Vietnam Veterans of America clothing and furniture donations pick-up :  https://www.wepickup.org/

Here are some links that might help in your choosing the right Medicare Advantage Plan:  


It's one of the most confusing times of year for seniors. Comparing plans, signing up for Medicare and supplemental coverage, and planning for upcoming healthcare costs are overwhelming at best. In my community, the neighborhood senior center has a specialist come in and walk us through the process free of charge.


But not everyone has access to that type of service. Helping seniors is kind of my life's work, so I asked our local expert to recommend some resources. She did, and they are pretty great.

VETERANS RIGHTS PROJECT                                                                          Nassau Suffolk Law Services: The Veterans Rights Project provides free legal services to low income veterans in Nassau and Suffolk counties.  

Nassau : (516) 292-8100  Suffolk : (631) 232-2400

Alcohol Rehab Guide is an organization that provides comprehensive, reliable information on the various aspects of alcohol abuse and addiction. We offer support and guidance for those who are struggling, as well as their parents, family members, friends, and community members. As you may know, more than 20% of veterans suffering from PTSD also deal with alcohol abuse.

https://www.alcoholrehabguide.org/resources/alcoholism-in-veterans/

Website with info on age related eye problems:  https://www.visioncenter.org/blog/aging-and-eyesight/
NEW MOUTH https://www.newmouth.com/ According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 31% of adults between ages 20-44 have untreated dental caries. One out of every two American adults over 30 has periodontal disease. New Mouth was created to keep the public educated about current dental care practices, oral health basics, and how to find the best treatment possible. Our team of medical writers and dentists provide the most up-to-date dental information in every vertical, including general, pediatric, restorative, cosmetic, and orthodontics. We also connect patients with the best dentists in their area depending on individual treatment needs. Our goal is to be a one-stop-shop for all of your dental and oral health needs! 
RAO Bulletins: These bulletins come out on a monthly basis. They are packed with info for Vets and Military retirees.                                      http://www.nhc-ul.org/rao.html
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CONSUMER SAFETY GUIDE 

 https://www.consumersafetyguide.com/

Many men and women who have bravely served our country are sadly left with painful memories they wish they didn't have. In many cases, veterans turn to drugs and alcohol as a way to deal with these thoughts, especially PTSD. Luckily, there are resources available to help.  Recovery Village has all the resources to assist yo in recovery https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/resources/veterans/ 

PTSD  - VETERANS OVERCOMING ADVERSITY  RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE      White Sands Treatment https://whitesandstreatment.com/ptsd-veterans-overcoming-adversity/


Addiction Center: supporting our Veterans by providing this invaluable information on PTSD and how it correlates to addiction.  https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/

 Julia Havener

Outreach Director/Veteran Support
We support small, non-profit Veteran organizations, helping them spread their cause with free custom wristbands. We love to work with Veteran organizations because we truly understand the sacrifices that Veterans make for our country and want them to be honored and recognized. It's unsettling how many American heroes are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, unable to find work, or have no place to call home.

We believe that spreading awareness is everything. Our years of experience has taught us that ignorance is often confused for apathy. People want to support worthy causes but are often unaware of how to begin. Wristband Supplies was created to spread awareness, and combat the epidemic of homeless American Veterans, while aiding PTSD Disorder, Jobs for Vets, and so on. By creating more awareness for Veterans, we hope to influence more jobs, shelter, and support for the men and women who risk everything our country      .http://www.wristbandsupplies.com/


WANT TO CHECK TO SEE THE POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF MEDICATION YOU HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED 

http://www.rxdangers.com/

Finding Hope in the Darkness. A web site for Vets suffering from PTSD . http://www.drugrehab.org/addiction-suicide-veterans/

Community Outreach Team

Medical Malpractice Center

Medical Malpractice Center www.malpracticecenter.com/ 

Great Resource for Vietnam War

http://www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Thomas.Pilsch/Vietnam.html

Great Military Websites:

Military. com

http://www.military.com/

Vet Friends

http://www.vetfriends.com/

Howard County Vietnam Veterans Association

http://www.hcvvo.net/

The Patriot Files

http://www.patriotfiles.com/

Proud US Veteran Site

http://proudusvets.top-site-list.com/

World Wide Top Military Sites

Army Retirees: Check out the current version of Army Echoes at  http://soldierforlife.army.mil/

Air Force Retirees: The Spring/Summer 2014 publication of the Afterburner, News FOR

