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The links on this page were provided by Charlie Frost and Ed Murray, Tirey J. Ford Post 21, Independence, MO Members!

 

VETERAN WEB LINKS UPDATE 02:    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:
 

AMC Travel www.amc.af.mil/amctravel/index.asp for the latest in AMC travel information   **Added 8/1/2009 by  Ed Murray
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 Women Veterans  http://www.va.gov/womenvet/
Center for Veterans Enterprise www.vetbiz.gov
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/
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 Extanded 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
Homeless Veterans www.va.gov/homeless/
Ionizing Radiation www.va.gov/irad/
Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom Veterans VBA www.vba.va.gov/EFIF/
M21-1 Table of Contents www.warms.vba.va.gov/M21_1.html
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/
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
Project 112 (Including Project SHAD) www.va.gov/shad/
Public Health and Environmental Hazards Home Page http://www.vethealth.cio.med.va.gov/
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/rac-gwvi/docs/Minutes_April112002.doc
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses www.va.gov/rac-gwvi/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 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
Veterans Legal and Benefits Information http://valaw.org/
VA Loan Lending Limits and Jumbo Loans http://valoans.com/va_facts_limits.cfm
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/
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/
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
[Source: Various Dec 08 ++]


Title 38
Index
Parts 0-17
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Part 18
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Title 38
Part 3 Adjudication
Subpart Aââ'¬"Pension, Compensation, and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/textidx?c=ecfr&sid=
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Title 38
Pensions, Bonuses & Veterans Relief
(also Ã'§ 3.317 Compensation for certain disabilities due to undiagnosed illnesses found here)
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1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfr3_main_02.tpl


Title 38
PART 4--SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES
Subpart B--DISABILITY RATINGS
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Title 38
Ã'§ 4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based on unemployability of the
individual. PART 4ââ'¬"SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES
Subpart Aââ'¬"General Policy in Rating http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/textidx?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 ââ'¬" 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
VHA Public Health Strategic Health Care Group Home Page http://www.publichealth.va.gov/
VHI Guide to Gulf War Veteransââ'¬(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 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.


 

ARMY RSO LOCATIONS by STATE:    Army Retirement Services Officers are available to answer questions and assist retirees, dependents, and survivors from all service branches as needed.  To contact the RSO for your state refer to the following:

·         Alabama:

-  Redstone Arsenal (256) 876-2022 cynthia.anderson1@redstone.army.mil

-  Ft Rucker (334) 255-9124 ruck.retirees@conus.army.mil

·         Alaska

-   Ft Richardson 1-800-478-7384 (AK only) (907) 384-3500 rso@richardson.army.mil

-  Ft Wainwright (907) 353-2102 fwarso@wainwright.army.mil

·         Arizona - Ft Huachuca (520) 533-5733 HuacRSO@conus.army.mil

·         Arkansas - Ft Sill, OK

·         California - Ft McCoy, WI

·         Colorado - Ft Carson (719) 526-2840 retirement-services @carson.army.mil

