Program Operations Manual System (POMS)
Program Operations Manual System (POMS). The POMS is a primary source of information used by Social Security employees to process claims for Social Security benefits. The public version of POMS is identical to the version used by Social Security employees except that it does not include internal data entry and sensitive content instructions.
Handbook
A basic guide to Social Security Progarms
Department of Veterans Affairs website – portal to Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Health Administration, and National Cemetery Administration.
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Benefits Administration fact sheets on multiple topics, including VA Service-Connected Compensation, Non-Service-Connected Pension, survivors’ benefits, home loans, burial benefits, and more.
VA’s Agent Orange Exposure website – includes detailed information about who is considered to have been exposed to Agent Orange, as well as a list of Agent Orange-related health conditions that are presumptively service-connected.
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration “Geriatrics and Extended Care” website listing VA services for older adults and adults with chronic or life-limiting illnesses.
Swords to Plowshares Self-Help Guides on VA Benefits and Military Discharge Upgrades: Swords to Plowshares is a community-based non-profit organization in the Bay Area that provides holistic services to Veterans, including legal assistance with VA Benefits and Military Discharge Upgrades.
