[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 2000] [Pages 360-373] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page 360]] DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 Phone, 202-273-4800. Internet, www.va.gov. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Togo D. West, Jr. Chief of Staff Janice F. Joyner Deputy Secretary Hershel W. Gober Chairman, Board of Contract Appeals Guy H. McMichael III Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals Eligah Dane Clark Vice Chairman, Board of Veterans' Richard B. Standefer Appeals Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Scott F. Denniston Business Utilization Director, Center for Minority Veterans Willie L. Hensley Director, Center for Women Veterans Joan A. Furey Director, Office of Employment Discrimination Charles R. Delobe Complaint Adjudication General Counsel Leigh A. Bradley Inspector General Richard J. Griffin Veterans' Service Organizations Liaison Allen (Gunner) Kent Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health (vacancy) Administration Deputy Under Secretary for Health Thomas Garthwaite Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Joseph Thompson Administration Deputy Under Secretary for Patrick Nappi Operations Deputy Under Secretary for Nora E. Egan Management Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, National Roger R. Rapp, Acting Cemetery Administration Assistant Secretary for Financial Management Edward A. Powell, Jr. Deputy Chief Financial Officer W. Todd Grams Deputy Assistant Secretary for D. Mark Catlett Budget Deputy Assistant Secretary for Frank W. Sullivan Finance Deputy Assistant Secretary for Gary J. Krump Acquisition and Materiel Management Assistant Secretary for Information and (vacancy) Technology Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Harold F. Gracey, Jr. for Information and Technology Deputy Assistant Secretary for (vacancy) Information Resources Management Director, Austin Automation Center Linda Voges, Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Analysis Dennis Duffy Deputy Assistant Secretary for Patricia J. O'Neil Program and Data Analysis Deputy Assistant Secretary for Gary A. Steinberg Planning and Evaluation Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Eugene A. Brickhouse Administration Deputy Assistant Secretary for Robert W. Schultz Administration [[Page 361]] Deputy Assistant Secretary for Equal Ellis Jones Hodges, Opportunity Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Ronald E. Cowles Resources Management Deputy Assistant Secretary for John H. Baffa Security and Law Enforcement Deputy Assistant Secretary for Ventris C. Gibson Resolution Management Director, Shared Service Center Bruce C. Carruthers Assistant Secretary for Public and John T. Hanson, Acting Intergovernmental Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary for James H. Holley Public Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Maria Fernandez Intergovernmental and Greczmiel International Affairs Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs (vacancy) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (vacancy) for Congressional Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Philip Riggin Congressional Operations ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Department of Veterans Affairs operates programs to benefit veterans and members of their families. Benefits include compensation payments for disabilities or death related to military service; pensions; education and rehabilitation; home loan guaranty; burial; and a medical care program incorporating nursing homes, clinics, and medical centers. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was established as an executive department by the Department of Veterans Affairs Act (38 U.S.C. 201 note). It. is comprised of three organizations that administer veterans programs: the Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration. Each organization has field facilities and a central office component. Activities Cemeteries The National Cemetery Administration (NCA) provides services to veterans, active duty personnel, and reservists and National Guard members with 20 years' qualifying service and their families by operating national cemeteries; furnishing headstones and markers for the unmarked graves of U.S. veterans worldwide, service members, and reservists and National Guard members with 20 years' qualifying service; awarding grants to aid States in establishing, improving, and expanding veterans cemeteries; and serving as the operations element for the Presidential Memorial Certificate Program. Center for Minority Veterans The Center for Minority Veterans was established under Public Law 103-446 (108 Stat. 4645) and is responsible for promoting the use of VA benefits, programs, and services by minority veterans and assessing the needs of minority group members. The work of the Center focuses on the unique and special needs of five distinct groups of veterans: African-Americans, Hispanics, Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans, which include American Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Alaskan Natives. Center for Women Veterans The Center for Women Veterans acts as the Secretary's primary adviser on women veterans issues and evaluates VA programs, policies, and practices to ensure they are responsive and accessible to eligible women veterans. Health Services The Veterans Health Administration, formerly the Veterans Health Services and Research [[Page 362]] ![]()
