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PLEASE pass this along to any veterans you know is very helpful for all Servicemen and women of all wars. ALL VETS SHOULD COPY THIS Comment:  Someone has gone to a lot of trouble.  If this helps one person, then it was worthwhile.  Please pass this on to all Veterans on your-mail list.   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  See also, 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  M21-1 Table of Contents http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/M21_1.html    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.COM http://nasdva.com/   National Association of State Directors http://www.nasdva.com/  National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention http://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.cgi?dbname=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     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  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    Phase I PGR http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1004  Phase II PGR http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1005            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  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     Part 18  http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfrv2_02...tpl  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     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          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  Title 38 § 4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based on un employability of the individual. PART 4 SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES Subpart 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  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/   VA Trainee Pocket Card on Gulf War http://www.va.gov/OAA/pocketcard/gulfwar.asp    VA WMD EMSHG http://www1.va.gov/emshg/   VA WRIISC-DC http://www.va.gov/WRIISC-DC/     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  Print this and save it in your VA files. 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