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Veterans ResourceBooks
The following list of books, manuals, pamphlets and periodical publications
are available to the general public either for purchase or without charge. Each
resource on the list is a source of helpful information and insight for veterans
and their families who are seeking veterans benefits and have filed claims with
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Those just wanting more information
about how the VA operates, what benefits are available, and how to file a claim
also will find these resources to be helpful.
The list is provided by The Law Office as a public service. The list is
not a complete list of all the resources available about veterans law, and it
is not intended to be an endorsement by The Law Office of any of the resources
that are listed. A brief description of each resource and how to obtain a copy
is provided.
Books and Manuals:
Complete Guide to Federal and State Benefits for Veterans, Their
Families and Survivors : How to Get All the Benefits You Are Entitled
to Under the Law)
by Robert L. Berko, Frank D. Jarvie
$22.50
Paperback 12th edition (September 1994)
Availability: This title usually ships within 4-6 weeks. Please
note that titles occasionally go out of print or publishers run out
of stock. We will notify you within 2-3 weeks if we have trouble obtaining
this title.
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VETERANS BENEFITS MANUAL, AN ADVOCATE'S GUIDE TO REPRESENTING
VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, Volume I and II (1991) with Supplement
(1992-93), authored by Michael E. Wildhaber, Barton F. Stichman, David
F. Addlestone and Ron Abrams, and published by the National Veterans Legal
Services Project, Suite 610, 2001 S Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009.
Comprehensive and detailed, it is intended for non-attorney veterans advocates
as well as attorneys. Basic material is sound, but some content is dated.
Manual is linked to, and updated by the periodical publication, The Veterans
Advocate (see below). Three-volume set: $130.
To order, write NVLSP, or call 1-202-265-8305.
Veterans Benefits Manual : An Advocate's Guide to Representing Veterans
& Their Dependents, 1992-1993/Supplement
Paperback supplem edition (June 1993)
$50.00
Natl Veterans Legal Services; ISBN: 1878902091
Availability: This title usually ships within 4-6 weeks. Please
note that titles occasionally go out of print or publishers run out
of stock. We will notify you within 2-3 weeks if we have trouble obtaining
this title.
Veterans' Benefits Handbook
by Lee E. Sharff, Eugene Borden (Contributor), Fred Stein
$10.00 + $0.85 special surcharge
Paperback - 184 pages (June 1992)
Availability: This title usually ships within 4-6 weeks. Please
note that titles occasionally go out of print or publishers run out
of stock. We will notify you within 2-3 weeks if we have trouble obtaining
this title.
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Pamphlets:
FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR VETERANS AND DEPENDENTS (1997), published
by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Public Affairs
(80D), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. This is a government
publication which "informs veterans and dependents of the variety of federal
benefits available." It is also very useful because it contains a list,
by state, of every VA office and medical facility in the country with
addresses and telephone numbers. The pamphlet can be purchased for $5.50
each from the Government Printing Office at: Superintendent of Documents,
P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954; telephone orders can be placed
at: 1-202-512-1800; the pamphlet may be available free of charge from
your local VA office, state or county veterans service office, or from
a veterans service organization.
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Periodical Publications:
VVA Veterans Benefits News, News
for VVA Service Representatives and Other Veterans' Advocates, published
by Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. (VVA). A bi-monthly newsletter covering
current developments in veterans benefits intended to keep accredited
VVA service representatives up to date about decisions of the Court of
Veterans Appeals, new legislation passed by Congress, VA regulations and
policies, and other developments in veterans benefits. A one-year subscription
is $30. Subscriptions may be obtained by calling 1-800-VVA-1316, or by
sending a check payable to "VVA, Inc.", to the following address:
VVA
Veterans Benefits News
P.O. Box 64306
Baltimore, MD 21264-4306
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The Veterans Advocate, A
Veterans Law and Advocacy Journal, published by the National Veterans
Legal Services Project. A bi-monthly newsletter that is intended to update
the VETERANS BENEFITS MANUAL by reporting on recent developments in veterans
law. A one-year subscription available to the general public is $80.
To subscribe, call NVLSP at 1-202-265-8305.
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Guides for Self Help:
"VVA's Guide on VA Claims and Appeals"
"VVA's Guide on Agent Orange"
"VVA's Guide on PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)"
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Each published by Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., these guides offer
background and "how to" information to VA benefits claimants for the topic covered,
with checklists and "step-by-step" instructions. The guides are available online
free of charge at VVA's website: http://www.vva.org.
"Self-Help Guide on Agent Orange"
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"Self-Help Guide on VA Claims"
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"Self-Help Guide on Veterans Family Benefits"
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"Self-Help Guide on Gulf War Veterans"
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Each published by the National Veterans Legal Services Program, these
guides offer background information and "how to" instructions to VA benefits
claimants for the topic covered. The guides cost $7.50 each, and can be purchased
from NVLSP by calling: 1-202-265-8305.
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