TREASURES ABOUND IN VA'S LITTLE-KNOWN WEB PAGES --

Buried in the VA's website are pages full of valuable

information for veterans and their families.

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by Larry Scott, VA Watchdog dot Org

The website for the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) is a treasure trove of information for veterans and their families.

But, some of the information is difficult to find as one tries to sift through thousands of pages of bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo.

So, we thought we'd give you a list of some of the VA's more interesting web pages that fall into the "little-known" category.

I asked some friends of VA Watchdog dot Org, including Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland, to list some of their favorite VA web pages that might not be known to most veterans.

(NOTE:  If you have any favorite "little-known" VA web pages, let us know and we'll update this list from time-to-time.)

Here's what we've got.  Put them to good use and share the information with a friend:

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Disability Examination Worksheets

These 57 Disability Examination Worksheets are in use both by the doctors of VHA who do the disability examinations and by the rating specialists, hearing officers, and Decision Review Officers of VBA who do the disability evaluations.

M21-1MR

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Adjudication Procedures Manual.

Precedent Opinions

From the VA's Office of General Counsel.  Opinions from 1989 to the present.

Monday Morning Workload Reports

Compiled by the Regional Offices of the VBA.  This is a look at the status of work... how many claims pending, etc...

VHA Handbooks

From the Veterans' Health Administration.  Handbooks on virtually every health topic imaginable.

                            click for more information -- a disabled veteran owned business

Finance Directives

From the Office of Finance.

Clinician's Guide
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/guide/cliniciansguide.doc

This is the Compensation & Pension Service's Clinician's Guide.

Patient Safety Alerts

From the Veterans' Health Administration.  Alerts and advisories about problems identified in VA hospitals.

Medication Safety News

Drug recalls and medication problems.

VA Office of Inspector General

The VAOIG polices the VA.  Although their main site page is here, you have to root around to get at all of the information.  We have put all VAOIG info on one page on this site for ease of use.

Beneficiary Travel Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Do you qualify for travel pay?  Here are all the answers.

Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (DEA)

G.I. Bill benefits for spouses and dependents.

SOME NON-VA SITES OF INTEREST

Government Accountability Office

The GAO does reports for Congress about many agencies, including the VA.  There main site is here, but once again, it difficult to dig out all the VA information... so we include it on one page on this site.

Government Health IT

Health Information Technology at government agencies, including the VA's VistA / CPRS computer system.

Agent Orange

This is the Alvin L. Young collection of information on Agent Orange from the The National Agricultural Library.

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posted by Larry Scott
Founder and Editor
VA Watchdog dot Org
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