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Benefits and application resources for service members preparing to separate or retire.

VA disability compensation overview, eligibility information and application routes.

Search VA accreditation records for attorneys, claims agents and VSO representatives.

VA health care programs, enrollment and access to services.

Enrollment information, nonmandatory income disclosure at application, supported methods, signed-paper destination and follow-up instructions.

Eligibility and authorization for VA community care outside VA facilities.

GI Bill program information and approved education or training.

Compare schools and training programs using VA’s GI Bill Comparison Tool.

Veteran Readiness and Employment, also called Chapter 31, and its rehabilitation services.

American Job Centers, CareerOneStop, transition and military-spouse job-search links. Program or employer eligibility is separate; no placement guarantee.

VA-backed home loan programs and the borrower’s application process.

Service-specific supporting documents, surviving-spouse exception, online/lender/regional-loan-center requests and lender distinction.

Veterans Pension eligibility, financial criteria and application information.

Directory scope: distinct health, education, caregiver and survivor programs; not automatic eligibility from family status.

Separate cemetery planning, burial scheduling, expense reimbursement and memorial items; no single application covers them all.

Application methods and instructions for VA health care enrollment.

Financial and service information, conditional medical evidence, online/upload/mail/in-person methods and qualified filing-date guidance.

Program-specific application choices; education applications differ from family, transferred and Chapter 31 applications.

Veteran and service-member application differences, VR&E intake, counselor evaluation and rehabilitation plan.

Search VA’s official forms library and each form’s own instructions.

VA’s official facility locator, including facility contacts and services.

Free 24/7 call, text and chat contacts for Veterans, service members and people concerned about them. No VA enrollment prerequisite; crisis-line privacy rules apply.

VA Facilities API documentation and access requirements.

VA Forms API documentation and access requirements.

Production-access application and requirements for VA APIs.

Static Pages limits: 500 builds per month, 20,000 files per site and 25 MiB per file.

Static Pages requests are free; optional function requests have their own account quotas.

VA’s current directory of publicly available Disability Benefits Questionnaires.

VA guidance on private medical evidence and disability examination questionnaires.

Find accredited benefit assistance and understand appointment of a representative.

Requirements for examinations of visual impairment under 38 CFR §4.75.

Local caregiver team, general support enrollment and available training; separate from PCAFC stipend eligibility.

Joint application, no medical records with initial application, signature authority, intake, evaluation and program contacts.

Free interpreter and language support available through VA.

VA’s main information line for help finding the responsible service.

VA instructions for Privacy Act requests and authorizing disclosure of records.

Records arterial and venous conditions, including varicose veins, peripheral arterial disease, aneurysms and related findings.

Records diagnosed heart conditions, treatment and procedures, examination findings, testing and effects on work.

Records blood pressure readings, diagnosis history, medication and functional effects. The form distinguishes initial diagnostic confirmation from current readings.

Records jaw and dental injuries, anatomical loss, mouth or tongue findings, diagnostic tests and functional effects.

Records scar location, measurements, pain, instability and disfigurement. Head, face and neck findings are documented separately from other body areas.

Records skin diagnoses, treatment, affected areas and specific skin findings. Burn conditions also require the Scars/Disfigurement questionnaire.

Records diabetes treatment, regulation of activities, acute episodes, complications and functional effects. Related complications may require separate questionnaires.

Records endocrine conditions such as Cushing’s syndrome, acromegaly, diabetes insipidus and Addison’s disease. Thyroid, parathyroid and diabetes mellitus use separate forms.

Records thyroid and parathyroid diagnoses, treatment, manifestations and residual effects, including related testing.

Records vestibular, infectious and other ear conditions, surgery and examination findings. Hearing loss and tinnitus require a separate questionnaire when indicated.

Records the history and degree of smell or taste loss, diagnostic testing and functional effects.

Records sinusitis, rhinitis and other nose, throat, larynx or pharynx conditions, including condition-specific findings and treatment.

Records esophageal diagnoses, swallowing problems, strictures, treatment and diagnostic studies.

Records gallbladder and biliary tract conditions, treatment, associated findings, testing and work effects.

Records femoral, inguinal, umbilical, ventral and other hernias, including treatment and condition-specific findings.

Records intestinal diagnoses, bowel symptoms, surgery and complications. Separate sections address irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease and other conditions.

Records chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, liver abscess or transplant, diagnostic testing and related findings.

Records pancreatic diagnoses, symptoms, treatment, testing and functional effects.

Records peritoneal adhesion history, manifestations, hospitalizations, diagnostic testing and functional effects.

Records hemorrhoids, fistulas, strictures, sphincter control, rectal prolapse and other anorectal findings.

Records stomach and duodenal conditions, injury, surgery and postoperative complications, with testing and functional effects.

Records renal dysfunction, stones, infection, kidney removal or transplant and diagnostic findings.

Records male reproductive diagnoses, including prostate cancer, treatment, urinary or sexual-function findings and residual effects.

Records voiding dysfunction, urinary stones, infection and other bladder or urethral conditions.

Records breast conditions, treatment or surgery, objective findings, residual effects and diagnostic testing.

Records gynecological diagnoses, symptoms, treatment, surgery and residual effects.

Records blood and lymphatic disorders, including leukemia, treatment, symptoms, laboratory findings and functional effects.

Records HIV-related manifestations, secondary diseases, infectious or oncologic complications and testing.

Records infectious disease status, symptoms, treatment and residual effects. HIV, chronic fatigue syndrome and tuberculosis use separate questionnaires.

Records histories and residual effects of the listed infectious diseases associated with Persian Gulf or Afghanistan service.

Records pulmonary and nonpulmonary tuberculosis, treatment, findings, testing and residual effects.

Records amputation sites and levels, associated findings, assistive devices and remaining effective function.

Records ankle diagnoses, motion and functional limitations, repeated-use and flare-up findings, ankylosis and other ankle findings.

Records thoracolumbar motion, functional limitations, neurologic findings, ankylosis and IVDS. Cervical spine findings use the Neck questionnaire.

Records bone and skeletal conditions, including skull loss and spine or chest findings, assistive devices and diagnostic tests.

Records elbow and forearm motion, functional limitations, ankylosis, pronation or supination findings and related impairment.

Records flatfoot, plantar fasciitis and other foot conditions in separate sections, with pain and functional effects.

Records hand and finger motion, grip strength, ankylosis, assistive devices and remaining effective function.

Records hip and thigh motion, functional limitations, muscle atrophy, ankylosis, femur impairment and surgery.

Records knee and lower-leg motion, functional limitations, instability, patellar findings and other knee conditions.

Records muscle injury history, affected muscle groups, findings, assistive devices and functional effects.

Records cervical motion, functional limitations, neurologic findings, ankylosis and IVDS. Thoracolumbar findings use the Back questionnaire.

Records recurrent bone infection, signs and symptoms, amputation, assistive devices and diagnostic findings.

Records shoulder and arm motion, functional limitations, ankylosis, humerus or clavicle findings and related impairment.

Records jaw motion, functional limitations and dietary restrictions associated with temporomandibular disorders.

Records wrist motion, functional limitations, muscle atrophy, ankylosis, surgery and remaining effective function.

Records ALS manifestations, neurologic findings, mental-health effects, assistive devices and care needs.

Records central nervous system and neuromuscular manifestations, neurologic findings, mental-health effects and symptom differentiation.

Records affected cranial nerves, symptoms, muscle strength, sensory findings and functional effects.

Records diabetic peripheral nerve symptoms, strength, reflexes, sensory findings and affected nerves.

Records fibromyalgia symptoms, treatment, findings, functional effects and use of assistive devices.

Records headache symptoms, characteristic prostrating attacks, attack frequency and functional effects. A form response does not determine a rating.

Records multiple sclerosis manifestations, neurologic findings, mental-health effects, assistive devices and care needs.