·         Connecticut - West Point, NY

·         Delaware - Ft Meade, MD

·         D.C. - Ft Myer, VA

·         Florida

-  Central & West MacDill AFB (813) 828-0163 army.rso@macdill.af.mil

-  Rest of FL - Ft Stewart, GA

·         Georgia

-  Ft Benning (706) 545-1805 benn.g1hrd.rso@benning.army.mil

-  Ft Gordon (706) 791-2654 angela.gaston@us.army.mil

-  Ft McPherson (404) 464-3219 rso.mcpherson-a@conus.army.mil

-  Ft Stewart (912) 767-5013 rso@stewart.army.mil

·         Hawaii - Schofield Barracks (808) 655-1514 rso@schofield.army.mil

·         Idaho - Ft Carson, CO, or Ft Lewis, WA

·         Illinois - Ft Leornard Wood, MO; Ft McCoy, WI; Ft Knox, KY

·         Indiana - Ft Knox, KY

·         Iowa - Ft McCoy, WI

·         Kansas

-  Ft Leavenworth (913) 684-2425 Leav-RSO@conus.army.mil

-  Ft Riley (785) 239-3320 rso@riley.army.mil

·         Kentucky

-  Ft Campbell (270) 798-5280 camp.retire@conus.army.mil

-  Ft Knox (502) 624-1765 knox.rso@conus.army.mil

·         Louisiana - Ft Polk (337) 531-0363 polk_rso@conus.army.mil

·         Maine - Ft Drum, NY

·         Maryland

-  Aberdeen Pr. Grd. (410) 306-2320 imnearpghr@apg.army.mil

-  Ft Meade (301) 677-9603 mderso@conus.army.mil

·         Massachusetts - West Point, NY

·         Michigan

 -  Ft McCoy, WI

 -  Lower MI Selfridge ANGB (586) 307-5580 (or Ft McCoy)

·         Minnesota - Ft McCoy, WI

·         Mississippi - Ft Rucker, AL

·         Missouri - Ft Leonard Wood (573) 596-0947 leon.agretsvcs@conus.army.mil

·         Montana - Ft Lewis, WA

·         Nebraska - Ft Riley, KS

·         Nevada - Ft McCoy, WI

·         New Hampshire - Ft Drum, NY

·         New Jersey

-   Ft Dix (609) 562-2666 rso@dix.army.mil

-   Ft Monmouth (732) 532-4673 jacqueline.moura@us.army.mil

·         New Mexico - Ft Bliss, TX

·         New York

 -  Ft Drum (315) 772-6434 drum.rso@conus.army.mil

-   Ft Hamilton (718) 630-4552 keith.harry@us.army.mil

-   Watervliet Wed & Thurs only (518) 266-5810 wvarso@gmail.com

-   West Point (845) 938-4217 rso@usma.army.mil

·         No. Carolina - Ft Bragg (910) 396-5304 braggrso@conus.army.mil

·         No. Dakota - Ft Riley, KS

·         Ohio - Ft Knox, KY

·         Oklahoma - Ft Sill (580) 442-2645 rso.sill@conus.army.mil

·         Oregon - Ft Lewis, WA

·         Pennsylvania

-   Carlisle Barracks (717) 245-4501 carl_rso@conus.army.mil

-   Tobyhanna Army Depot Tues/Wed/Thurs only (570) 895-7409 danielle.dematteo@us.army.mil

·         Rhode Island - West Point, NY

·         So. Carolina - Ft Jackson (803) 751-6715 FJrso@conus.army.mil

·         So. Dakota - Ft Riley, KS

·         Tennessee - Ft Campbell, KY

·         Texas

 -  Ft Bliss (915) 568-5204 BlissRSO@conus.army.mil

 -  Ft Hood (254) 287-5210 hood.dhr.iag.retsvcs@conus.army.mil

-   Ft Sam Houston (210) 221-9004 rso@samhouston.army.mil

·         Utah - Ft Carson, CO

·         Vermont - Ft Drum, NY

·         Virginia

-  Ft Belvoir (703) 805-2675 rso@belvoir.army.mil

-  Ft Eustis (757) 878-3648 eustis.rso@conus.army.mil

-  Ft Lee (804) 734-6555 leeeimarso@conus.army.mil

-  Ft Monroe (757) 788-2093 monr.fmretsvcoff@conus.army.mil

-  Ft Myer (703) 696-5948 fmmc-rso@conus.army.mil

·         Washington - Ft Lewis (253) 966-5884 Lewis700PMCretirements@conus.army.mil

·         West Virginia - Ft Knox, KY

·         Wisconsin - Ft McCoy 1-800-452-0923 bill.g.walters@us.army.mil

·         Wyoming - Ft Carson, CO

·         Puerto Rico - Ft Buchanan (787) 707-3842 santiago.santiago@conus.army.mil

·         Guard & Reserve - Human Resources Command, St. Louis, MO 1-800-318-5298 ext 4 or (314) 592-0123 or sheila.dorsey@us.army.mil or stephen.welch@us.army.mil

[Source: Army Echoes May-Aug 09 ++]



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