Veterans Resources

Veterans and their families have made great sacrifices so much on behalf of our country. It is our responsibility to ensure they get the service and support they need, whether it’s transition assistance, education resources, help with federal casework, or information about how to start a business. I’m proud to offer assistance to our veterans on those issues and more. If you are a veteran and would like assistance on any of the issues below, please contact my offices in Washington, DC or throughout Georgia.

• Georgia Resources
• Burials and Memorials
• Starting a Business
• Claims Assistance
• Compensation and Pension
• Education
• Employment for Service Members and Veterans
• Exposures (Agent Orange, burn pits, or others)
• Health Care
• History
• Homelessness
• Housing
• Insurance
• Legal Assistance
• Operation Euduring Freedom / Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans
• Records
• Suicide Prevention
• Spouses
• Transportation Assistance
• Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
• Women Veterans

Georgia Department of Veterans Affairs

• Georgia Department of Veterans Affairs

Burials and Memorials

• VA Cemeteries
  National Cemetery Administration
• Locate Veterans’ Gravesites
  Locate Veterans VA National Cemeteries, state veteran cemeteries, various other military Department of Interior cemeteries, and for veterans buried in private cemeteries.
• Survivor Benefits
  Benefits and services for spouses, children, and parents of servicemembers and veterans who are deceased or are totally and permanently disabled by a service-connected disability.

Start a Business

• Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV)
  Experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management for post-9/11 veterans.
• Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization
• VA Compensation Information
• Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE)
  Training program in entrepreneurship and small business management with the goal of helping women veterans and female military spouses/partners find their learn business skills necessary to turn an idea or start-up into a growing venture.
• Federal Acquisition Jumpstation
• Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development
• Small Business Administration
  Support for veterans in the form of funding programs, training, and federal contracting opportunities.
• VA Acquisition Regulation
• VA Pension Information
• US Department of Defense — Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Assistance

Claims Assistance

• Accredited Attorneys, Claims Agents, and Veterans Service Organizations (VSO) Representatives
• Appealing a Claim Decision
  Every person given a benefits decision by the Veterans Benefits Administration has the right to appeal it.

Compensation and Pension

• Compensation Rate Tables
• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
• VA Pension Information
• List of Ships in Vietnam Waters
  VA maintains a list of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships associated with military service in Vietnam and possible exposure to Agent Orange based on military records.
• Pension Rate Table

Education

• Education and Training Benefits
• FRY Scholarship
  Provides Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to the children and surviving spouses of servicemembers who died in the line of duty while on active duty after September 10, 2001.

Employment for Servicemembers and Veterans

• CareerOneStop
  Career exploration, training and jobs.
• Federal Employment for Veterans
  Federal employment information for Veterans, transitioning military service members, their families, and Federal hiring officials.
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
• VA for Vets
• VetSuccess Success on Campus
  Aims to help Veterans, servicemembers, and their qualified dependents succeed through a coordinated delivery of on-campus benefits assistance and counseling, leading to completion of their education and preparing them to enter the labor market in viable careers.
• Chamber of Commerce — Hiring our Heroes
  Over 100 free employment events for veterans across the country
• My Next Move
• US Department of Labor — Veterans’ Employment and Training Services
• Career Resources
  Support for veterans at all stages of the job search.

Exposures

• Agent Orange
• VA Airborne Hazards and Burn Pit Exposures
• Military Health System — Environmental Exposures
• National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine — Agent Orange
• National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine — Gulf War
• VA Exposures Information
  Veterans may have been exposed to a range of chemical, physical, and environment hazards during military service.

