Make the Connection  http://maketheconnection.net/conditions/ptsd IMPORTANT INFO FOR VETERANS; WEBSITE CONTACTS FOR INFO ON VARIOUS TOPICS IMPORTANT TO ALL VETERANS! PRINT AND SAVE AS A REFERENCE. PASS IT ON TO YOUR VETERAN CONTACTS!   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 AAAcAAc,AA!"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 AAE,AA 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 AAE,AA 4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based on unemployability of the individual. PART 4AAcAAc,AA!"SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES Subpart AAAcAAc,AA!"General Policy in Rating http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text- idx?=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 AAcAAc,AA!" 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 VeteransAAcAAc,AA!(tm) 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 Di sability 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/  Marine Links Marine Corps League Marine Corps League--National Headquarters http://www.mcleague.com/mdp/ Marine Corps League Department of Texas Department of Texas Marine Corps League http://www.mcltexas.org/ Texas Detachment’s Official Web Sites         Detachment 672 http://www.battlebornmarines.com/     Detachment 1295 http://www.usmcmarine1.org/     Detachment 779 http://www.mcleastex.com/     Longhorn Detachment http://www.mcllonghorn.com/join/     Detachment 324 www.marinesuccess.com.     Pecan Valley Detachment http://www.pecanvalleydetachment.com/page5.html     Detachment 992 http://www.roancreek.org/     Tarrant County Detachment  http://www.tarrantcountydetachmentmcl.us/default.php     Detachment 929  http://home.texoma.net/~mcltexomadet/         Coastal Bend Marine Corps League INDEX Detachment 430
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