The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program
Providing Representation to Veterans at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Online Resources for www.vetsprobono.org

(Current as of 2/29/12)

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

• 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

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