T186873.029 [[Page 363]] Administration, provides hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care, and outpatient medical and dental care to eligible veterans of military service in the Armed Forces. It conducts both individual medical and health-care delivery research projects and multihospital research programs, and it assists in the education of physicians and dentists and with training of many other health care professionals through affiliations with educational institutions and organizations. Veterans Benefits The Veterans Benefits Administration provides information, advice, and assistance to veterans, their dependents, beneficiaries, representatives, and others applying for VA benefits. It also cooperates with the Department of Labor and other Federal, State, and local agencies in developing employment opportunities for veterans and referral for assistance in resolving socioeconomic, housing, and other related problems. The Compensation and Pension Service is responsible for claims for disability compensation and pension, specially adapted housing, accrued benefits, adjusted compensation in death cases, and reimbursement for headstone or marker; allowances for automobiles and special adaptive equipment; special clothing allowances; emergency officers' retirement pay; survivors' claims for death compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, death pension, and burial and plot allowance claims; forfeiture determinations; and a benefits protection program for minors and incompetent adult beneficiaries. The Education Service is responsible for the Montgomery GI Bill, assistance programs for dependents, post-Vietnam era veterans, and other pilot programs, school approvals, compliance surveys, and work study programs. Life insurance operations for the benefit of service members, veterans, and their beneficiaries are available through the regional office and insurance center (phone, 800-669-8477) in Philadelphia, PA, which provides the full range of functional activities necessary for a national life insurance program. Activities include the complete maintenance of individual accounts, underwriting functions, life and death insurance claims awards, and any other insurance-related transactions. The agency also administers the Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance Program for those disabled veterans who receive a VA grant for specially adapted housing; the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Program; and the Veterans Group Life Insurance Program. Loan guaranty operations include appraising properties to establish their values; approving grants for specially adapted housing; supervising the construction of new residential properties; establishing the eligibility of veterans for the program; evaluating the ability of a veteran to repay a loan and the credit risk; making direct loans to Native American veterans to acquire a home on trust land; servicing and liquidating defaulted loans; and disposing of real estate acquired as the consequence of defaulted loans. The Vocational Rehabilitation Service is responsible for outreach, motivation, evaluation, counseling, training, employment, and other rehabilitation services to disabled veterans; evaluation, counseling, and miscellaneous services to veterans and service persons and other VA education programs; evaluation, counseling, education, and miscellaneous services to sons, daughters, and spouses of totally and permanently disabled veterans and to surviving orphans, widows, or widowers of certain deceased veterans, including rehabilitation services to certain handicapped dependents; affirmative action activities; and vocational training and rehabilitation to children with spina bifida who are children of Vietnam veterans. Veterans' Appeals The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) is responsible for entering the final appellate decisions in claims of entitlement to veterans' benefits and for deciding matters concerning fees charged by attorneys and agents for representation of veterans before VA and requests for revision of prior BVA decisions on the basis of clear and unmistakable error. Final Board [[Page 364]] decisions are appealable to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Field Facilities The Department's operations are handled through the following field facilities: --cemeteries, the final resting places for burial of the remains of veterans, active duty personnel, and reservists and National Guard members with 20 years' qualifying service; their spouses; and certain eligible dependents; --domiciliaries, providing the least intensive level of inpatient medical care including necessary ambulatory medical treatment, rehabilitation, and support services in a structured environment to veterans who are unable because of their disabilities to provide adequately for themselves in the community; --medical centers, providing eligible beneficiaries with medical and other health care services equivalent to those provided by private- sector institutions, augmented in many instances by services to meet the special requirements of veterans; --outpatient clinics to provide eligible beneficiaries with ambulatory care; and --regional offices to grant benefits and services provided by law for veterans, their dependents, and beneficiaries within an assigned territory; furnish information regarding VA benefits and services; adjudicate claims and making awards for disability compensation and pension; supervise payment of VA benefits to incompetent beneficiaries; provide vocational rehabilitation and employment training; administer educational benefits; guarantee loans for purchase, construction, or alteration of homes; process grants for specially adapted housing; process death claims; and assist veterans in exercising rights to benefits and services. National Facilities--Department of Veterans Affairs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type of Address facility Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALABAMA: Birmingham (700 S. 19th Medical Center. Y.C. Parris St., 35233). Central Alabama Health Care Medical Center. Linda F. Watson System (215 Perry Hill Rd., Montgomery, 