I"m posting this in part to hopefully assist Veterans in finding information/treatment guidelines through the Veterans Administration. I just retired from the VA in 2010, but this info should still be accurate. If a link or phone number proves to be incorrect, call the Veterans Administration call center at 1-800-827-1000.

Thank you for your service........

Here's a rather long list of VA and Gov't sources for specific Veteran-related information. ALL of these sites/links are in the public domain. Some of these links may be outdated, I have checked some, but not all of them.

Semper Fi




Appeals: http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/...part1/ch05.doc
Board of Veteran's Appeals: Gateway to VA Appeals
CARES Commission: Gateway to VA Appeals
CARES Draft National Plan: http://www1.va.gov/cares/page.cfm?pg=105
Center for Minority Veterans: Center for Minority Veterans Home
Center for Veterans Enterprise: http://www.vetbiz.gov/default2.htm
Center for Women Veterans: Center for Women Veterans Home
Clarification on the chang es 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
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/...part6/ch07.doc
Compensation Rate Tables, 12-1-03: Compensation Rate Table - Effective 12/1/08 (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
Department of Veterans Affairs Home Page: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Directory of Veterans Service Organizations: Veterans Service Organizations - View by Chartered Organizations
Disability Examination Worksheets Index, Comp: Index of Disability Examination Worksheets (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
Due Process: http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/...part1/ch02.doc
Duty to Assist: http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/...part1/ch01.doc
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: GPO Home Page
Emergency, Non-emergency, and Fee Basis Care: http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf
Environmental Agents: Hazardous Exposures - Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards
Environmental Agents M10: http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...sp?pub_ID=1002
Establishing Combat Veteran Eligibility: http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...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/DUHa...1303122304.DOC and http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...sp?pub_ID=1158
See also, Depleted Uranium Fact Sheet: http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/Depl...umFAQSheet.doc
EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR NON-GUL F WAR VETERANS WITH POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO DEPLETED URANIUM (DU): http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/docs/DUHA...W130340304.DOC
Fee Basis, PRIORITY FOR OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES AND INPATIENT HOSPITAL CARE: http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...asp?pub_ID=206
Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependants 2005: http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf OR, Redirect
Forms and Records Request: VA Forms
General Compensation Provisions: http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title38 /partii_chapter11_subchaptervi_.html
Geriatrics and Extended Care: Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care Home
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: Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses - Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards
Gulf War Subject Index: Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses - Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards and http://www1.va.gov/GulfWar/page.cfm?...=main&letter=A
Gulf War Veteran's Illnesses Q&As: Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses - Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards /GWIllnessesQandAsIB1041.pdf
Hearings: http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admi - http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/...part1/ch04.doc
Homeless Veterans: Homeless Veterans Home
HSR&D Home: VA Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D)
Index to Disability Examination Worksheets C&P exams: Index of Disability Examination Worksheets (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
Ionizing Radiation: Radiation - Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards
Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom Veterans VBA: http://www.vba.va.gov/EFIF/
M10 for spouses and children: http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...sp?pub_ID=1007 - http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...sp?pub_ID=1007
M10 Part III Change 1: http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/V...sp?pub_ID=1008
M21-1 Table of Contents: VBA M21-1 (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)