Veterans

Sub-Categories

• Benefits
• Employment

Links

• ADA: Know Your Rights – Returning Service Members with Disabilities
  This publication explains your rights under the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) and provides information on where to get assistance.
• America's Heroes at Work
  America's Heroes at Work is a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) project that addresses the employment challenges of returning service members living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
• BrainLineMilitary.org
  An online service to help service members - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard, and Reserve, and veterans with brain injury and their families. BrainLineMilitary.org provides military-specific information and resources on traumatic brain injury from interviews with medical experts about diagnosis and treatment for TBI and PTSD to personal stories by service members or veterans who have learned from having their own brain injury.
• Center for Military Health Policy Research
  The goal of the Center for Military Health Policy Research is to help the U.S. Department of Defense and Veterans Administration meet the challenges of providing the best care possible to this diverse population, while containing costs.
• Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) Wounded Service Member Initiative
  CAP works closely with service members across the nation to ensure they receive appropriate assistive technology for their needs, including vision or hearing loss, dexterity impairments, and cognitive difficulties.
• Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
  The mission of the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) is to serve active duty military, their beneficiaries, and veterans with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) through state-of-the-art clinical care, innovative clinical research initiatives and educational programs.
• Defense Centers of Excellence Outreach Center
  The Outreach Center answers questions about psychological health and traumatic brain injury around the clock and every day of the year from members of all the military services (including the National Guard and Reserve), veterans, families, healthcare providers, military leaders, and employers.
• Disabled American Veterans
  Building Better Lives for America's Disable Veterans.
• Disabled American Veterans chapter locator
  To locate a chapter of Disabled Americans Veterans program.
• Disabled American Veterans, Department of West Virginia
  Homepage for the Department of West Virginia Disabled American Veterans.
• Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities
  Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) offers cutting edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines disabled as a result of their service supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
• Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents & Survivors 2011 Edition
  Veterans of the United States armed forces may be eligible for a broad range of programs and services provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This booklet contains a summary of these benefits effective Jan. 1, 2011.
• Federal Disability Workforce Consortium
  Resources for Hiring Disabled Veterans (Unpaid and Paid) into Federal Service.
• Give an Hour
  A nonprofit organization providing free mental health services to military personnel and families affected by current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Hire America's Heroes
  Hire America's Heroes connects corporate America with the skills and abilities of service members.
• Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program
  HVRPs provide services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force and to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing homeless veterans.
• Job Opportunities for Disabled American Veterans
  Aims to directly decrease unemployment by opening
  networks for communication between potential employers and prospective
  hires.
• Military Handbooks
  Free Military Handbooks for active and retired U.S. military personnel.
• Military OneSource.com
  At Military OneSource our goal is to provide expert information - articles, booklets, CDs, DVDs and links to other resources - on how to deal with the challenges and issues you face every day.
• Military Order of the Purple Heart
  Supporting America's Hero's by promoting Veterans Job Fairs and Business Opportunities Summits.
• MilitaryJobs.com
  Where enlisted and private sector military job resources converge to help you make a great decision.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness Veteran's Resource Center
  NAIMI has attempted to consolidate the most useful online resources on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, mental illness, or how to obtain Veterans Administration (VA) benefits.
• National Resource Directory
  An online partnership for wounded, ill and injured service members, veterans, their families and those who support them.
• National Veterans Legal Services Program
  The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) is an independent nonprofit organization that has worked since 1980 to ensure that the U.S. government keeps its pact with our nation's 25 million veterans and active duty personnel by providing them the federal benefits they have earned through their service to our country.
• Paralyzed Veterans of America
  The only congressionally chartered veteran's organization dedicated solely to serving the needs of veterans with spinal cord injury/spinal cord disease.
• Social Security Online Disability Benefits for Wounded Warriors
  Expedited processing of disability claims from Social Security for military service members who become disabled while on active military service on or after October 1, 2001, regardless of where the disability occurs.
• Turbotap.org - Veterans Transition Assistance
  TurboTAP.org is Department of Defense's official website providing information for service members on transitioning from military service.
• Tutoring program for active duty service personnel and their families
  All U.S. Military Families Get Online Tutoring and Career Help at No Charge. Get help with homework, studying and career transitions.
• U.S. Department of Defense
  Homepage for the U.S. Department of Defense.
• U.S. Department of Defense Handbook
  For Seriously Ill and Injured Members of the Armed Forces
• U.S. Department of Labor Veterans Resource Advisor
  This Advisor assists Veterans, Service Members and all those who support them to quickly and easily navigate information and resources on a range of topics.
• U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Services Hire Vets First
  The mission statement for VETS is to provide veterans and transitioning service members with the resources and services to succeed in the 21st century workforce by maximizing their employment opportunities, protecting their employment rights and meeting labor-market demands with qualified veterans today.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs homepage.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Beckley, WV
  VAMC Beckley Extended Care and Rehabilitation (ECRC) Program provides physical medicine and rehabilitation, transitional care, as well as home and community care. Our Geriatrics and Extended Care (GandEC) is also a part of this program.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Burial and Memorial
  VA's website on burial and memorial benefits.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Education Benefits
  Information on the GI Bill.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Eligibility
  Information on applying for VA Health Care Services.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Home Loan Guaranty
  Information on the VA's Home Loan Guaranty Services.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Life Insurance
  Our insurance programs were developed to provide insurance benefits for veterans and service members who may not be able to get insurance from private companies because of the extra risks involved in military service, or a service connected disability.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Foster Home Program
  A type of Community Residential Care (CRC) home chosen by the Veteran who is unable to live independently, as a preferred means to receive family-style living with room, board, and personal care.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  Aims to advance the clinical care and social welfare of U.S. Veterans through research, education and training on PTSD and stress related disorders.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General
  Providing service to Veterans, VA employees, and citizens concerned with good government.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Mental Health Services
  The Office of Mental Health Services internet site is intended to serve veterans, their family members, mental health clinicians, Veterans Affairs staff, affiliated mental health associations and the community.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Returning Service Members (OEF/OIF)
  Information about some of the benefits VA provides.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Success
  This program's primary function is to help veterans who have service-connected disabilities become suitably employed, maintain employment, or achieve independence in daily living.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services
  The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VRandE) service is vested with delivering timely, effective vocational rehabilitation services to veterans with service-connected disabilities
• U.S. Office of Personnel Management
  Veterans employment information.
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Advisor
  The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Advisor helps Veterans understand employee eligibility and job entitlements, employer obligations, benefits and remedies under the Act. The law is intended to encourage non-career uniformed service so that America can enjoy the protection of those services, staffed by qualified people, while maintaining a balance with the needs of private and public employers who also depend on these same individuals.
• Volunteers of America Assistance for Homeless Veterans
  Volunteers of America is committed to ending homelessness for those already on the street and preventing others from becoming homeless. Volunteers of America provides a wide array of well-designed and managed services to meet the specific needs of homeless veterans.
• West Virginia Guidebook for Incarcerated Veterans
  Intended to provide current information to assist incarcerated veterans in West Virginia to access benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities (WVUCED) TBI Veteran's Resource Manual
  This manual is a product of the Center for Excellence in Disabilities at West Virginia University centrally located in Morgantown, WV. This manual has been compiled and guided by staff of the WV Traumatic Brain Injury Services.
• WorkForce West Virginia Veterans Page
  The Employment Service, a partner in the WORKFORCE West Virginia One-Stop Career Centers, is the delivery agent for US Department of Labor funded employment and training programs. Services are provided to Veterans through a network of 17 Job Service offices in West Virginia.