Welcome to VetSource. This website has been created by the Texas Veterans Land Board to help veterans understand and use their military benefits. This site provides access to information on some of the most common issues and concerns of today's veterans. Please click on the links below to go to your area of interest. We hope this will be an informative visit. GENERAL INFORMATION

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Your Federal Benefits

• Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Home Page - Link to benefits,current VA benefits topics, and online applications.
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - Link to topics from education and housing assistance to vocational training.
• The Source for Interactive Democracy - Locate your U.S. Congress representatives and senators.

Special Interests

EDUCATION

EMPLOYMENT

HEALTH CARE

Your Federal Benefits

• Veterans Integrated Service Network - Provides health care for veterans in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and parts of Florida.
• Veterans Health Administration - Provides information on specific health issues, such as Agent Orange, Gulf War, PTSD and HIV/AIDS.
• VA Medical Care Fact Sheet
• Veterans Prescription Service - (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance) Offers information on financial help for prescription costs.

News & Information

• VA Programs for Veterans Exposed to Radiation

Special Interests

HOUSING

Your Federal Benefits

• VA Loans: Humble Regional Loan Center
• Veterans Housing: Manufactured Home Loans
• Specially Adapted Housing for Disabled Veterans
• Homeless Assistance Grants
• US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - HUD user.
• HUD - Helpful tips for buying your home (PDF - Requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader)

News & Information

• Reverse Mortgages (Informational purposes only)
• EDF Texas Veterans get New Incentives for "Green Housing" - Environmental Defense Fund News Release.

Special Interests

DISABLED VETERANS

General Information

• DAV - Disabled American Veterans homepage.
• Blinded Veterans Association - This site was created to promote the welfare of blinded veterans.
• VA Disability Pension - This link will take you directly to the VA Disability Pension Rate Table.
• The Association for Service Disabled Veterans - This site contains information on over 10 programs serving the needs of disabled veterans.

Housing

• Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grants - Information on VA grants to help you adapt your home to meet your needs.

Health Care

WARTIME VETERANS

Gulf War

• GulfLink - Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses.
• Gulf Vets Home Page

Vietnam War

• Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Moving Wall Schedule.
• VVFT - Vietnam Veterans Foundation of Texas, Inc.
• VVAF - The Vietnam Veterans Assistance Fund.
• Vietnam Veterans Homepage
• Veterans Organizations - For Vietnam Veterans.
• Veterans Organizations and Support Groups

Korean War

• Korean War Project

World War II

WOMEN VETERANS

Your Federal Benefits

• VA Programs for Women Veterans - The Center for Women Veterans.
• Women's Veterans' Comprehensive Health Centers - Department of Veterans Affairs.
• American Women in Uniform, Veterans Too!

Employment

• Veterans Looking for Jobs - Information regarding Workforce Development Centers.

News & Information

• Secretary's Letter to Women Veterans - from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Special Interests

TEXAS VETERANS