36109- 3798). Mobile (1202 Virginia St., National Sandra Beckley 36604) (Mail: Barrancas Cemetery. National Cemetery, FL). Montgomery (345 Perry Hill Regional Office Montgomery Watson Rd., 36109). Seale (Ft. Mitchell National Sharon Bell-Goodrich National Cemetery, 553 Cemetery. Hwy. 165, 36856). Tuscaloosa (35404)......... Medical Center. W. Kenneth Ruyle ALASKA: Anchorage (2925 Debarr Rd., Outpatient Alex Spector 99508). Clinic and Regional Office. Ft. Richardson (P.O. Box 5- National Virginia M. Walker 498, 99505). Cemetery. Sitka (803 Sawmill Creek National Virginia M. Walker Rd., 99835) (Mail: Ft. Cemetery. Richardson National Cemetery, AK). ARIZONA: Northern Arizona Health Medical Center Patricia A. McKlem Care System (500 N. Hwy. (medical and 89, Prescott, 86313). domiciliary). Phoenix (7th St. & Indian Medical Center. John R. Fears School Rd., 85012). Phoenix (3225 N. Central Regional Office David M. Walls Ave., 85012). Phoenix (23029 N. Cave National Mark Maynard Creek Rd., 85024) Cemetery. (National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona). Prescott (VA Medical National Mark Maynard Center, 500 Hwy. 89 N., Cemetery. 86301) (Mail: National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona). Southern Arizona Health Medical Center. Jonathan H. Gardner Care System (3601 S. 6th Ave., Tucson, 85723). ARKANSAS: Fayetteville (72701)....... Medical Center. Michael Winn Fayetteville (700 National Darrell W. Lindsey Government Ave., 72701). Cemetery. Ft. Smith (522 Garland National John R. Smith Ave., 72901). Cemetery. Little Rock (2523 National Ronald Zink Confederate Blvd., 72206). Cemetery. Little Rock (300 Roosevelt Medical Center. George Gray, Jr. Rd., 72205) (John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital). Little Rock Division North Little Rock Division (Mail: Little Rock) North Little Rock (P.O. Box Regional Office Fred King 1280, Bldg. 65, Ft. Roots, 72115). CALIFORNIA: Central California Health Medical Center. Alan S. Perry Care System (2615 Clinton Ave., Fresno, 93703). [[Page 365]] Gustine (San Joaquin Valley National Carla Williams National Cemetery, 32053 Cemetery. W. McCabe Rd., 95322). Loma Linda (Jerry L. Pettis Medical Center. Dean R. Stordahl Memorial Veterans Hospital, 11201 Benton St., 92357). Long Beach (5901 E. 7th Medical Center. Lawrence Stewart St., 90822). Los Angeles (11301 Wilshire Medical Center. Philip P. Thomas Blvd., Los Angeles, 90073). Los Angeles (11000 Wilshire Regional Office Stewart F. Liff Blvd., 90024). Los Angeles (950 S. National William L. Livingston Sepulveda Blvd., 90049). Cemetery. Northern California Health Medical Center. Lucille Swanson Care System (150 Muir Rd., Benicia, 94523). Oakland (Oakland Federal Regional Office Donald E. Stout Bldg., 1301 Clay St., 94612-5209). Palo Alto Health Care Medical Center. James A. Goff System (3801 Miranda Ave., 94304). Riverside (22495 Van Buren National Steve Jorgensen Blvd., 92518). Cemetery. San Bruno (Golden Gate National (Vacancy) National Cemetery, 1300 Cemetery. Sneath Ln., 94066). San Diego (3350 La Jolla Medical Center. Gary Rossio Village Dr., 92161). San Diego (8810 Rio San Regional Office Ray W. Hall Diego Dr., 92108). San Diego (Ft. Rosecrans National Cynthia Nunez National Cemetery, P.O. Cemetery. Box 6237, Point Loma, 92106). San Francisco (4150 Clement Medical Center. Sheila Cullen, Acting St., 94121). San Francisco (P.O. Box National (Vacancy) 29012, Presidio of San Cemetery. Francisco, 94129) (Mail: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA). COLORADO: Denver (1055 Clermont St., Medical Center. Edgar Thorsland, Jr. 80220). Denver (80225)............. Denver Robert Shields Distribution Center. Denver (Ft. Logan National National Leon Murphy Cemetery, 3698 S. Sheridan Cemetery. Blvd., 80235). Ft. Lyon (VA Medical National Maintained by VAMC Center, 81038). Cemetery. Engineering Service Ft. Lyon (81038)........... Medical Center. Stuart Collyer Grand Junction (81501)..... Medical Center. Kurt Schlegelmilch Lakewood (P.O. Box 25126, Regional Office Catherine L. Smith 155 Van Gordon St., 80228). CONNECTICUT: Connecticut Health Care Medical Center. Paul McCool System (950 Campbell Ave., West Haven, 06516). Hartford (450 Main St., Regional Office Jeffrey Alger 06103). DELAWARE: Wilmington (1601 Kirkwood Medical and Dexter Dix Hwy., 19805). Regional Office Center. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Washington (50 Irving St. Medical Center. Sanford M. Garfunkel NW., 20422). Washington (1120 Vermont Regional Office Rowland Christian Ave. NW., 20421). FLORIDA: Bay Pines (1000 Bay Pines Medical Center Thomas Weaver Blvd. N., 33504). (medical and domiciliary). Bay Pines (P.O. Box 477, National Ronald R. Pemberton 33504). Cemetery. Bushnell (Florida National National Ronald R. Pemberton Cemetery, 6502 SW. 102d Cemetery. Ave., 33513). Miami (1201 NW. 16th St., Medical Center. Thomas C. Doherty 33125). Northern Florida/Southern Medical Center. Elwood J. Headley Georgia Health Care System (1601 SW. Archer Rd., Gainesville, 32608-1197). Pensacola (Barrancas National Sandra Beckley National Cemetery, Naval Cemetery. Air Station, 80 Hovey Rd. 32508-1054). St. Augustine (104 Marine National Ronald R. Pemberton St., 32084) (Mail: Florida Cemetery. National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL). St. Petersburg (P.O. Box Regional Office William D. Stinger 1437, 33731). Tampa (James A. Haley Medical Center. Richard A. Silver Veterans Hospital, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., 33612). West Palm Beach (7305 N. Medical Center. Edward H. Seiler Military Trail, 33410- 6400). GEORGIA: Atlanta (1670 Clairmont Medical Center. Robert Perreault Rd., 30033). Atlanta (P.O. Box 100026, Regional Office Patrick Courtney 1700 Clairmont Rd., Decatur, 30033). Augusta (2460 Wrightsboro Medical Center. Ellen DeGeorge-Smith Rd., 30904-6285). Forest Hills Division Lenwood Division Dublin (31021)............. Medical Center James Trusley (medical and domiciliary). Marietta (500 Washington National Sharon Bell-Goodrich Ave., 30060). Cemetery. [[Page 366]] HAWAII: Honolulu (P.O. Box 50188, Medical and H. David Burge 96850). Regional Office Center. Honolulu (National Memorial National Gene E. Castagnetti Cemetery of the Pacific, Cemetery. 