VA Forms
Even Sarge isn’t infallible—I’ve been known to mix up my left from my right during formation, so always double-check everything I tell you because while my heart’s in the right place, my brain occasionally goes AWOL, and the last thing we need is a friendly fire incident!
VBA-21-4138-ARE (Buddy Statement) (pdf)
VBA-21-0966-ARE (Intent to File)
VBA-21-8940-ARE (Unemployability Application)
VBA-21-0781-ARE (Mental Health Buddy Statement)
VA-10182 (Board Appeal Review)
VA-9 (Appeal to Board of VA Appeals)
SF-180-24a (Request for Military Records)
DA_FORM_1569-000-EFILE-1 (Request Your Service Record Transcript)
VA Form 10-8678 (Clothing Allowance Application)
VBA-20-10206-ARE (FOIA)
VA-5655 (Request Records)
VA-10-10CG (Caregiver)
VA-3288 (Release of Medical Information)
VBA-22-5490-ARE (Dependent Education Benefit Application)
NA 13055-info-2-reconstruct-medical-data
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VA Letter for Secondary Condition Template
Nexus Letter Sample Agent Orange
Nexus Letter Example 20251018
FUBAR Fix Workbook - Operation FUBAR Companion (zip)
URLs (Website Links)
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https://www.va.gov/ (Veterans Administration)
https://www.va.gov/records/request-personal-records-form-20-10206/introduction (FOIA Request)
https://www.va.gov/my-health/?postLogin=true (My HealtheVet – YOUR account)
https://www.va.gov/records/get-military-service-records/ (Request your ‘during service’ records)
https://www.va.gov/find-forms/about-form-21-4138/ (Buddy Statement)
https://www.va.gov/find-forms/?q=Nexus+Letter#content (VA Form Finder)
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/chapter-I/ (38 CFR)
https://www.va.gov/disability/va-claim-exam/ (C&P Exam VA Explains)
https://www.va.gov/decision-reviews/board-appeal/request-board-appeal-form-10182/introduction (Request board appeal online)
https://www.va.gov/get-help-from-accredited-representative/ (Find VSO)
https://www.va.gov/records/get-veteran-id-cards/ (ID Cards)
https://www.va.gov/records/download-va-letters/ (VA Benefit Letters due to your disability)
https://www.va.gov/st-louis-health-care/news-releases/all-veterans-exposed-to-toxins-and-other-hazards-during-military-service-at-home-or-abroad-are-now-eligible-for-va/ (VA’s TERA Announcement)
https://www.va.gov/discharge-upgrade-instructions/introduction/ (Request an upgrade to your discharge – online mandate)
https://www.dfas.mil/retiredmilitary/disability/crdp/ (Retirement and/or Disability Pay)
Miscellaneous
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