Synopsis
This unique book and CD-ROM set combines our new ring-bound book reproduction of the government guide, "2008 Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents" and additional material, with our comprehensive and updated 65,000 page two CD-ROM set on every aspect of veterans affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The book describes federal benefits available to veterans and their dependents, with information on eligibility, special groups outside of wartime service, important documents, health care benefits and enrollment, priority groups, financial information required, health care programs, disability compensation, POWs, vocational rehabilitation and employment, children of Vietnam veterans born with certain birth defects, education and training, Veterans' Educational Assistance Program (VEAP), life insurance, survivor benefits, homeless, overseas benefits, small and disadvantaged businesses, appeals, workplace benefits, VA facilities, Montgomery GI Bill, Summary of VA Benefits for National Guard and Reserve Personnel. The two CD-ROMs presents an enormous library of federal government documents and publications covering all aspects of veterans benefits and the VA, the Department of Veterans Affairs. Some of the topics covered by this material include: * Compensation * Pensions * Education Programs, GI Bill, Training Programs * Home Loan Guaranty * Life Insurance * Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment * Survivors' and Dependents' Benefits * Medical Care and the VA Hospital System * Disability Programs * Service-connected Disabilities * Transition Assistance * Alternative Dispute Resolution * Benefits Timetables * Burial and Plot Allowances, Burial Flag * National Cemetery Administration * Death Pension Benefits * Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) * Forms * Health Benefits * Jobs and Business Programs * Reservists * Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) * Board of Veterans Appeals * Women Veterans * Fourteen Reports on Special Veterans' Health Issues - including Agent Orange, Caring for War Wounded, Cold Injury, Infectious Diseases of Iraq and Afghanistan, Gulf War, Health Effects from Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Weapons, Hearing Impairment, Military Sexual Trauma, POWs, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Radiation, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Visual Impairment and Blindness (Veterans Health Initiative Independent Study Courses)
About the Author
The incredible CD-ROM set is packed with over 65,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. Our news and educational discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