2177 Puowaina Dr., 96813- 1729). IDAHO: Boise (805 W. Franklin St., Regional Office James Vance 83702). Boise (5th & Ft. Sts., Medical Center. Wayne Tippets 83702-4598). ILLINOIS: Alton (600 Pearl St., National Ralph E. Church 62003) (Mail: Jefferson Cemetery. Barracks National Cemetery, MO). Chicago Health Care System Medical Center. Richard S. Citron (333 E. Huron St., 60611). Chicago (P.O. Box 8136, 536 Regional Office Michael Olson S. Clark St., 60680). Danville (61832)........... Medical Center. (Vacancy) Danville (1900 E. Main St., National (Vacancy) 61832). Cemetery. Elwood (Abraham Lincoln National Billy Murphy National Cemetery, 27034 Cemetery. S. Diagonal Rd., 60421). Hines (Lock Box 66303, AMF Finance Center. James Burkett O'Hare, 60666-0303). Hines (Edward Hines, Jr., Medical Center. (Vacancy) Hospital, 60141). Hines (P.O. Box 76, 60141). VA National George T. Patterson Acquisition Center. Hines (P.O. Box 27, 60141). Service and David Garcia Distribution Center. Marion (2401 W. Main St., Medical Center. Earl Falast 62959). Moline (Rock Island National Larry Williams National Cemetery, P.O. Cemetery. Box 737, Rock Island Arsenal, 61265). Mound City (P.O. Box 128, National Ralph E. Church Hwys. 37 & 51, 62963) Cemetery. (Mail: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, MO). North Chicago (60064)...... Medical Center. Alfred S. Pate Quincy (36th & Maine Sts., National Larry Williams 62301) (Mail: Rock Island Cemetery. National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL). Springfield (Camp Butler National Dane Freeman National Cemetery, 5063 Cemetery. Camp Butler Rd., R No. 1, 62707). INDIANA: Indianapolis (1481 W. 10th Medical Center. (Vacancy) St., 46202). Cold Spring Road Division Tenth Street Division Indianapolis (575 N. Regional Office (Vacancy) Pennsylvania St., 46204). Indianapolis (Crown Hill National Bobby A. Moton National Cemetery, 700 W. Cemetery. 38th St., 46208) (Mail: Marion National Cemetery, IN). Marion (1700 E. 38th St., National Bobby A. Moton 46952). Cemetery. New Albany (1943 Ekin Ave., National Gary D. Peak 47150) (Mail: Zachary Cemetery. Taylor National Cemetery, KY). Northern Indiana Health Medical Center. Michael W. Murphy Care System (2121 Lake Ave., Ft. Wayne, 46805). IOWA: Central Iowa Health Care Medical Center. Donald Cooper System (30th and Euclid Ave., Des Moines, 50310- 5774). Des Moines (210 Walnut St., Regional Office (Vacancy) 50309). Iowa City (Hwy. 6 W., 52246- Medical Center. Gary L. Wilkinson 5774). Keokuk (1701 J St., 52632) National Larry Williams (Mail: Rock Island Cemetery. National Cemetery, IL). KANSAS: Eastern Kansas Health Care Medical Center Edgar L. Tucker System (Leavenworth, (medical and 66048). domiciliary). Ft. Leavenworth (Mail: National Jeffrey S. Barnes Leavenworth National Cemetery. Cemetery, KS). Ft. Scott (P.O. Box 917, National Jeffrey S. Barnes 66701). Cemetery. Leavenworth (P.O. Box 1694, National Jeffrey S. Barnes 66048). Cemetery. Topeka (Bldg. 9, 3401 SW. Shared service Bruce C. Carruthers 21st St., 66604). center. Wichita (5500 E. Kellogg, Medical Center. Kent Hill 67218). Wichita (5500 E. Kellogg, Regional Office Kent Hill 67218). KENTUCKY: Danville (277 N. 1st St., National Patrick Lovett 40442) (Mail: Camp Nelson Cemetery. National Cemetery, KY). Lebanon (20 Hwy. 208E, National Gary D. Peak 40033) (Mail: Zachary Cemetery. Taylor National Cemetery, KY). Lexington (40511).......... Medical Center. Helen K. Cornish Cooper Drive Division Leestown Division Lexington (833 W. Main St., National Patrick Lovett 40508) (Mail: Camp Nelson Cemetery. National Cemetery, KY). Louisville (545 S. 3d St., Regional Office Richard Kestevan 40202). Louisville (800 Zorn Ave., Medical Center. Larry J. Sander 40202). Louisville (Cave Hill National Gary D. Peak National Cemetery, 701 Cemetery. Baxter Ave., 40204) (Mail: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, KY). [[Page 367]] Louisville (Zachary Taylor National Gary D. Peak National Cemetery, 4701 Cemetery. Brownsboro Rd., 40207). Nancy (Mill Springs National Patrick Lovett National Cemetery, 9044 W. Cemetery. Hwy. 80, 42544) (Mail: Camp Nelson National Cemetery, KY). Nicholasville (Camp Nelson National Patrick Lovett National Cemetery, 6980 Cemetery. Danville Rd., 40356). LOUISIANA: Alexandria (71301)......... Medical Center. (Vacancy) Baton Rouge (220 N. 19th National Jorge Baltar St., 70806) (Mail: Port Cemetery. Hudson National Cemetery, LA). New Orleans (1601 Peridido Medical Center. John D. Church, Jr. St., 70146). New Orleans (701 Loyola Regional Office Gary Cole Ave., 70113). Pineville (Alexandria National Timothy Spain National Cemetery, 209 E. Cemetery. Shamrock St., 71360) (Mail: Natchez, NC). Shreveport (510 E. Stoner Medical Center. Billy Valentine Ave., 71101). Zachary (20978 Port Hickey National Jorge Baltar Rd., 70791) (Port Hudson Cemetery. National Cemetery). MAINE: Togus (1 VA Ctr., 04330)... Medical and John H. Sims, Jr. Regional Office Center. Togus (VA Medical and National Kurt Rotar Regional Office Center, Cemetery. 