Retired Personnel, is available on the AF Retiree Services Web Page;  http://www.retirees.af.mil/ 

Navy Retirees: Check out the current version of Shift Colors at:   http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/Publications/ShiftColors/Pages/default.aspx

Marine Corps Retirees: Check out the current version of Semper Fidelis at:  https://www.manpower.usmc.mil/portal/page/portal/M_RA_HOME/MM/H_SR/e_RET_ACT/Semper_Fidelis

http://www.worldwidetopsites.com/sites/veterans.html

USMC Pride

http://usmcprideonline.com/

US Army Pride

http://us.militaryprideshop.com/Shop/ARMY.1335/

US Navy Pride

https://www.navy.mil/ah_online/

Veterans Resource Guide

http://www.amervets.com/warlib6/

Great website for discounts 

http://gruntroll.com/home

Another great website    https://www.id.me/

Veteran's Store   https://theveteranssite.greatergood.com/store/vet/item/50784/us-military-st-christopher-challenge-coin?origin=VET_FACE_FENIX_ADGROUP_ECOMM_StChristopherCoin_021613


WE FOUGHT FOR YOU    http://www.sermonspice.com/product/32960/i-fought-for-you

THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL PAGE http://thewall-usa.com/

STARS AND STRIPES NEWS  http://epaper.stripes.com/

MEDICARE LINK  http://www.mymedicare.gov/

TRICARE LINK 

 https://www.tricare4u.com/wps/portal/tdb/tricare4u/home/!ut/p/z1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8ziAzw8zDwMLQx8LAJdDQwczSwMvQINnY0tDMz0w8EKDHAARwP9KGL041EQhd_4cP0osBIjdwNPDwMDQ28Dd5CEkbOrWUigr7GLhRFUAR4zCnJDIwwyHRUB-da56A!!/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/

ARMED FORCES VACATION CLUB  http://www.afvclub.com/

DOD LODGING   http://dodlodging.net/

MILITARY HOPS SPACE A TRAVEL  http://www.militaryhops.com/


 Senior discounts

PDF LINK  http://jimspages.com/Senior_Discounts.pdf


NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AGING CARE VETERANS BENEFIT GUIDE

http://www.aging.com/complete-guide-for-veteran-seniors/

 Great information site. Veterans Information Bulletins. These Bulletins are published monthly.

http://post_119_gulfport_ms.tripod.com/rao1.html

 

My name is Richard Stewart and I'm the Veteran Liaison for the Mesothelioma Center (Asbestos.com); an organization devoted to assisting veterans through their application processes for VA benefits, and helping them obtain the maximum benefits for which they are entitled.   While I was browsing through a number of Veterans sites I came across your website and was very impressed by the information you have listed.

Countless veterans are currently suffering from life-threatening illnesses that are a result of exposure to asbestos, a material that was commonly used in hundreds of military applications, products, and ships because of its resistance to fire.

The Mesothelioma Center provides a complete list of occupations, ships, and shipyards that could have put our Veterans at risk for developing asbestos-related diseases. In addition, we have thousands of articles regarding asbestos and mesothelioma and we've even created a veterans-specific section on our website in order to help inform about the dangers of asbestos exposure. 

 www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma   


http://www.mesotheliomaguide.com/


ANOTHER GREAT SITE FOR MESOTHELIOMA INFORMATION

http://www.mesotheliomagroup.com/veterans/


Mesothelioma site. This one has chat room 24/7 and offers $10,000.00 scholarships

http://www.mesothelioma.org/


DRUG DANGERS

       Drug Dangers is committed to providing information on a range of medications and medical devices that have serious complications -

http://www.drugdangers.com/

VETERAN ADMINISTRATION LINKS AND RELATED LINKS


Board of veteran appeals   http://www.bva.va.gov/

CARES   http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=578

CARES draft National Plan  http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=644

Center for Minority Veterans  http://www.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/

Center for Veterans Enterprize  http://www.vetbiz.gov/

Center for Women Veterans  http://www1.va.gov/womenvet/

Compensation for Disabilities Associated with the Gulf War Service    http://vets.yuku.com/topic/3746/Comp-for-Disabilities-associated-with-Gulf-War-Service

Compensation Rate Tables, 12-1-03  http://benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/resources_comp0103.asp

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.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  https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR

Emergency, Non-emergency, and Fee Basis Care   http://www.nonvacare.va.gov/

Environmental Agents  http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/

Establishing Combat Veteran Eligibility  http://web.alsa.org/site/DocServer/Determining_Combat_Elig.pdf?docID=29062

Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependants 2005  http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book/benefits_chap12.asp 

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  http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/cpgn/mus/mus_base.htm

Guide to Gulf War Veteran's Health   http://www.publichealth.va.gov/docs/vhi/caring-for-gulf-war-veterans-vhi.pdf

Gulf War Veterans illnesses         http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/gulfwar/

Web Automated Reference Material System   http://www.benefits.va.gov/WARMS/M21_1MR1.asp

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

Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom Veterans VBA    http://www.oefoif.va.gov/

Ionizing Radiation   http://www.who.int/ionizing_radiation/about/what_is_ir/en/

M 10 for spouses and children   http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/vba-21-534-are.pdf

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  http://www.washington.edu/research/centers/217

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

My Health e Vet   https://www.myhealthevet.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/anonymous.portal?_nfpb=true&_nfto=false&_pageLabel=mhvHome

NASDVA.COM  http://www.nasdva.us/

National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention   http://www.patientcare.va.gov/NCP.asp

Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders, Schedule of Ratings  http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/regs/38cfr/bookc/part4/s4_124a.doc

OMI (Office of Medical Inspector) www.medicalinspector.va.gov

 Online VA Form 10-10EZ      https://www.vets.gov/healthcare/apply/ 
Parkinson's Disease and Related Neurodegenerative DisordersPeacetime http://www.research.va.gov/funding/solicitations/docs/parkinsons.pdf

Disability Compensation   http://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/

 Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability or Death   http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/38/part-II/chapter-15

Persian Gulf Registry   http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1574

 Persian Gulf Registry Referral Centers  http:// -Persian Gulf Registry Referral Centers

 Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 1999, Annual Report To Congress  http://www.research.va.gov/resources/pubs/GulfWarRpt99.cfm

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


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.cdc.gov/nceh/ehhe/

Public Health/SARS http://www.cdc.gov/sars/guidance/

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

Publications Reports http://www.research.va.gov/resources/pubs/#.UVQd3hyTjT4

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

REQUEST FOR AND CONSENT TO RELEASE OF INFORMATION FROM CLAIMANT'S RECORDS http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/3288.pdf

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

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

Title 38 Index Parts 0-60 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2003-title38-vol1/content-detail.html

Title 38 Part 3 Adjudication Subpart A "Pension, Compensation, and Dependency and Indemnity Compensationhttp://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=1b0c269b510d3157fbf8f8801bc9b3dc&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title38/38cfr3_main_02.tpl 

Title 38 PART 4--SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES Subpart B--DISABILITY RATINGS http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/38/4/subpart-B

Title 38 4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based on unemployability of the individual. PART A "SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES Subpart "General Policy in Rating http://www.benefits.va.gov/warms/bookc.asp

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://benefits.va.gov/BENEFITS/factsheets.asp

VA Health Care Eligibility  http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility/Library/Tools/Quick_Eligibility_Check/index.asp

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

VA MS Research  

https://www.va.gov/ms/about_the_multiple_sclerosis_centers_of_excellence.asp


VA National Hepatitis C    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.hsdl.org/?view&did=475803

VA WRIISC-DC http://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/

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

Vet Center Eligibility - Readjustment Counseling Service http://www.benefits.gov/benefits/benefit-details/317 Veterans Benefits Administration Main Web Page http://www.vba.va.gov/ 

Veterans Legal and Benefits Information http://www.jmls.edu/veterans/

VHA Forms, Publications, Manuals http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ 

VHA Programs - Clinical Programs & Initiatives http://www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=2084

VHI Guide to Gulf War Veterans (tm) Health http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/gulfwar/resources.asp

Vocational Rehabilitation http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/ 
Vocational Rehabilitation Subsistence 
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/sa.htm

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://vets.yuku.com/topic/46654/Wartime-Disability-Compensation

War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center - New Jersey http://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/

Welcome to the GI Bill Web Site http://www.gibill.va.gov/ 
What VA Social Workers Do 
 http://www.socialwork.va.gov/socialworkers.asp

WRIISC Patient Eligibility http://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/clinical/national-referral.asp  


Nursing Home Abuse

If you or someone is you know is being abused in a nursing home or in your own home. Please go to this web site:  https://www.nursinghomeabusecenter.com/