• 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
  

• 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
  

• 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/
  

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• 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
  

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• G.I. Bill Website: http://www.gibill.va.gov/
  

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• Homeless Veterans VA Website: http://www.va.gov/homeless/
  

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• My HealtheVet (Online VA Health Records): http://www.myhealth.va.gov/
  

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• Veterans Crisis Line (Suicide Prevention Lifeline): www.veteranscrisisline.net/
  

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• Returning Service Members (Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom): http://www.oefoif.va.gov/
  

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• Vocational Rehabilitation: http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/
  

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• Web Automated Reference Material System (WARMS): http://www.benefits.va.gov/WARMS/Site_Map.asp

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• Stateside Legal (Legal Help for military members, veterans and their families): http://statesidelegal.org/
  

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• Free Health Clinic Locator: http://nafcclinics.org/
  

• VA Forms Online: http://www.va.gov/vaforms/
  

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• Veterans Benefits Administration: http://www.vba.va.gov/VBA/
  

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• Veterans Online Application (VONAPP): https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits-portal/ebenefits.portal?_nfpb=true&_portlet.async=false&_pageLabel=ebenefits_myeb_vonapp1

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• Agent Orange Registry: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/
  

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• Compensation Rate Tables: http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/comp01.htm
  

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• Disability Examination Worksheets: http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/benefits/exams/index.htm
  

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• Gulf War Registry: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/gulfwar/
  

• Declaration of Financial Hardship: http://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/documents/Rules_of_Practice_and_Procedure_effective_Sept_15_2011_-_Form_4.pdf
  

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• CAVC Notice of Appeal Form: http://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/documents/Rules_of_Practice_and_Procedure_effective_Sept_15_2011_-_Form_1.pdf
  

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• CAVC Notice of Appearance: http://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/documents/FORM_3-_-NOTICEOFAPPEARANCE_-_FORM.pdf
  

• 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/

• American Legion: http://www.legion.org/
  

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• Disabled American Veterans: http://www.dav.org/
  

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• Paralyzed Veterans of American: http://www.pva.org
  

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• National Veterans Legal Services Program: http://www.nvlsp.org/
  

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• AMVETS: http://www.amvets.org/
  

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• Blinded Veterans Association: http://www.bva.org/
  

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• Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America: http://iava.org/
  

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• Military Order of the Purple Heart: http://www.purpleheart.org/
  

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• National Association of County Veterans Service Officers: http://www.nacvso.org/
  

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• Vietnam Veterans of America: http://www.vva.org/
  

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• State and Local Veterans Service Organizations: http://www.va.gov/vso/rpt_statelocal.cfm