04330) (Mail: Massachusetts National Cemetery, MA). MARYLAND: Annapolis (800 West St., National Robin Pohlman 21401) (Mail: Baltimore Cemetery. National Cemetery, MD). Baltimore (31 Hopkins Plz., Regional Office Newell Quinton 21201). Baltimore (5501 Frederick National Robin Pohlman Ave., 21228). Cemetery. Baltimore (Loudon Park National Robin Pohlman National Cemetery, 3445 Cemetery. Frederick Ave., 21228) (Mail: Baltimore National Cemetery, MD). Maryland Health Care System Medical Center. Dennis Smith (10 N. Green St., Baltimore, 21201). MASSACHUSETTS: Bedford (Edith Nourse Medical Center. William A. Conte Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, 200 Springs Rd., 01730). Boston Health Care Center Medical Center. Michael Lawson (150 S. Huntington Ave., 02130). Boston (John F. Kennedy Regional Office Fay Norred Federal Bldg., 02203). Bourne (Massachusetts National Kurt Rotar National Cemetery, Connery Cemetery. Ave., 02532). Brockton (940 Belmont St., Medical Center. Roland E. Moore 02301). Northampton (01060)........ Medical Center. Bruce A. Gordon MICHIGAN: Ann Arbor (2215 Fuller Rd., Medical Center. James Roseborough 48105). Augusta (Ft. Custer National John Bacon National Cemetery, 15501 Cemetery. Dickman Rd., 49012). Battle Creek (49106)....... Medical Center. Michael K. Wheeler Detroit (48101-1932)....... Medical Center. Carlos B. Lott, Jr. Detroit (477 Michigan Ave., Regional Office Geraldine Johnson 48226). Iron Mountain (49801)...... Medical Center. (Vacancy) Saginaw (1500 Weiss St., Medical Center. Robert H. Sabin 48602). MINNESOTA: Minneapolis (1 Veterans Medical Center. (Vacancy) Dr., 55417). Minneapolis (Ft. Snelling National Robert F. McCollum National Cemetery, 7601 Cemetery. 34th Ave. S., 55450). St. Cloud (4801 8th St. N., Medical Center. Barry I. Bahl 56303). St. Paul (Bishop Henry Regional Office Ronald J. Henke Whipple Federal Bldg., Ft. & Insurance Snelling, 55111) Center. (Remittances: P.O. Box 1820, 55111). MISSISSIPPI: Biloxi (39531)............. Medical Center Julie Catellier (medical and domiciliary). Biloxi Hospital and Domiciliary Division Gulfport Hospital Division Biloxi (P.O. Box 4968, National Douglas Miner 39535-4968). Cemetery. Corinth (1551 Horton St., Medical Center Mark E. Maynard 38834) (Mail: Memphis (medical and National Cemetery, TN). domiciliary). Jackson (1500 E. Woodrow Medical Center. (Vacancy) Wilson Dr., 39216). Jackson (1600 E. Woodrow Regional Office (Vacancy) Wilson Ave., 39216). Natchez (41 Cemetery Rd., National Timothy Spain 39120). Cemetery. MISSOURI: Columbia (Harry S. Truman Medical Center. Gary Campbell Memorial Veterans Hospital, 800 Hospital Dr., 65201). [[Page 368]] Jefferson City (1024 E. National Ralph E. Church McCarthy, 65101) (Mail: Cemetery. Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, MO). Kansas City (4801 Linwood Medical Center. Hugh F. Doran Blvd., 64128). Poplar Bluff (63901)....... Medical Center. Nancy Arnold Springfield (1702 E. National Gloria Mote Seminole St., 65804). Cemetery. St. Louis (63125).......... Medical Center. Linda Kurz John J. Cochran Division, 63106 St. Louis (P.O. Box 5020, Records Brian Corley Bldg. 104, 4300 Goodfellow Management Blvd., 63115). Center. St. Louis (400 S. 18th St., Regional Office (Vacancy) 63103-2271). St. Louis (Jefferson National Ralph E. Church Barracks National Cemetery. Cemetery, 2900 Sheridan Dr., 63125). MONTANA: Montana Health Care System Medical and Joseph M. Underkofler (Ft. Harrison, 59636). Regional Office Center. NEBRASKA: Greater Nebraska Health Medical Center. (Vacancy) Care System (600 S. 70th St., Lincoln, 68510). Lincoln (5631 S. 48th St., Regional Office (Vacancy) 68516). Maxwell (Ft. McPherson National Jim Schwartz National Cemetery, 12004 Cemetery. S. Spur 56A, 69151-1031). Omaha (4101 Woolworth Ave., Medical Center. John J. Phillips 68105). NEVADA: Las Vegas (102 Lake Mead Outpatient Ramon J. Reevey Dr., 89106). Clinic. Reno (1000 Locust St., Medical Center. Gary R. Whitfield 89520). Reno (1201 Terminal Way, Regional Office Eileen Straub 89520). NEW HAMPSHIRE: Manchester (718 Smyth Rd., Medical Center. (Vacancy) 02104). Manchester (275 Chestnut Regional Office Edward J. Hubbard St., 03101). NEW JERSEY: Beverly (R No. 1, National Delores T. Blake Bridgeboro Rd., 08010). Cemetery. Newark (20 Washington Pl., Regional Office William Nicholas 07102). New Jersey Health Care Medical Center. Kenneth Mizrach System (East Orange, 07018). Salem (Finn's Point National Delores T. Blake National Cemetery, R.F.D. Cemetery. 3, Ft. Mott Rd., Box 542, 08079) (Mail: Beverly National Cemetery, NJ). Somerville (08876)......... Asset Sharon Dufour Management Service. NEW MEXICO: Albuquerque (2100 Medical Center. Norman E. Browne Ridgecrest Dr. SE., 87108- 5138). Albuquerque (500 Gold Ave. Regional Office Sandra D. Epps SW., 87102). Ft. Bayard (Ft. Bayard National Gerald T. Vitela National Cemetery, P.O. Cemetery. Box 189, 88036) (Mail: Ft. Bliss National Cemetery, TX). Santa Fe (P.O. Box 88, 501 National Gilbert Gallo N. Guadalupe St., 87501). Cemetery. NEW YORK: Albany (113 Holland Ave., Medical Center. Clyde Parkis 12208). Bath (14810)............... Medical Center (Vacancy) (medical and domiciliary). Bath (VA Medical Center, National Virgil Wertenberger 14810). Cemetery. Bronx (130 W. Kingsbridge Medical Center. MaryAnn Musumeci Rd., 10468). Brooklyn Division St. Albans Division Brooklyn (Cypress Hills National Art Smith National Cemetery, 625 Cemetery. Jamaica Ave., 11208) (Mail: Long Island National Cemetery, NY). Buffalo (111 W. Huron St., Regional Office Gregory L. Mason 14202). Calverton (210 Princeton National Patrick Hallinan Blvd., 11933). Cemetery. Canandaigua (14424)........ Medical Center. W. David Smith Elmira (Woodlawn National National Virgil Wertenberger Cemetery, 1825 Davis St., Cemetery. 