Records narcolepsy findings, treatment, symptoms and functional effects.

Records Parkinson’s disease manifestations, movement findings, related impairment and functional effects.

Records peripheral nerve symptoms, strength, reflexes, sensation, gait and affected nerves. Diabetic neuropathy uses its separate questionnaire.

Records seizure diagnoses, findings, seizure type and frequency, treatment and functional effects.

Records nutritional deficiencies, associated signs and symptoms, diagnostic testing and functional effects.

Records visual acuity, visual fields, eye findings, diplopia and related impairment. Visual impairment examinations have examiner requirements under §4.75(b).

Records eating disorder diagnoses, findings, symptoms and functional effects. Its examiner instructions distinguish initial and review mental-disorder examinations.

Records mental disorders other than PTSD and eating disorders, occupational and social impairment, history and symptoms. Examiner requirements differ for initial and review examinations.

Records a review examination for PTSD, including diagnostic findings, symptoms and occupational and social impairment. This public form is not an initial PTSD examination.

Records respiratory diagnoses, treatment, condition-specific pulmonary findings, diagnostic testing and functional effects.

Records diagnosed sleep apnea, sleep-study findings, treatment and functional effects. The form requires confirmation by a sleep study.

Records nondegenerative arthritis and related systemic conditions, joint or systemic involvement and exacerbations.

Records chronic fatigue syndrome history, required diagnostic considerations, symptoms and restrictions on daily activities.

Records lupus and other autoimmune diagnoses, cutaneous manifestations, other findings, testing and functional effects.

Records spina bifida functional findings, including mobility, upper-extremity function, cognition and continence.

Official contact reference for Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Arizona Department of Veterans Services.

Official contact reference for California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet).

Official contact reference for Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Connecticut State Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Mayor’s Office of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Delaware Office of Veterans Services.

Official contact reference for Florida Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Georgia Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Guam Office of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Hawai’i Office of Veterans’ Services.

Official contact reference for Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Idaho Division of Veterans Services.

Official contact reference for Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Kansas Office of Veterans Services.

Official contact reference for Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans Services.

Official contact reference for Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services.

Official contact reference for Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency.

Official contact reference for Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Missouri Veterans Commission.

Official contact reference for Mississippi Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Montana Veterans Affairs Division.

Official contact reference for North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for North Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

Official contact reference for New Hampshire Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services.

Official contact reference for New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for New Mexico Department of Veterans Services.

Official contact reference for Nevada Department of Veterans Services.

Official contact reference for New York State Department of Veterans’ Services.

Official contact reference for Ohio Department of Veterans Services.

Official contact reference for Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Puerto Rico Office of the Veterans Advocate.

Official contact reference for Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services.

Official contact reference for South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

Official contact reference for South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Tennessee Department of Veterans Services.

Official contact reference for Texas Veterans Commission.

Official contact reference for Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs.

Official contact reference for Virginia Department of Veterans Services.

Official contact reference for Virgin Islands Office of Veterans Affairs – St Thomas.

Official contact reference for Virgin Islands Office of Veterans Affairs – St. Croix.

Official contact reference for Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Washington Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official contact reference for West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance.

Official contact reference for Wyoming Veterans Commission.

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Form-specific submission routes and scope compared with the official VA program page on October 2, 2026.

Applicant and death circumstances, ordinary two-year rule and listed exceptions, conditional evidence, surviving-spouse automatic payment and scoped pension intake.

Find official guidance on referrals, authorizations, care coordination, provider claims and working with VA.

Explore military-cultural references, communication guidance, clinical training and links for connecting veterans with VA care.

VA VITAL guidance for faculty, staff and organizations on military culture, classroom support and connecting students with campus and VA resources.

Public access to federal agency records is subject to statutory exemptions.

Governs certain federal systems of records about individuals, including access and disclosure.

Qualifying Individual Unemployability can pay at the100% compensation level without changing the underlying disability rating.

SMC addresses specified disability or care circumstances under its own requirements.

Official form and its published instructions.

