VA Website Audit

Just what information does VA.gov provide veterans for Chapter 31 Voc Rehab?

In reading through this survey, take note between the information Vocational Rehabilitation supplies you with on the Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation home page (http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/ ) compared to DisabledVeterans.org.

Q.1

Does the website give an answer to this question, "What is the actual training goal for veterans that Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation must provide?" *

Yes
No

Q.2

Does the VA's website tell you what laws, regulations, and rules the Vocational Rehabilitation program must follow? *

Yes
No

Q.3

Does the website tell you specific kinds of training can I receive? (ie welder, gunsmith, mechanic, lawyer, doctor, manager)? *

Yes
No

Q.4

Does their information on the website include case studies of what other veterans have accomplished through the program? *

Yes
No

Q.5

Does their information on the website tell you what to do you do if you are denied the benefit? *

Yes
No

Q.6

Would you prefer getting answers to the above question about Vocational Rehabilitation prior to your first appointment with Voc Rehab? *

Yes
No

Q.7

If you answered "Yes" on question #6, how would you prefer to get that information? *

Immediate delivery and download online
Mail delivery with hard copy
Appointment with VA employee or Veteran Service Officer
All of the above

Checkout these other Veteran Organizations to see if they provide answers to the above questions, either.

http://dav.org/veterans/VeteransAffairs.aspx

http://vfw.org/Assistance/Post-Military-Assistance/

http://www.legion.org/education/federalbenefits/vocational

Q.8

Do these websites provide answers to the above questions, 1 through 5? *

Yes
No

Q.9

What online resource do you think has the most information about Voc Rehab? *

VA Website: http://www.va.gov/
DisabledVeterans.org: http://www.disabledveterans.org/
American Legion: http://www.legion.org/
Veterans of Foreign Wars: http://www.vfw.org/
Disabled American Veterans: http://www.dav.org/

Feel free to write any comments about your audit here.