20Manual%20final%206.pdf
VA Fact Sheets
http://benefits.va.gov/BENEFITS/factsheets.asp
VA Health Care Eligibility
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.benefits.va.gov%2FCOMPENSATION%2Fclaims-postservice-exposures-project_112_shad.asp&QT=VA+Health+Care+Eligibility+&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Search
VA MS Research
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.benefits.va.gov&QT=ms+research
VA National Hepatitis C Program
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.benefits.va.gov&QT=VA+National+Hepatitis+C+Program+
VA Office of Research and Development
http://www.research.va.gov/
VA WRIISC-DC - War Related Injuries
http://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/about-us/who-we-are/dc-wriisc.aspVAOIG Hotline Telephone Number and Address (Office of Inspector General)
http://www.va.gov/oig/hotline/
E-Mail: vaoighotline@va.gov
1 (800) 488-8244
[9:00am–4:00pm Eastern Time Monday–Friday excluding Federal holidays]
[9:00am–4:00pm Eastern Time Monday–Friday excluding Federal holidays]
Vet Center Eligibility - Readjustment Counseling Service
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=www.research.va.gov&QT=et+Center+Eligibility+-+Readjustment+Counseling+Service+
Veterans Benefits Administration Main Web Page
http://www.benefits.va.gov/benefits/
Veterans Legal and Benefits Information - Office of General Counsel
http://www.va.gov/ogc/legalservices.asp
VHA Forms, Publications, Manuals
http://www.va.gov/vhapublications/
VHA Public Health Strategic Health Care Group Home Page
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/
VHI Guide to Gulf War Veterans
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/vethealthinitiative/gulfwar.asp
Vocational Rehabilitation - and Employment
http://www.benefits.va.gov/VOCREHAB/
Vocational Rehabilitation Subsistence
http://www.benefits.va.gov/VOCREHAB/subsistence_allowance_rates.asp
VONAPP online
http://www.knowva.ebenefits.va.gov/system/templates/selfservice/va_ss/#!portal/554400000001018?LANGUAGE=en&COUNTRY=us
WARMS - 38 CFR Book C
http://www.benefits.va.gov/warms/bookc.asp
Wartime (Gulf War) Disability Compensation
http://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/claims-postservice-gulfwar.asp
and Compensation 101
http://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/
War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center - New Jersey
http://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/
Welcome to the GI Bill Web Site
http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/
What VA Social Workers Do
http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?NQ=URL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.warrelatedillness.va.gov%2F&QT=va+social+workers&submit.x=0&submit.y=0
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May, 15, 2013
May, 15, 2013
I was contacted about adding this link below ... so I'm including them here. As a disclaimer, I'm not familiar with theses organizations and I AM NOT endorsing them...
March 19, 2016.... A few more sites from a reader - A.Tollersons (a fellow North Carolinian) Her site is http://forfamilyhealth.net Thank you for the information, and to my readers - please thank her, too.
Again, I have not verified these sites and I am NOT ENDORSING them or their products. But if they can help one veteran, then I'm all for that! I DO recomment verification of all sites on this post...
Grants for home modifications
http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/grants-for-home-modification/#.Vu1gCPkrKhc
http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/grants-for-home-modification/#.Vu1gCPkrKhc
Recreation
opportunities for wounded warriors, disabled veterans and their families http://www.operationwearehere.com/VeteransFamiliesRecreationWoundedWarriors.html
The Ultimate Job
Relocation Guide For The Newly Hired
Making the transition
back to your civilian job a little smoother
Transitioning back to
your family after deployment
How service and Therapy
Dogs help (blog)
https://www.rover.com/blog/ptsd-service-therapy-dogs/
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These links have several pages of additional info sites - some may be duplicates.....
http://c322association.org/veteranbenefits.pdf
http://www.ausa.org/resources/retireeaffairs/Pages/DirectoryofVeteranBenefitsInfoWeb-Sites.aspx
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These links have several pages of additional info sites - some may be duplicates.....
http://c322association.org/veteranbenefits.pdf
http://www.ausa.org/resources/retireeaffairs/Pages/DirectoryofVeteranBenefitsInfoWeb-Sites.aspx
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2/27/2017
The links below were provided to me in an email.... I have NOT verified them but merely added them her in hopes they might help someone.... again - some may be duplicates.
Veterans Crisis Line
https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/
Female Veterans and Drug Addiction - 15 ways to support ongoing battle
http://www.drugrehab.org/female-veterans-addiction/
Coming Home From Deployment: The New “Normal”
http://www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m4240149_SAFComingHomeBrochure.pdf
The Veteran’s Complete Guide to Relocation
https://www.redfin.com/blog/the-veterans-complete-guide-to-relocation
Surviving PTSD: Helping Your Military Loved Ones Get the Help They Need
http://thestir.cafemom.com/healthy_living/149723/surviving_ptsd_helping_your_military
How and When to Hang the American Flag
http://www.improvenet.com/a/how-and-when-to-hang-the-american-flag
2/27/2017
The links below were provided to me in an email.... I have NOT verified them but merely added them her in hopes they might help someone.... again - some may be duplicates.
Veterans Crisis Line
https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/
Female Veterans and Drug Addiction - 15 ways to support ongoing battle
http://www.drugrehab.org/female-veterans-addiction/
Coming Home From Deployment: The New “Normal”
http://www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m4240149_SAFComingHomeBrochure.pdf
The Veteran’s Complete Guide to Relocation
https://www.redfin.com/blog/the-veterans-complete-guide-to-relocation
Surviving PTSD: Helping Your Military Loved Ones Get the Help They Need
http://thestir.cafemom.com/healthy_living/149723/surviving_ptsd_helping_your_military
How and When to Hang the American Flag
http://www.improvenet.com/a/how-and-when-to-hang-the-american-flag
Depression and Military Families
http://www.healthline.com/health/depression/military-service
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Topic search - publications
https://iris.custhelp.com/app/answers/list/kw/id+1006+asp+www1+viewpublication
Addiction and Suicide (I got this link in an email - I have NO IDEA if it's legit, and I'm not promoting it.... but if it IS genuine, it might help someone in need...
http://www.drugrehab.org/addiction-suicide-veterans/
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Topic search - publications
https://iris.custhelp.com/app/answers/list/kw/id+1006+asp+www1+viewpublication
Addiction and Suicide (I got this link in an email - I have NO IDEA if it's legit, and I'm not promoting it.... but if it IS genuine, it might help someone in need...
http://www.drugrehab.org/addiction-suicide-veterans/
Thank You!
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