Alpha Troop
2nd Squadron / 17th Cavalry
101st Airborne Division (Airmobile/Air Assault)

Alpha Troop Association
Links to V.A. Services

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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 A "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 $B%F$D%!(B 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$B%D%!(B 4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based on unemployability of the individual. PART A "SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES Subpart $B%F(B "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 $B%D%c(B" 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 $B%D%c(B(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.html