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Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Home Page - www.gwvi.gov
General Sites of Interest
American Legion - www.legion.org
Chronic Illnet - www.calypte.com
Chronic Illnet is sponsored by Calypte Biomedical, a private medical research firm located in Berkeley, CA. This site provides a place for medical professionals, researchers, and others to exchange of information and access articles on various chronic illnesses. It has specific information for those with Gulf War Syndrome, and resources, research, and disussion about many other chronic illnesses.
DoD GulfLink - www.dtic.dla.mil/gulflink
This is the DoDs presence on the internet, with extensive declassified documents relating to chemical exposures in the Gulf.
Social Security Administration - www.ssa.gov
Veterans Administration - www.va.gov/health/environ
Military Veteran Resource WWW Page: Baudo's Vet Links
www.teleport.com/~baudo/
Home of the Veterans News and Information Service.
National Veterans Legal Services Program - www.nvlsp.org
Vietnam Veterans of America - www.vva.org
State and County Agencies
Almost every state has a state department of veterans affairs. Many cities and counties also have veterans services offices that provide representation and assistance to veterans and their families at no charge. Look in the government section (usually in front) of your local telephone directory for state, county and city veterans services. Often your state will have special programs not available elsewhere, such as California's CalVet low interest home loans.
Legal Aid and and Legal Services Offices
Free representation by lawyers or paralegals at legal aid or legal services offices in your county may be available if your family is considered low income. Even when they can not represent you directly, many have access to resources and guides that you may find helpful and they may let you use.
Private Attorneys
A strange, but true, government regulation disallows veterans from hiring a lawyer (at market rate) to represent them during the VA claims process. You may pay a private lawyer to represent
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