Programs & Services

Community Residential Care

Health care supervision for Veterans with medical and/or psychosocial health concerns who are unable to live independently or with family members.

Federal Benefits for Veterans & Dependents

Information on VA health care, disability compensation, education and training, home loan guaranty, financial assistance, life insurance and more.

GovAmerica - Free Federal, Military & Family Guides

Provides comprehensive information on a variety of topics for Active Duty, Veterans and their families from employment issues such as pay, benefits and retirement to health care and personal family issues including finances, consumer issues and identity theft, and much more. Also offers a free newsletter for the federal and military communities and their families.

Handbook for Injured Service Members & Their Families

Handbook published by the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund that outlines benefits, rights and resources available to Service Members and their families to help with financial, medical, educational, employment, legal and other needs.

Operation Mend

This unique partnership between Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX, and the VA of the Greater Los Angeles Area was established to help treat U.S. military personnel wounded during service in Iraq and Afghanistan. During their time away from home, Operation Mend provides Buddy Families who share their homes with the Service Members during their time in Los Angeles.

Outpatient Dental Treatment

Information about outpatient dental benefits provided by the VA.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Treatment Programs

Specialized PTSD treatment programs available from the VA.

The American Veterans & Service Members Survival Guide

Provides invaluable information on how to navigate the bureaucracy of benefits and programs available to Active Duty military, National Guard, Reservists, Veterans and their family members. This free 599-page guide covers issues from educational help to vocational rehabilitation, from housing to citizenship.

VA - Rural Mobile Health Care Clinics

Providing primary care and mental health services to Veterans in 24 predominately rural counties in CO, ME, NE, WA, WV and WY via a recreational-type vehicle. The mobile clinics are expected to be operational by early 2009.

VA Benefits Programs

Information from GovBenefits.gov on programs and services available from the VA.

VA Caregiver Assistance Programs

News release about caregiver assistance pilot programs to expand and improve health care education and provide needed training and resources for caregivers who assist Veterans with disabilities and aging Veterans in their homes.

VA Foreign Medical Program

Provides health care benefits to U.S. Veterans with VA-rated service-connected conditions who are residing or traveling abroad (Philippines excluded). Includes "foreign language fact sheets":http://www.va.gov/hac/forbeneficiaries/fmp/foreignlanguage_factsheets.asp for outpatient providers and office managers.

VA Nursing Home Care

Provides skilled care to Veterans with significant functional impairments.

VA Online Rx Refill for Veterans

How to get a refill on a prescription written by a VA doctor.

VA Services for Blind & Visually Impaired Veterans

VA provides rehabilitation programs targeting low vision and blind Veterans, and is also aggressively pursuing innovative service delivery models. Links to blind rehabilitation centers.

VA Special & Limited Benefits

Information on health care benefits that are offered only to certain Veterans or to Veterans under special situations.

VA Special Health Registry Examination Programs

Provides information on health registries for eligible Veterans to determine if health problems may be related to environmental exposures during military service. Registries include Gulf War, depleted uranium, Agent Orange and ionizing radiation.

VA Toll-Free Contact Numbers

VA telephone numbers for education, benefits, income verification and means testing, life insurance, mammography, special issues, headstones/markers and telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD).

Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

Eligibility for benefits, application for care, copays and charges, benefits for family members, special programs and vocational rehabilitation.
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