Health Care

• Mental Health
  Services available to former servicemembers with other-than-honorable (OTH) administrative discharges and urgent mental health records.
• My HealtheVet
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  The National Center for PTSD is dedicated to research and education on trauma and PTSD
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  An integrated network of specialized rehabilitation programs dedicated to serving Veterans and servicemembers with both combat- and civilian-related TBI and polytrauma. Services include interdisciplinary evaluation and treatment, development of a comprehensive plan of care, case management, patient and family education and training, psychosocial support, and application of advanced rehabilitation treatments and prosthetic technologies.
• VA Health Care Information
• Vet Centers
  Provides readjustment counseling for veterans in or near the community.
• Military Sexual Trauma
• Social Security programs for Wounded Warriors
• TRICARE

History

• Library of Congress — Veterans’ History Project
• The History of Taps
• War Letters — PBS Film

Homelessness

• Homeless Veteran Chat
• Interagency Council on Homelessness
• US Department of Housing and Urban Development — Veterans Assistance
• VA National Toll-Free Hotline
  Veterans and their dependents who are experiencing homeless or are at risk of homelessness can call 1-877-424-3838 or chat online with the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans available 24/7.
• HUD-VASH
  The HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program combines Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance for homeless veterans with case management and clinical services provided by VA. These services are provided at VA medical centers.
• National Resource Directory — Homeless Assistance
• US Department of Labor — Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP)
  Provides services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force and to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing homeless veterans.
• Veterans Crisis Line

Housing

• VA Home Loans
• Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
  Veteran borrowers called up to active duty may be able to request relief pursuant to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).

Insurance

• VA Life Insurance

Legal Assistance

• Americans with Disabilities Act Fact Sheet
• Legal Resources for Military Families
• Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
  The SCRA covers all active duty service members, reservists, and the members of the National Guard while on active duty.
• American Bar Association Legal Services Initiative
  The American Bar Association leads an effort to ensure that veterans have access to justice and receive the legal support they, their families, and their caregivers deserve.
• Pro Bono Resources for Veterans
• US Department of Justice — Protecting the Rights of Servicemembers

Operation Enduring Freedom / Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans

• National Resource Directory
• After Deployment
• Operation Homefront
• Transitioning Back to Civilian Life

Records

• Military Personnel Records
• Veterans Records
• Obtaining Classified Records

Suicide Prevention

• Suicide Prevention Resources and the Veterans Crisis Line
  Veterans, servicemembers and their loved ones can call 1-800-273-8255 and press 1, or send a text message to 838255, or chat online to receive free, confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, even if they are not registered with the VA or enrolled in VA health care.

Spouses

• Dependents Indemnity Compensation
  Tax-free monetary benefit paid to eligible survivors of military servicemembers who died in the line of duty or eligible survivors of veterans whose death resulted from a service-related injury or disease.
• Survivors Pension
• Military Spouse Resources
• Survivors Benefits

Transportation Assistance

• Honor Flight Network
  Helps WWII, Korea, and Vietnam veterans travel for free to see the memorials dedicated to their service in our nation’s capital
• Veterans Airlift
  Free air transportation for post-9/11 combat wounded and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes through a national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots.
• Angel Flight for Veterans
  Facilitates no-cost or reduced rate commercial airline tickets for needy veterans and their families.
• Veterans Transportation Service
  Offers Veterans many travel solutions to and from their VA health care facilities

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment

• Paralyzed Veterans of America — Paving Access for Veterans Employment (PAVE)
  Provides vocational counseling and job placement assistance to any veteran, active duty service member, spouse or caregiver across the country.
• Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment
  Services to help with job training, employment accommodations, resume development, and job-seeking skills coaching.

Women Veterans

• VA Center for Women Veterans
  Aims to increase awareness among women veterans among VA employees, raise male veterans’ awareness of their women peers, and help women feel more welcome by seeing their experiences as Veterans visibly reflected when they enter a VA facility.
• Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE)
  Training program in entrepreneurship and small business management with the goal of helping women veterans and female military spouses/partners learn the business skills necessary to turn an idea or start-up into a growing venture.
• Women Veterans’ Health Care
• Military Sexual Trauma
• Vet Center Services

Information provided by the United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs