A new handbook designed to help wounded warriors and their families navigate the bureaucracy to get the benefits they have earned is now available.
The 149-page "A Handbook for Injured Service Members and Their Families" was prepared free by a New York-based law firm for two charities - the Wounded Warrior Project and the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. Free downloads are available at http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org and http://www.fallenheroesfund.org.
The handbook is divided into sections dealing with issues that come up at various stages of the process wounded service members go through. The handbook will be most helpful in explaining VA benefits and the military's physical evaluation board system.
Chapters include "Immediate Concerns", with details on important documents families should have, sources of financial aid and information on service members' continuing salaries. For families traveling to be at their service member's bedside, information is included about the military's invitational travel orders, per diem rates for family members, and contact information and addresses for all Fisher House comfort homes.
Navy Times, 17 December 2007
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