Index Aid & Attendance: 34, 35 African-American Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Association: 180 Agent Orange: 27, 52, 60, 70 Alcohol and drug treatment: 88 Apprenticeships and on-the-job training: 101, 106, 110, 111, 112, 113, 116, 118, 155, 156 Army National Guard: 113, 197 Automobile allowance: 32 Burial benefits: 36, 38, 42, 162 Burial & plot-Internment Allowances: 41 Business license, tax & fee waiver: 16 California Association of County <strong>Veteran</strong>s Service Officers: 161, 163 California Homeless Programs: 136 California mental health services: 78 California Military Department: 200 California National Guard: 103, 105, 197, 200 California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program: 105 California State Approving Agency for <strong>Veteran</strong>s Education: 101, 112 California State Military Museum: 194, 195 California State Military Reserve: 197, 200, 201 California State Parks: 15 California <strong>Veteran</strong>s Memorial Registry: 195, 196 CalVet District Offices: 8, 189 CalVet Home Loans: 125 Caregiver programs and services: 66 Cemetery and burial benefits: 36, 38 Cemetery locations: 45 Chapter 35 benefits: 102, 103 Clothing allowance: 32 College Tuition Fee Waiver for <strong>Veteran</strong> Dependents: 101 Compensated Work Therapy: 46, 139 County <strong>Veteran</strong>s Service Offices: 7, 161, 163 DD Form 214: 39, 42, 56, 128, 154, 156 Dependency and indemnity compensation: 46, 49, 50 Dependents and survivors healthcare: 67 202
Depleted uranium: 60, 73, 74 Disability Compensation: 24, 32, 46, 52, 62, 120, 192 Disabled <strong>Veteran</strong> Business Enterprise Program: 19 Disabled veterans exemption: 16, 17 Discharge papers: 39, 154 Distinguished <strong>Veteran</strong> Pass: 14, 15 District offices: 8, 189 Domestic partner: 101 Domiciliary care: 138 Education: 7, 23, 49, 53, 66, 80, 81, 101, 104-123, 154-156, 161, 185, 197, 198 Education Assistance Award Program: 105 Education benefits: 101, 106, 109, 111, 114, 116, 118, 119, 121, 161 Emergency Food Assistance Program: 143 Emergency medical care in U.S. non-VA facilities: 64 Employment: 7, 23, 26, 54, 56, 80, 88, 119-121, 136, 139-141, 143, 146-159, 183, 185 Enrollment: 60, 62, 63, 105, 108, 109, 111, 112, 114, 121, 191, 196, 199 Establishing dependency: 50 Family Assistance Network: 197 Federal employment: 157, 158 Fee waiver: 16, 101, 103, 119 Financial assessment: 62, 63 Financial assistance with utilities: 141 Fishing and hunting licenses: 13 Food assistance: 143 Funeral Honors Program: 38 GI Bill: 23, 53, 101, 106, 108-114, 120 Give an Hour: 80, 88 Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System: 95 Headstones and markers: 43, 44 Healthcare: 23, 24, 33, 52, 58, 60, 62, 64-69, 87, 88, 90, 95, 96, 98, 136-139, 141, 145, 161, 162, 179, 181, 191, 192, 198 Healthcare enrollment: 60, 191 Healthcare for re-entry veterans: 145, 191 Hearing loss and tinnitus: 74 Home improvements and structural alterations: 64 Home loans: 125-129, 161, 162 Homeless coordinators: 92-99 203
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