Access and manage your VA benefits and health care

Health care

• Refill and track your prescriptions
• Send a secure message to your health care team
• Schedule and manage health appointments
• View your lab and test results
• Apply now for VA health care

Disability

• Check your claim or appeal status
• View your payment history
• Upload evidence to support your claim
• File for a VA disability increase
• File a claim for compensation

Education

• View your payment history
• Change your current education benefits
• Compare GI Bill benefits by school
• Apply for education benefits

Records

• Get Veteran ID cards
• Get your VA medical records
• Download your benefit letters
• Change your address
• Request your military records (DD214)

RESOURCES' 

To apply for Patriot Fund or Michigan Wounded and Returning Warrior Program Assistance, the Veteran must complete the Reconnect Temporary Financial Assistance application and return it along with:

Temporary Financial Assistance Application

• Contact Information: (phone and email)
• A copy of your DD-214 showing an Honorable character of service.
• A copy of the actual bill(s) requesting assistance with.
• Documentation can be emailed to: gtanner364@gmail.com or Faxed to: (586) 412-3050

NOTES: Be sure to indicate how the check(s) should be made payable to the party owed, as well as any memo line info such as address, or account numbers along with the correct mailing address for the party owed.

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Other assistance organizations –these are only a few and have their own requirement for applying for assistance.

Volunteers of America
Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency-Emergency Assistance
Contact the Veteran Services office in your county
The Salvation Army
National Guard Association of Michigan
Michigan Veterans Foundation – Detroit
The American Legion (National) Financial Assistance

Veterans Health Care Resources

• Alcohol Awareness Council 

• American Lung Association 

• Appeals of VA Decisions 

• Board of Veteran’s Appeals 

• Center for Minority Veterans 

• Center for Women Veterans 

• College Guide for Veterans and Service Members 

• Compensation for Disabilities Associated with the Gulf War Service 

• Department of Veterans Affairs Home Page 

• Directory of Veterans Service Organizations 

• 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/

• Evaluation Protocol for Gulf War and Iraqi Freedom Veterans with potential exposure to depleted uranium (DU)  

• Forms and Records Request http://www.va.gov/vaforms/

• Geriatrics and Extended Care http://www1.va.gov/geriatricsshg/

• Guideline for Chronic Pain and Fatigue MUS-CPG 

• Gulf War Veterans http://www.gulfwarvets.com/

• 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 

• M10 for spouses and children http://www1..va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1007

• 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 (MIRECC) http://www.desertpacific.mirecc.va.gov/

• Mesothelioma Group Veterans Assistance http://www.mesotheliomagroup.com/veteran-assistance/

• MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Centers of Excellence http://www.va.gov/ms/

• My Health e Vet http://www.myhealth.va.gov/

• National Association of State Departments of Veterans Affairs http://nasdva.us/

• National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention http://www.prevention.va.gov/

• 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.medicalinspector.va.gov/

• Online VA Form 10-10EZ https://www.1010ez.med.va.gov/sec/vha/1010ez/

• Parkinson’s Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders http://www.research.va.gov/funding/solicitations/docs/parkinsons.pdf 

• Peacetime Disability Compensation http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite%3A+38USC1131

• Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability or Death  http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/usc_sup_01_38_10_II_20_15.html

• Persian Gulf Registry - This program is now referred to as Gulf War Registry Program (to include Operation Iraqi Freedom) as of

• March 7, 2005: http://www.gulflink.org/gwr/registry.htm

• Persian Gulf Veterans’ Illnesses Research 1998, Annual Report To Congress http://www.research.va.gov/resources/pubs/pgulf98/

• Persian Gulf Veterans’ Illnesses Research 2002, Annual Report To Congress http://www.research.va.gov/resources/pubs/GulfWarRpt02.cfm

• 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.benefits.va.gov/WARMS/docs/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch03/pt01_ch03_toc.doc

• Project 112 (Including Project SHAD) http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/shad/

• Prosthetics Eligibility http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=337

• Public Health and Environmental Hazards Home Page http://www.publichealth.va.gov/

• Publications Manuals http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/publications.cfm?Pub=4

