Resources for Jerry

Jerry's zip code: 92056

 

Important Links for Appeal
 
National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP)
Board of Veterans' Appeals Decision Search
Trichloroethylene (TCE) use to clean B-47 Armament
EPA Documents for March AFB
What is Trichloroethylene? (Navy document)
Environmental Resources Program Information Management System - ERPIMS
March AFB - ERPIMS
 
 
 
 
 
Forums to Check

Veterans Benefits Network - Yuku
Palomar ID, HS PW
Yuki - TCE Search

Hadit.com Veteran to Veteran - TCE Search
 
Women Under Fire
http://womenunderfire.net/resources/
Really good list of info about compensation and benefits
 

 

 

Oceanside County Veterans Services
1300 Rancho del Oro Drive
Oceanside, CA 92056
760-643-2049
Andrew MacDonald

Karin Kupka
Caregiver Support Coordinator
858-623-1801

Shyamala Karuvannur, MD
Primary Care
1300 Rancho del Oro Drive
Oceanside, CA 92056
760-643-2000 ext. 8 to leave a message press 2
858-552-7475
Stephanie Lessig, MD
VA San Diego Healthcare System
3350 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA 92161
858-552-8585
 
VA San Diego Healthcare System
http://www.sandiego.va.gov/
3350 La Jolla Village Dr.
San Diego, CA 92161
858-552-8585 | 800-331-8387

Social Work Department at VA San Diego
858-552-8585

Social Worker with Jerry's Primary Care Doctor
Marti Rarick 760-643-4841
marlene.rarick@va.gov

 
Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities
http://www.benefits.va.gov/BENEFITS/factsheets.asp#BM2

VA Benefits for Disability
http://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/

How to Apply
http://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/apply.asp

Fully Developed Claims
http://www.benefits.va.gov/fdc/

Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation Benefits
http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-21-526EZ-ARE.pdf

San Diego County Veterans Services
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/hhsa/programs/ais/veterans_services/
858-694-3222

Oceanside Office
1300 Rancho de Oro, Room 138
Oceanside, CA 92056
760-643-2049

Disabled American Veterans (DAV)


http://www.dav.org/

Local Chapter
4620 Briar Ridge Rd
Oceanside, CA 92056
760-630-1935

DAV National Service Office (NSO)
VA Regional Office
8810 Rio San Diego Dr., # 1160
San Diego, CA 92108
619-299-6916
Google map

DAV NSOs are highly trained, professional experts who have undergone comprehensive training program in veterans' affairs. NSOs function as attorneys-in-fact, assisting veterans and their families in filing claims for VA disability compensation and pension; vocational rehabilitation and employment; education; home loan guaranty; life insurance; death benefits; health care and much more.

AMVETS
http://www.amvets.org/services/

National Service Officers
"One of the most important services AMVETS offers to vet­er­ans of all eras, is direct representation when they file for benefits with the VA. At no cost to the veteran, an AMVETS National Ser­vice Offi­cer will sit down with a veteran, review his or her records and help them navigate the complex process of filing claims and appeals to VA. Often AMVETS service officers are conveniently located at VA Regional Offices. Again, this is a 100% FREE service."

 
 

Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center (PADRECC)
VA San Diego Healthcare System
Dr. Evelyn Tecoma
858-552-8585 ext "3685"

Parkinson's Telephone Education/Support Conference
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday each Month; 10-11am PT, 11am-12noon MT, 12-1pm CT, 1-2pm ET

Location: call 1-800-767-1750 enter code 54321#

U.S. Military Veterans with Parkinson's
http://www.usmvp.org/index.html
Board of Veterans' Appeals Decisions Search Results
Veterans' Compensation for Service-Connected Disabilities
Parkinson's Disease and TCE Exposure -- Hadit.com Forum
VA agreed that trichloroethylene (TCE) likely as not caused my spinal cord tumor
March Air Force Base -- Trichloroethene
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Caroline Tanner, M.D., Ph.D.
Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center
U.S. Army Medical Research Materiel Command
Maybe she could provide an independent medical opinion.

Veterans Kept in Dark about Chemical Exposures

March AFB Superfund: EPA Record of Decision
March AFB Superfund
NPL Site Narrative for March Air Force Base
March AFB Superfund Progress Profile

Study links Parkinson's disease to industrial solvent
Parkinson's Disease Risk Greater in Those Exposed to Common Chemical, Trichloroethylene
Solvent Exposures and Parkinson’s Disease Risk in Twins
Toxic Substances Portal - Trichloroethylene (TCE)
 
 
Trichloroethylene: Health Information Summary
Overview of the neurotoxic effects in solvent-exposed workers
Industrial Cleaner Linked to Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
Trichloroethylene - Toxipedia
Trichloroethylene (TCE) use to clean B-47 Armament
Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene
Contaminated Military Bases
Vets Exposed to Chemicals Need to Know
 
Veterans for Change - Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VETERANS-FOR-CHANGE/
 
 
 
Long Term Care Resources
VA Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care
http://www.va.gov/GERIATRICS/index.asp
Veteran Financial Aid for Long-term Care and Home Healthcare
Aid and Attendance
Aid & Attendance and Housebound
Veterans Affairs Aid and Attendance Benefits
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR)

Homemaker and Home Health Aide Care

VA Guide to Long Term Care
Senior Veterans Service Alliance - State Veterans Homes
The second most common reason reported to us why veterans seek out state homes is for financial reasons. In many states the cost of the home is subsidized for veterans who meet an income test. The vet's income is considered sufficient to cover the cost. These veterans may own a home or other assets that they wish to protect from Medicaid and leave to their family. The state veterans home will allow them to give these assets to the family without penalty. Medicaid would require a spend down of those assets or impose a penalty for gifting.
California Department of Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Home of Chula Vista
No veteran will be denied admission due to a lack of income. For those veterans who have income, state law requires that they pay a percentage of their income as member fees. Member fees help reduce the amount of state tax dollars needed to operate CalVet Homes, thus allowing the California Department of Veterans Affairs to care for a greater number of veterans. Regardless of fee calculations, residents shall retain $165.00/month.
VA Health Benefits Application
Includes applying for long-term care benefits
Application for Extended Care Services
Toll Free Number for Health Care Benefits: 1-877-222-8387
Grant Gautsche 951-276-3060
Riverside County Department of Veterans' Services

Vets Caring for Vets
Employs Veterans to provide in-home personal care (private duty nursing) to civilians, veterans and their survivors. We provide assistance to our clients in obtaining benefits from the State and Federal Departments of Veterans Affairs through the representation of the American Legion or Veterans of Foreign Wars.
(858) 755-2829
(888) 465-4502