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Appeals
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch05.doc
Board of Veteran's(tm) 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/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/Vie!%20wPublication.asp?
pub_ID=1158
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(tm) 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(tm) 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/
M10 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 b" 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_124a.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=Cit
dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cit>
e:+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_subchapterii
i_.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
Pers! ian 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
27_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!%20?
pub_ID=1004
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 b" 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
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Part 18
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Title 38
Part 3 b" Adjudication
Subpart Ab"Pension, Compensation, and Dependency and Indemnity
Compensation
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Title 38
Pensions, Bonuses & Veteransb(tm) Relief
(also B' 3.317 Compensation for certain disabilities due to
undiagnosed
illnesses found here)
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Title 38 PART 4--SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES
Subpart B--DISABILITY RATINGS
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Title 38
B' 4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based on unemployability of the individual.
PART 4b"SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES
Subpart Ab"General Policy in Rating
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Title 38: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief, Part 4 -- Schedule for rating Disabilities	Subpart A—General Policy in Rating § 4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based on unemployability of the individual.
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims	http://www.vetapp.gov/
VA Best Practice Manual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)	PDF file
VA Fact Sheet	http://www1.va.gov/opa/fact/index.asp
VA Health Care Eligibility	http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility/ home/hecmain.asp
VA Instituting Global Assessment of Function (GAF) Scores in Axis V for Mental Health Patients	http://www.avapl.org/gaf/gaf.html
VA Life Insurance	http://www.insurance.va.gov
VA Loan Lending Limits and Jumbo Loans	http://valoans.com/va_facts_limits.cfm
VA MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Research Center	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 Office of Academic Affiliations Pocket Card on Gulf War	http://www.va.gov/OAA/pocketcard/gulfwar.asp
VA Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group (EMSHG) Home Page -- Medical Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction	http://www1.va.gov/emshg/
VA WRIISC-DC--VA War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center in Washington, 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 & Records Management	http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/
VHA Programs - Clinical Programs & Initiatives	cfm page=13
VHA Public Health Strategic Health Care Group HomePage	http://www.publichealth.va.gov/
VHI Guide to Gulf War Veterans b(tm) Health	Location of site unknown
Vocational Rehabilitation	http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/index.htm
Vocational Rehabilitation Subsistence Rates (See side panel)	http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/index.htm
VONAPP Online	http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/main.asp
WARMS - 38 CFR Book C-Schedule for Rating Disabilities	html
Wartime Disability Compensation	cgi lookup
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
WRIISC Patient Eligibility	http://www.illegion.org/va1.html