• Publications and Reports http://www.va.gov/oig/publications/default.asp

• QuitDay Smoking Cessation https://quitday.org/support/veterans-quit-smoking/

• Records Center and Vault Homepage http://www.rcv.va.gov/index.asp

• Request for and Consent to Release of Information from Claimant's Records http://www.va.gov/vaforms/form_detail.asp?FormNo=3288

• Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses http://www.va.gov/RAC-GWVI/index.asp

• Research and Development http://www.rehab.research.va.gov/index.html

• Resources for Veterans Looking to Learn to Code http://www.whoishostingthis.com/resources/veterans-coding/

• Survivor’s and Dependents’ Educational Assistance http://gibill.va.gov/benefits/other_programs/dea.html

• Title 38 Index Parts 0-17, 18-199, and 200-299 http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38tab_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=9bea4a35c61920bb960312fd852360a6&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=9bea4a35c61920bb960312fd852360a6&rgn=div8&view=text&node=38:1.0.1.1.4.1.56.3&idno=38

• Title 38 PART 4-Schedule for Rating Disabilities Subpart B—Disability Ratings http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=9bea4a35c61920bb960312fd852360a6&rgn=div5&view=text&node=38:1.0.1.1.5&idno=38

• Title 38 § 4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based on unemployability of the individual. PART 4 ”Schedule for Rating Disabilities Subpart ”General Policy in Rating” http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=9bea4a35c61920bb960312fd852360a6&rgn=div5&view=text&node=38:1.0.1.1.5&idno=38#38:1.0.1.1.5.1.98.11

• 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 Fact Sheet http://www.va.gov/Final20GWVI-TFReport.pdf

• VA Health Care Eligibility http://www.va.gov/healthbenefits/apply/

• VA Instituting Global Assessment of Function (GAF) http://www.rehab.research.va.gov/jour/08/45/3/miller.html

• VA Life Insurance Handbook http://www.insurance.va.gov/sglisite/handbook/handbook.htm

• VA Loan Lending Limits and Jumbo Loans http://valoans.com/va_facts_limits.cfm

• VA MS Research http://www.va.gov/ms/multiple-sclerosis-research.asp

• VA National Hepatitis C Program http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/

• VA Office of Research and Development http://www.research.va.gov/

• VA Trainee Pocket Card on Gulf War http://www.va.gov/OAA/pocketcard/gulfwar.asp

• VA WMD EMSHG http://www.va.gov/vhaemergencymanagement/ and http://www.va.gov/VHAEMERGENCYMANAGEMENT/VHA_OEM_About.asp

• VA WRIISC-DC http://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/WARRELATEDILLNESS/dc/contactus.asp

• VAOIG Hotline Telephone Number and Address http://www.va.gov/oig/hotline/default.asp

• 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://www.va.gov/health/orgs.asp

• VHA Public Health Strategic Health Care Group Home Page http://http://www.publichealth.va.gov/about/pubhealth/index.asp

• VHI Guide to Gulf War Veterans Health http://www.publichealth.va.gov/vethealthinitiative/gulfwar.asp

• 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.htm

• Wartime Disability Compensation http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite%3A+38USC1110

• Welcome to the GI Bill Web Site http://www.gibill.va.gov/

• What VA Social Workers Do http://www.socialwork.va.gov/socialworkers.asp

• CBS News Video- President Obama awarding the Medal of Honor to Sgt. Dakota Meyer- September 15, 2011- Semper Fi 

• American Legion National Headquarters

• American Legion Weekly Online Update- October 17, 2013

• American Legion Digital Dispatch- September 4, 2013

• 2012 American Legion Online Renewal

• American Legion, Department of Michigan

• 2011 American Legion Legacy Run, 1st stop, Post No. 42, Charlotte, Michigan

• Fort Custer National Cemetery, Avenue of Flags Dedication, Memorial Day, 2012

• 2011 Listing of all American Legion Posts in Michigan

• Locate Veterans Records

• National Cemetery Search Link

• Form 180- Request Pertaining to Military Records

The National Cemetery Search link is a great tool to commence a records search for your relative. This may also be utilized to verify the death of a veteran if you do not have the death certificate or military discharge. Follow the instructions for the Form 180, especially the correct address in St. Louis where your inquiry should be sent depending on time of serrvice and branch.