DOD Dictionary of Military Terms

DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Emergency Communications

The Red Cross

Military and Family Emergency Communications

Grief Counseling For Veteran's Families
(202) 273-9116
vet.center@hq.med.va.gov

Whereabouts Unknown, KIA, MIA, POW's

Department of Defense Casualty Definitions

Army Family Assistance Hotline
800 833-6622

Air Force Members Hotline
866 229-7074 or DSN 665-5000

Marine Family Referral Hotlines
Stationed east of the Mississippi River - minus Wisconsin
800 336-4663
Stationed west of the Mississippi River - plus Wisconsin
800 253-1624

DoD Funeral Honors

Military Assistance Program Central

US Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO)

POW's/MIA's

POW/MIA Database

The VA's Nationwide Gravesite Locator
The VA's gravesite navigator includes names, dates of birth and death, military service dates, service branch and rank if known, cemetery information and grave location in the cemetery. The VA will withhold some information, such as next of kin, for privacy purposes.

Benefits and Health Care

The secretary of a military department, acting through a board for correction of military records, has authority to change any military record when necessary to correct an error or remove an injustice. A correction board may consider applications for correction of a military record, including a review of a discharge issued by courts martial. The veteran, survivor or legal representative generally must file a request for correction within three years after discovery of an alleged error or injustice. The board may excuse failure to file within the prescribed time, however, if it finds it would be in the interest of justice to do so. It is an applicant's responsibility to show why the filing of the application was delayed and why it would be in the interest of justice for the board to consider it despite the delay. To justify any correction, it is necessary to show to the satisfaction of the board that the alleged entry or omission in the records was in error or unjust. Applications should include all available evidence, such as signed statements of witnesses or a brief of arguments supporting the requested correction. Apply with DD Form 149

VA Health Care Library

Surviving Spouse Website

Partnership for Prescription Assistance
1 888 477-2669

Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI)

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Hospice and Pallative Care

Federal Code for Rating Disabilities

Disabled Soldier Support System (DS3)

http://www.ncptsd.org/video/index.html
The Surgeon General Speech on PTSD
(Requires a streaming media player)

PTSD

National Center for PTSD

Mental Health & Aging

Trauma Resources

Social Security Disability - PTSD

Agent Orange Web Site

New Agent Orange Registry
Agent Orange Registry

Hepatitis C

Women Veterans VA Health Research
Women Veterans VA Health Care

Women Veteran's Health Network

Gulf War Illness

Gulf War Veteran Resource Pages

Gulf War Veterans Association

VA Persian Gulf Registry

Desert Storm Mom's Vet Center

Army Combat-Related Special Compensation

Shipboard Hazard and Defense

Generic Drugs

Health News Network

The Mesothelioma Web

Mesothelioma.com
A leading Internet resource for information about mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma Veterans Blog

Asbestos Mesothelioma Lung cancer Pleural Malignant Attorney and Lawyer informational guide.
Asbestos Mesothelioma informational resources guide addresses mesothelioma symptoms, treatment options, diagnosis, clinical trials, chrysotile asbestos cancer treatment and its exposure. It gives information on various stages of mesothelioma along with cure.

Mesothelioma Cancer Center
Includes pages covering occupational asbestos exposure, state-specific asbestos information and a list of treatment centers and mesothelioma doctors.

www.asbestos.net/veterans

mesolink.org

http://www.justmeso.com
a non-attorney link

www.researchmalignantmesothelioma.com

Online Cancer Medical Dictionary
National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland
(301) 496-4000
The Institutes screen and profile people for experimental drug treatments across the nation.

Medline Plus
Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Department of Veteran Affairs

VA Health Services

VA Rehabilitation Research and Development
(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Veteran Health Administration Handbook
(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

A government Web site designed as a resource for children and educators.

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