Testimony on Projecting the Costs to Care for Veterans of U.S. Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
October 17, 2007
Testimony before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives
Veterans of Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan Receiving Treatment from VA
![In a figure on veterans of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan receiving treatment from VA, covering the four years from 2005 to 2008, the number of veterans increases-from 101,000, to 155,000, to 209,000, and to 263,000-and the average annual cost per veteran increases-from $2,300, to $2,600, to $2,740, and to $2,860.](/congress111th/20101203085539im_/http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/87xx/doc8710/homepagegraphic.gif)