14901) (Mail: Bath National Cemetery, NY). Farmingdale (Long Island National Art Smith National Cemetery, 2040 Cemetery. Wellwood Ave., 11735-1211). Hudson Valley Health Care Medical Center. Michael Sabo System (Franklin Delano Roosevelt Hospital, Montrose, 10548). New York (245 W. Houston Regional Office Pat Amberg-Blyskal Street, 10014). New York Harbor Health Care Medical Center. John J. Donnellan, Jr. System (Brooklyn, 11209). Northport (Long Island, Medical Center. Mary Dowling 11768). Schuylerville (Saratoga National Mary Ann Fisher National Cemetery, 200 Duell Cemetery. Rd., 12871-1721). Syracuse (Irving Ave. & Medical Center. James Cody University Pl., 13210). Western New York Health Medical Center. William Feeley Care System (3495 Bailey Ave., Buffalo, 14215). [[Page 369]] NORTH CAROLINA: Asheville (28805).......... Medical Center. James A. Christian Durham (508 Fulton St. & Medical Center. Michael Phaup Erwin Rd., 27705). Fayetteville (2300 Ramsey Medical Center. Richard Baltz St., 28301). New Bern (1711 National National Margaret S. Yaraborough Ave., 28560). Cemetery. Raleigh (501 Rock Quarry National Margaret S. Yaraborough Rd., 27610). Cemetery. Salisbury (1601 Brenner Medical Center. Timothy May Ave., 28144). Salisbury (202 Government National Margaret S. Yaraborough Rd., 28144). Cemetery. Wilmington (2011 Market National Margaret S. Yaraborough St., 28403) (Mail: New Cemetery. Bern National Cemetery, NC). Winston-Salem (251 N. Main Regional Office John Montgomery St., 27155). NORTH DAKOTA: Fargo (655 1st Ave., 58102) Medical and Douglas M. Kenyon Regional Office Center. OHIO: Chillicothe (45601)........ Medical Center. Michael W. Walton Cincinnati (3200 Vine St., Medical Center. Gary N. Nugent 45220). Cleveland (10701 East Medical Center. William Montague Blvd., 44106-3800). Brecksville Division Wade Park Division Cleveland (1240 E. 9th St., Regional Office Phillip J. Ross 44199). Columbus (2090 Kenny Rd., Outpatient Lilian T. Thome 43221). Clinic. Dayton (VA Medical Center, Medical Center Steve Cohen 4100 W. 3d St., 45428). (medical and domiciliary). Dayton (VA Medical Center, National Karen J. DuHart 4100 W. 3d St., 45428). Cemetery. Rittman (Ohio Western National Jeffrey Teas Reserve National Cemetery, Cemetery. P.O. Box 8, 44270). OKLAHOMA: Ft. Gibson (1423 Cemetery National Kenny Rader Rd., 74434). Cemetery. Muskogee (Memorial Station, Medical Center. Allen J. Colston Honor Heights Dr., 74401). Muskogee (125 S. Main St., Regional Office William D. Fillman, Jr. 74401). Oklahoma City (921 NE. 13th Medical Center. Steve J. Gentling St., 73104). OREGON: Eagle Point (2763 Riley National Darryl Ferrell Rd., 97524). Cemetery. Portland (3710 SW. U.S. Medical Center. James Tuchschmidt Veterans Hospital Rd., 97207). Portland (1220 SW. 3d Ave., Regional Office Jerry McRae 97204). Portland (Willamette National Gertrude Devenney National Cemetery, 11800 Cemetery. SE. Mt. Scott Blvd., P.O. Box 66147, 97266-6937). Roseburg (97470-6513)...... Medical Center. George Marnell Roseburg (VA Medical National Darryl Ferrell Center, 97470) (Mail: Cemetery. Willamette National Cemetery, OR). White City (97503)......... Domiciliary.... George H. Andries, Jr. PENNSYLVANIA: Altoona (16602-4377)....... Medical Center. Gerald L. Williams Annville (Indiantown Gap National Charlene R. Lewis National Cemetery, Rt. 2, Cemetery. Box 484, 17003-9618). Butler (16001-2480)........ Medical Center. Michael Moreland Coatesville (19320)........ Medical Center. Gary W. Devansky Erie (135 E. 38th St. Medical Center. Stephen M. Lucas Blvd., 16504). Lebanon (17042)............ Medical Center. Charlene Szabo Philadelphia (5000 Regional Office Thomas M. Lastowka Wissahickon Ave., 19101) & Insurance (Insurance remittances: Center. P.O. Box 7787). (Mail: P.O. Box 42954). Philadelphia (University & Medical Center. Michael Sullivan Woodland Aves., 19104). Philadelphia (Haines St. & National Delores T. Blake Limekiln Pike, 19138) Cemetery. (Mail: Beverly National Cemetery, NJ). Pittsburgh (1000 Liberty Regional Office Barry S. Jackson Ave., 15222). Pittsburgh Health Care Medical Center. (Vacancy) System (University Dr. C, 15240). Aspinwall Division Pittsburgh Division Wilkes-Barre (1111 E. End Medical Center. Reedes Hurt Blvd., 18711). PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC: Manila (1131 Roxas Blvd., Regional Office Barry M. Barker FPO AP96515-1110). & Outpatient Clinic. PUERTO RICO: Bayamon (Puerto Rico National William Trowler National Cemetery, Avenue Cemetery. Cementerio Nacional No. 50, 00960). Hato Rey (U.S. Courthouse & Federal Bldg., Carlos E. Chardon St., 00918). San Juan (Barrio Monacillos Medical Center. Jamie Palmer G.P.O., Box 364867, 00927- 5800). San Juan (U.S. Courthouse & Regional Office Mary F. Leyland Federal Bldg., Carlos E. Chardon St., G.P.O. Box 364867, Hato Rey, 00936). [[Page 370]] RHODE ISLAND: Providence (380 Westminster Regional Office Peter Wells Mall, 02903). Providence (Davis Park, Medical Center. (Vacancy) 02908). SOUTH CAROLINA: Beaufort (1601 Boundary National Walter A. Gray, Jr. St., 29902). Cemetery. Charleston (109 Bee St., Medical Center. (Vacancy) 29401-5799). Columbia (William Jennings Medical Center. Brian Heckert Bryan Dorn Veterans Hospital, 29209). Columbia (1801 Assembly Regional Office Carl W. Hawkins St., 29201). Florence (803 E. National National Kenneth LaFevor Cemetery Rd., 29501). Cemetery. SOUTH DAKOTA: Black Hills Health Care Medical Center. Peter P. Henry System (113 Comanche Rd., Ft. Meade, 57741). Hot Springs (VA Medical National Robert E. Poe Center, 57747) (Mail: Cemetery. Black Hills National Cemetery, SD). Sioux Falls (Royal C. Medical Center R. Vincent Crawford Johnson Veterans Memorial and Regional Hospital, P.O. Box 5046, Office. 