Release of Information team or 10-5345a, facility-specific destination and follow-up timing; separate from VBA files.

Service and discharge requirements, exceptions, exposure expansion and priority-group distinction; no eligibility calculator.

Program differences and caution about elections and multiple qualifying service periods. No individual entitlement calculation.

Decision letter, school certifying official and published processing average, not an individual promise.

Education mailing selection follows school location, or home address before choosing a school; not a universal VA address.

Official enrollment verification destination; program-specific methods must be read on VA.gov.

Wartime service, age/disability, discharge and income/net-worth requirements; no financial entitlement calculation.

Pension context, examiner-completed 21-2680, conditional nursing-home form and scoped pension mailing address.

Survivor-specific requirements and forms; casualty assistance, pension intake, optional filing-date instructions and follow-up.

Survivor, wartime and financial requirements; applicable application and pension intake; no eligibility or payment calculator.

Relationship-based application choice, expense reimbursement, substitution distinction and one-year ordinary/five-year specified lump-sum timing.

CHAMPVA application and other-insurance requirements, Spring City eligibility intake and caregiver automatic-enrollment distinction.

DEA requirements, education election differences, program-dependent time limits, 22-5490 and school certification.

Distinct Fry eligibility, dependent versus spouse DIC interaction, DEA election and current application methods.

DOD transfer prerequisite, dependent own-account rule, under-18 PDF route and program-specific time limits.

Local appointment transport, facility-specific request deadline, VetRide/phone alternatives and special-mode provider requirements.

Facility availability and VA-authorized appointments; rides differ from reimbursement and highly rural grants to organizations.

Eligibility, advance approval for specified expenses, separate direct deposit, receipts, ordinary 30-day instruction and care-facility paper submission.

SAH/SHA online, 26-4555 paper application, Claims Intake address and decision letter.

Qualifying disability and ownership distinctions for SAH, SHA and TRA. FY2026 amounts remain on the page; not reproduced as current FY2027 limits.

Record-specific address selection, copies rather than originals, signature, request status and emergency instructions.

Official SF-180 form directory reports June 2026 revision; request addresses must follow the record-location chart.

Current VA personal-record request destination. Submission instructions preserved from separately reviewed 20-10206 PDF; form-page JavaScript shell does not establish interpretation.

VA national-cemetery planning before death; not Arlington or a reservation of a specific gravesite. Current 40-10007 and scoped NCA intake.

Decision letter, family recordkeeping, time-of-need eligibility review and follow-up contact.

National-cemetery scheduling, fax or email service documents followed by a confirmation call; records help, active-duty and state/tribal differences.

Applicant and cemetery requirements, supporting service copies, 40-1330 and scoped NCA methods. The linked form supplies design, delivery and installation instructions.

Eligible requester, service and death copies, automatic certificate at national-cemetery burial, additional requests and four-month inquiry instruction.

Dental eligibility classes, enrollment and limited post-discharge application circumstances. Optional purchased dental insurance is distinct from eligibility for VA dental care.

Program directory only; separate current program instructions determine eligibility, premiums, application and claims.

Service-connected eligibility, age-specific rules, paid premiums, two-year full-coverage waiting period, application and post-January-2026 S-DVI transition warning.

Service-event eligibility, ordinary one-year-and-120-day application period, 240-day health-evidence distinction, OSGLI methods and premiums. Temporary premium holiday does not make the program permanently free.

Form page metadata and linked December 2024 PDF reviewed for individual-policy beneficiary, estate, supporting evidence and scoped Insurance Center submission. Not an SGLI or VGLI claim form.

Official office directory and current redirect from the former department.va.gov office page. State benefit rules and individual program applications require the relevant state authority.

Free 24/7 National Call Center for Homeless Veterans, local VA connection and distinct permanent-supportive, rapid-rehousing and transitional programs. Provider grants are not individual application guarantees.

Compensation rating threshold, relationship and school distinctions, 21-686c/21-674/21P-509, benefit-specific updates, conditional evidence and scoped compensation intake.

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