Orange County Bar Association Military Task Force Press Release
Press Release - Veterans and Military Committee.pdf
Article on Veterans Legal Institute's partnership with Starbucks: https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/starbucks-helps-provide-legal-services-veterans
Orange County Veterans Study
OC Vets study.pdf
Estimating your Post-9/11 G.I. Bill Benefits:
http://m.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/04/14/estimate-your-education-costs-just-few-clicks-gi-bill-comparison-tool
Ms. Balta’s appearance on Local Edition of PBS discussing veterans issues:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZALvp9Kll5U
Orange County Register Article about Ms. Balta’s receipt of the Orange County Black Chamber of Commerce’s Community Leadership Award:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/first-632491-business-group.html
Department of Defense Announces Guidance for Upgrading Discharge Requests:
http://www.defense.gov/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=16915
Office of General Counsel Accreditation FAQs:
http://www.va.gov/ogc/accred_faqs.asp
Appeals
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims:
http://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/
Board of Veteran’s Appeals:
http://www.bva.va.gov/
“How Do I Appeal?” Brochure (BVA):
http://www.bva.va.gov/docs/Pamphlets/010202A.pdf
Veterans Benefits & General Information
Resources and information for veterans and their families:
http://www.militaryconnection.com/veterans/veteran.
Federal Benefits Handbook for Veterans, Dependents & Survivors (2011):
http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book.asp
Center for Women Veterans:
http://www.va.gov/womenvet/
Department of Veterans Affairs:
http://www.va.gov/
EBenefits (Online VA Benefits):
https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits-portal/ebenefits.portal
EVetRecs (Discharge Documents Online):
http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations Title 38:
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=1ae742bee69025407334fd77281b5fcb&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38tab_02.tpl
G.I. Bill Website:
http://www.gibill.va.gov/
Homeless Veterans VA Website:
http://www.va.gov/homeless/
My HealtheVet (Online VA Health Records):
http://www.myhealth.va.gov/
Veterans Crisis Line (Suicide Prevention Lifeline):
www.veteranscrisisline.net/
Returning Service Members (Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom):
http://www.oefoif.va.gov/
Vocational Rehabilitation:
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/
Web Automated Reference Material System (WARMS):
http://www.benefits.va.gov/WARMS/Site_Map.asp
Stateside Legal (Legal Help for military members, veterans and their families):
http://statesidelegal.org/
Free Health Clinic Locator:
http://nafcclinics.org/
VA Claims Resources
VA Forms Online:
http://www.va.gov/vaforms/
Veterans Benefits Administration:
http://www.vba.va.gov/VBA/
Veterans Online Application (VONAPP):
https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits-portal/ebenefits.portal?
_nfpb=true&_portlet.async=false&_pageLabel=ebenefits_myeb_vonapp1
Agent Orange Registry:
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/
Compensation Rate Tables:
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/comp01.htm
Disability Examination Worksheets:
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/benefits/exams/index.htm
Gulf War Registry:
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/gulfwar/
Forms
Declaration of Financial Hardship:
http://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/documents/Rules_of_Practice_and_Procedure_effective_Sept_15_2011_-_Form_4.pdf
CAVC Notice of Appeal Form:
http://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/documents/Rules_of_Practice_and_Procedure_effective_Sept_15_2011_-_Form_1.pdf
CAVC Notice of Appearance:
http://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/documents/FORM_3-_-NOTICEOFAPPEARANCE_-_FORM.pdf
Other Health Care
Information for Veterans about Essential Coverage: http://www.coveredca.com/individuals-and-families/special-circumstances/veterans/
Life Events which Require You to Notify Covered California: http://www.coveredca.com/members/reporting-a-change/
Qualifying Life Events for Special Enrollment: www.coveredca.com/individuals-and-families/getting-covered/special-enrollment/qualifying-life-events/
Veterans Service Organizations
American Legion:
http://www.legion.org/
Disabled American Veterans:
http://www.dav.org/
Paralyzed Veterans of American:
http://www.pva.org
National Veterans Legal Services Program:
http://www.nvlsp.org/
AMVETS:
http://www.amvets.org/
Blinded Veterans Association:
http://www.bva.org/
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America:
http://iava.org/
Military Order of the Purple Heart:
http://www.purpleheart.org/
National Association of County Veterans Service Officers:
http://www.nacvso.org/
Vietnam Veterans of America:
http://www.vva.org/
State and Local Veterans Service Organizations:
http://www.va.gov/vso/rpt_statelocal.cfm
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