Veteran's Information
and Health
"...to
care for him who shall
have borne the battle"
Abraham Lincoln
INDEX
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Announcements - the latest health news for veterans
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Agent Orange - text from the 1993 study by the NAS
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Discharges - upgrading a discharge and Spin Codes
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Drug Abuse - alcoholism and drug abuse
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Experimentation - GI's used as "test subjects"
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Getting Medals - Davo's guide to getting yours
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Gulf War illness - info about Gulf War veteran's illnesses
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Hepatitis C - All military veterans should see this page!
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Locating Veterans - sometimes it helps to compare notes
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POW-MIA - Your help may be needed with DNA identification
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PTSD - diagnostic and other information
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Reconciliation - forgive and forget
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs telephone numbers:
VA benefits: (800) 827-1000
Health: (877) 222-8387
Education: (800) 442-4551
Life insurance: (800) 669-8477
Debt management: (800) 827-0648
Spouse/children: (800) 733-8387
Headstones: (800) 697-6947
VA hospital appointments: (800) 309-8398
Aerial
spraying of herbicides
in Vietnam