25051 W. 22d St., 57117). Sturgis (P.O. Box 640, 57785) (Mail: Black Hills National Cemetery). Sturgis (Black Hills National Robert E. Poe National Cemetery, P.O. Cemetery. Box 640, 57785). TENNESSEE: Chattanooga (1200 Bailey National Candice Underwood Ave., 37404). Cemetery. Knoxville (939 Tyson St. National Candice Underwood NW., 37917) (Mail: Cemetery. Mountain Home National Cemetery). Madison (1420 Gallatin Rd. National Joe Nunnally S., 37115-4619) (Nashville Cemetery. National Cemetery). Memphis (1030 Jefferson Medical Center. Kenneth L. Mulholland, Ave., 38104). Jr. Memphis (3568 Townes Ave., National Mary Dill 38122). Cemetery. Mountain Home (Johnson Medical Center Carl J. Gerber City, 37684). (medical and domiciliary). Mountain Home (P.O. Box 8, National Rodney Dunn 37684). Cemetery. Murfreesboro (37129-1236).. Medical Center. (Vacancy) Nashville (1310 24th Ave. Medical Center. William Mountcastle S., 37212-2637). Nashville (110 9th Ave. S., Regional Office Thomas R. Jensen 37203). TEXAS: Amarillo (6010 Amarillo Medical Center. Wallace M. Hopkins Blvd. W., 79106). Austin (1615 E. Woodward Automation Robert Evans St., 78772). Center. Austin (P.O. Box 149975, Financial Debbie L. Clark 78714-9575). Services Center. Big Spring (79720)......... Medical Center. Cary Brown Central Texas Health Care Medical Center Dean Billik System (Olin E. Teague (medical and Veterans Center, Temple, domiciliary). 76504). Dallas (Dallas Ft. Worth National Jimmy Adamson National Cemetery, 2191 Cemetery. Mt. Creek Pkwy., 75211). El Paso Health Care Medical Center. Byron K. Jaqua System(5919 Brook Hollow Dr., 79925). Ft. Bliss (5200 Fred Wilson National Gerald T. Vitela Rd., P.O. Box 6342, 79906). Cemetery. Houston (2002 Holcombe Medical Center. David Whately Blvd., 77030). Houston (6900 Almeda Rd., Regional Office Thomas R. Wagner 77030). Houston (10410 Veterans National Jorge Lopez Memorial Dr., 77038). Cemetery. Kerrville (VA Medical National Joe A. Ramos Center, 3600 Memorial Cemetery. Blvd., 78028) (Mail: Ft. Sam Houston, TX). North Texas Health Care Medical Center. Alan Harper System (4500 S. Lancaster Rd., 75216). San Antonio (517 Paso Hondo National Joe A. Ramos St., 78202) (Mail: Ft. Sam Cemetery. Houston National Cemetery). San Antonio (1520 Harry National Joe A. Ramos Wurzbach Rd., 78209) (Ft. Cemetery. Sam Houston National Cemetery). South Texas Veterans Health Medical Center. Jose R. Coronado Care System (Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, 7400 Merton Minter Blvd., San Antonio, 78284). Waco (701 Clay Ave., 76799) Regional Office (Vacancy) UTAH: Salt Lake City (125 S. Regional Office Douglas B. Wadsworth State St., 84147). Salt Lake City (500 Medical Center. James Floyd Foothill Blvd., 84148). VERMONT: White River Junction (215 Medical and Gary M. DeGasta N. Main St., 05009). Regional Office Center. VIRGINIA: Alexandria (1450 Wilkes National Patricia K. Novak St., 22314) (Mail: Cemetery. Culpeper National Cemetery, VA). Culpeper (305 U.S. Ave., National James Wallace 22701). Cemetery. Danville (721 Lee St., National Margaret S. Yarborough 24541) (Mail: Salisbury Cemetery. National Cemetery, NC). [[Page 371]] Hampton (23667)............ Medical Center Bettye Story (medical and domiciliary). Hampton (Cemetery Rd. at National Homer D. Hardamon Marshall Ave., 23667). Cemetery. Hampton (VA Medical Center, National Homer D. Hardamon 23667) (Mail: Cemetery Rd. Cemetery. at Marshall Ave., VA). Hopewell (10th Ave. & Davis National Homer D. Hardamon St., 23860) (City Point Cemetery. National Cemetery) (Mail: Richmond National Cemetery, VA). Leesburg (Balls Bluff National James Wallace National Cemetery, Route Cemetery. 7, 22075) (Mail: Culpeper National Cemetery, VA). Mechanicsville (Cold Harbor National Homer D. Hardamon National Cemetery, Route Cemetery. 156 N., 23111) (Mail: Richmond National Cemetery, VA). Richmond (1201 Broad Rock Medical Center. James W. Dudley Rd., 23249). Richmond (1701 Williamsburg National Homer D. Hardamon Rd., 23231). Cemetery. Richmond (Ft. Harrison National Homer D. Hardamon National Cemetery, 8620 Cemetery. Varina Rd., 23231) (Mail: Richmond National Cemetery, VA). Richmond (Glendale National National Homer D. Hardamon Cemetery, 8301 Willis Cemetery. Church Rd., 23231) (Mail: Richmond National Cemetery, VA). Roanoke (210 Franklin Rd. Regional Office John W. Smith SW., 24011). Salem (24153).............. Medical Center. Stephen Lemons Sandston (Seven Pines National Homer D. Hardamon National Cemetery, 400 E. Cemetery. Williamsburg Rd., 23150) (Mail: Richmond National Cemetery, VA). Staunton (901 Richmond National James Wallace Ave., 24401) (Mail: Cemetery. Culpeper National Cemetery, VA). Triangle (Quantico National National Patricia K. Novak Cemetery, R No. 619, 18424 Cemetery. Joplin Rd., 22172). Winchester (401 National National James Wallace Ave., 22601) (Mail: Cemetery. Culpeper National Cemetery, VA). WASHINGTON: Kent (Takoma National National Sandra L. Noguez Cemetery, 18600 SE. 240th Cemetery. St., 98042-4868). Pugent Sound Health Care Medical Center. Timothy Williams System (4435 Beacon Ave. S., Seattle, 98108). Seattle (915 2d Ave., Regional Office Kristine A. Arnold 98174). Spokane (N. 4815 Assembly Medical Center. Joseph M. Manley St., 99205). Walla Walla (77 Wainwright Medical Center. (Vacancy) Dr., 99362). WEST VIRGINIA: Beckley (200 Veterans Ave., Medical Center. Gerard Husson 25801). Clarksburg (26301)......... Medical Center. Michael W. Neusch Grafton (West Virginia National Deborah Poe National Cemetery, Rt. 2, Cemetery. Box 127, 26354). Grafton (431 Walnut St., National Deborah Poe 26354) (Mail: West Cemetery. Virginia National Cemetery, WV) (Grafton National Cemetery, WV). Huntington (1540 Spring Medical Center. David Pennington Valley Dr., 25704). Huntington (640 4th Ave., Regional Office Carl E. Lowe II 25701). Martinsburg (25401)........ Medical Center George Moore, Jr. (medical and domiciliary). WISCONSIN: Madison (William S. Medical Center. Nathan L. Geraths Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, 2500 Overlook Ter., 53705). Milwaukee (5000 W. National Medical Center Glen Grippen Ave., 53295-4000). (medical and domiciliary). Milwaukee (5000 W. National Regional Office Jon A. Baker Ave., Bldg. 6, 53295-4000). Milwaukee (Wood National National Richard C. Anderson Cemetery, 5000 W. National Cemetery. Ave., 53295-4000). Tomah (54660).............. Medical Center. Stanley Q. Johnson WYOMING: Cheyenne (2360 E. Pershing Medical Center. Richard Fry Blvd., 82001). Sheridan (82801)........... Medical Center. Maureen Humphrys ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sources of Information Audiovisuals Persons interested in the availability of VA video productions or exhibits for showing outside VA may write the Chief, Media Services Division (032B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. Phone, 202-273-9781 or 9782. [[Page 372]] Contracts Persons seeking to do business with the Department of Veterans Affairs may contact the Director, Acquisition Resources Service (95), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. Phone, 202-273-8815. A brochure entitled Doing Business with the Department of Veterans Affairs is available upon request. The Office of Acquisition and Materiel Management also distributes information regarding VA business opportunities through the Internet, at www.va.gov/oa&mm/index.htm. Small Business Programs Persons seeking information on VA's small business programs may call 800-949-8387 (toll free) or 202-565-8124. The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization website (Internet, www.va.gov/osdbu) contains a considerable amount of information about these programs. Electronic Access Information concerning the Department of Veterans Affairs is available electronically through the Internet, at www.va.gov. Employment The Department of Veterans Affairs employs physicians, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, nurses, nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, expanded-function dental auxiliaries, registered respiratory therapists, certified respiratory technicians, licensed physical therapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, and licensed practical or vocational nurses under VA's excepted merit system. This system does not require civil service eligibility. Other professional, technical, administrative, and clerical occupations exist in VA that do require civil service eligibility. Persons interested in employment should contact the Human Resources Management Office at their nearest VA facility. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for appointments without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, or any nonmerit factor. Freedom of Information Act Requests Inquiries should be directed to the Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, Information Management Service (045A4), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. Phone, 202-273-8135. Inspector General Inquiries and Hotline Publicly available documents and information on the VA Office of Inspector General are available electronically through the Internet, at www.va.gov/oig/homepage.htm. Complaints may be sent by mail to the VA Inspector General (53E), P.O. Box 50410, Washington, DC 20091-0410. Hotline phone, 800-488-8244. E- mail, [email protected]. Medical Center (Hospital) Design, Construction, and Related Services VA projects requiring services for design, construction, and other related services are advertised in the Commerce Business Daily. Architectural/ engineering firms interested in designing VA medical center construction projects may write to the Director, Program Support Service (187B). Phone, 202-565-4181. Construction contractors should address their inquiries to the Chief, Office and Library Support Division (182C). Phone, 202-565-5171. Contact either office at the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420; or write to the Chief, Acquisition and Materiel Management, at any VA medical center or regional office center (see listing in the preceding text). News Media Representatives of the media outside Washington, DC, may contact VA through the nearest regional Office of Public Affairs: Atlanta (404-347-3236) Chicago (312-353-4076) Dallas (214-767-9270) Denver (303-914-5855) Los Angeles (310-268-4207) New York (212-807-3429) National and Washington, DC, media may contact the Office of Public Affairs in the VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. Phone, 202-273-5700. Publications The Annual Report of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may be obtained (in single copies), without charge, from the Reports and Information Service (008C2), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. [[Page 373]] The 1998 VA pamphlet Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents (80-98-1) is available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. The Board of Veterans Appeals Index (I-01-1), an index to appellate decisions, is available on microfiche in annual cumulation from July 1977 through December 1994. The quarterly indexes may be purchased for $7 and annual cumulative indexes for $22.50. Annual indexes and BVA decisions for 1992 and 1993 are also available on CD-ROM for $30. The VADEX/CITATOR of Appellate Research Materials is a complete printed quarterly looseleaf cumulation of research material which may be purchased for $175 with binder and for $160 without binder. The Vadex Infobase, a computer-searchable version of the VADEX, is also available on diskettes for $100 per copy. These publications may be obtained by contacting Promisel and Korn, Inc. Phone, 301-986-0650. Beginning in 1993, archived decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals are available on CD-ROM, which may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. VA Pamphlet, A Summary of Department of Veteran Affairs Benefits (27-82-2), may be obtained, without charge, from any VA regional office. Interments in VA National Cemeteries, VA NCA-IS-1, provides a list of national cemeteries and information on procedures and eligibility for burial. Copies may be obtained without charge from the National Cemetery Administration (402B2), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. Phone, 202-273-5700. Internet, www.va.gov.