VA Guidelines on the use of legal services: A 2011 VA directive supports medical/legal collaborations at VAMC facilities. A 2012 VA policy memo addresses various aspects of such collaborations.
VA forms: a searchable directory of all VA forms, including those available as fillable PDFs.
VA Administrative Handbooks: These may provide useful authority in advocating on behalf of a veteran whose claim (for any type of benefit/service) is before the VA.
Veterans Benefits Administration References: The web-automated reference materials system (WARMS) used by VA staff;
Board of VA Appeals Decisions: This searchable database of BVA decisions can be sorted by topic or year issued.
Opinions of the VA General Counsel: Precedent Opinions of the Office of VA General Counsel are available according to the year in which they were issued. They are searchable by topic if you modify the search engine functionality on the top right of the page to search "current site only."
U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals: The Court website includes Court forms, a searchable database of attorneys and advocates qualified to appear before it, and Court decisions and opinions.
