How to Help Veterans with Military Exposures Receive the Benefits They Deserve
Listen in to this episode of the Veterans Health Matters podcast to hear Dr. Katherine Bloeser, research scientist at the WRIISC and Assistant Professor of Social Work at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, discuss how providers can speak with Veterans about presumptive conditions for Veterans with military exposure concerns, and how you can support veterans in submitting claims for service connection.    

RESOURCES
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Website: https://benefits.va.gov/benefits/

VBA Support: 1-800-827-1000 About VA Disability Ratings: https://www.va.gov/disability/about-disability-ratings/

List of Recognized Veterans Service Organizations: https://www.va.gov/ogc/recognizedvsos.asp

Disability Benefits Questionnaires: https://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/dbq_publicdbqs.asp

Access to VHA Directive 1134(2): https://www.va.gov/vhapublications/publications.cfm?pub=1

VA’s Office of Public Health, Health Outcomes Military Exposures (HOME): https://www.publichealth.va.gov/about/postdeploymenthealth/index.asp

Benefits Overview for Military Exposures: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/benefits/index.asp

VA’s Exposure Ed App: https://mobile.va.gov/app/exposure-ed

War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) Website: https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/

WRIISC SharePoint: https://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/vawriisc