As a Veteran, you have certain rights that have been granted to you by Congress. These vary from health benefits for service connected disabilities to educational benefits, employment rights, and home buying assistance. CHPA is committed to help you obtain what is due you for your service, whether you are just leaving active duty or left active duty 40 or 50 years ago. If you are still on active duty, we can give you information and assistance about Veterans Programs for which you are eligible. While we do not claim to be experts in all veterans programs, our experience in dealing with the veterans bureaucracy can be shared with you to help you avoid some of the pitfalls we have encountered. In some cases we will be able to give advice regarding specific programs; in others, we will put you in contact with professionals in the field whose job is to assist veterans like you. Drop us an e-mail so we can help.
Equally important, if you would like to volunteer to help other veterans we have a place for you. If you have expertise in a particular area and would share that with other veterans, let us know. If you do not have the expertise but still would like to help, drop us a note ([email protected]) and we will help get you trained.
To begin the process of assisting you, we have established a number of pages that contain links in various areas. Select the link below and you will find a series of links and information that will help get you started.
As always, if you find a broken, inappropriate or redirected link let us know at [email protected].
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- Employment and Business Development
- Board of Veteran's Appeals: http://www.bva.va.gov
- Center for Minority Veterans: http://www1.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/
- Center for Women Veterans: http://www1.va.gov/womenvet/
- 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.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=&TT=1&QT=Due+Process&searchbtn=Search
- 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/
- 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
- Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependants 2013: http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book.asp
- Forms and Records Request: http://www.va.gov/vaforms/
- Geriatrics and Extended Care: http://www1.va.gov/geriatricsshg/
- 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
- 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
- https://mesothelioma.net/
- Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance: http://www.mesothelioma.com/
- My Health e Vet: http://www.myhealth.va.gov/
- National Association of State Directors: http://www.nasdva.com/
- Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders, Schedule of Ratings: http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/regs/38cfr/bookc/part4/s4%5F124a.doc
- Online VA Form 10-10EZ: https://www.1010ez.med.va.gov/sec/vha/10-10ez/
- Parkinson's Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders: http://www1.va.gov/resdev/funding/solicitations/docs/parkinsons.pdf
- Peacetime Disability Compensation: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+38USC1131
- Policy Manual Index: http://www1.va.gov/vapubs/
- Prosthetics Eligibility: http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=337
- Publications Manuals: http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/publications.cfm?Pub=4
- 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
- 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 "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 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 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=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.uscourts.cavc.gov.
- VA Best Practice Manual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): http://www.avapl.org/pub/PTSD%20Manual%20final%206.pdf
- VA Loan Lending Limits and Jumbo Loans: http://valoans.com/va_facts_limits.cfm
- VA National Hepatitis C Program: http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/
- VA Office of Research and Development: http://www.research.va.gov/default.cfm
- VA Trainee Pocket Card on Gulf War: http://www.va.gov/OAA/pocketcard/gulfwar.asp
- VA WMD EMSHG: http://www1.va.gov/emshg/
- 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 Public Health Strategic Health Care Group Home Page: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/
- Vocational Rehabilitation: http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/
- 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/
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