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VA Handbook: How to File for VA Benefits and Appeal Your Claim

A practical guide to filing a VA claim and appealing a denial, written by a Marine Corps veteran and attorney. Every assertion is footnoted, and every footnote on this site links to its source.

347 pages. Buying the book includes access to the research section — all 664 footnotes, linked. The password is printed inside.

VA Handbook for Veterans and Advocates, by Tyson Manker — three copies of the book, navy cover with a maroon banner.
VA Handbook

A citation-first reference for the laws affecting American veterans, from the colonies to the present. Sources link to the official text wherever one is published.

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