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We aim to provide the best one-stop-shop online resources for veterans.

Our most popular resource is a revised version of Jim Strickland's step-by-step Guide: How to File A VA Claim for Disability Compensation, which includes a helpful introductory self-help video.

Other popular online tools and information we offer:

  • USERRA information - about your rights to reclaim your job when you return home
  • UC-X - unemployment benefits for returning servicemembers who cannot find work
  • Family Resources - about benefits for family members of veterans
  • Find Local Help Map - a searchable nationwide network of volunteer legal advocates

If you cannot find the information you're looking for, please use our feedback form. We'll help any way we can.