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- VA Accomplishments 2001 to Present -- September 2004 -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has changed dramatically in the past several years. VA treats more veterans in more places than ever before. The department has begun the largest and most extensive restructuring of its health care system in history. The claims backlog has been significantly reduced; claims processing has nearly doubled; waiting times for appointments have decreased and research has yielded some promising new finds.
2004 State Summary Fact Sheets Index -- Description of VA's presence and programs in individual states and territories.
- VA Benefits for Survivors of Military Personnel Involved in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom (August 2004) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a variety of programs to assist the survivors of military personnel who die on active duty. (Word Version)
- VA Benefits For Filipino Veterans -- August 2004 -- Citizens of the Republic of the Philippines who serve today in the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible for VA benefits under the same criteria as other U.S. military veterans. (Word Version)
- Facts About the 1973 St. Louis Fire and Lost Records -- August 2004 -- (Word Version)
- VA: A Federal Employer of Choice -- August 2004 -- Over 235,000 people – 13 percent of the federal work force – are employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Their skills range from doctors and nurses, personnel specialists and payroll workers, to cemetery maintenance specialists and experts in rating disabilities. (Word Version)
- VA Programs for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) -- July 2, 2004 -- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an ailment resulting from exposure to an extreme stress involving direct or indirect threat of death, serious injury or a physical threat. The trauma may be experienced alone, as in rape or assault, or in the company of others, as in military combat. (Word Version)
- VA's Headstones and Markers -- April 2004 -- Washington, DC -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) furnishes upon request, at no charge to the applicant, a headstone or marker for the unmarked grave of an eligible veteran in any cemetery around the world. (Word Version)
- Military Funeral Honors - April 2004 - The Department of Defense (DoD) provides military funeral honors at the burials of veterans. (Word Version)
- National Cemetery Administration -- April 2004 (Word Version)
- Facts about VA's National Cemeteries -- March 2004 National cemeteries are honored places in communities where deceased veterans receive perpetual care to commemorate their service as members of the U.S. armed forces. Most men and women who have served in the military are eligible for burial in a national cemetery, as are their dependent children and usually their spouses. (Word Version)
- VA
Services for Veterans of Operation
Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom -- January 2004 -- The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense
are working as partners to meet the needs of our newest veterans – the
men and women who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring
Freedom – by creating a seamless transition from active duty to civilian
life. (Word
Version)
- Disability
Compensation -- 2004 Rates -- December 2003 -- 2004 disability
compensation rate table and facts about disability compensation. (Word
Version)
- Celebrating America's Freedoms -- August 2004 --
Essays discuss America's most beloved national symbols and customs, and we provide a list of possible school activities for Veterans Day. Teachers will find them useful as handouts and to plan curricular material. In pdf format.
- Facts About the Department of Veterans Affairs -- May 2004 -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was established on March 15, 1989, succeeding the Veterans Administration. It is responsible for providing federal benefits to veterans and their dependents. Headed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, VA is the second largest of the 15 Cabinet departments and operates nationwide programs for health care, financial assistance and burial benefits. (Word Version)
- Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents (2004 Edition) - The 2004 edition of this booklet lists the variety of federal benefits available to veterans and their dependents.
Click here to download the booklet as a PDF file.
Click here to view the booklet as a series of Web pages.
La versión en Español de el folleto "Beneficios Federales para los Veteranos y sus Dependientes", el cual explica la variedad de beneficios disponibles para los veteranos y sus dependientes, se encuentra disponible en versión PDF al presionar aqu.
- VA Programs for Homeless Veterans -- November 2003 -- One-third of adult homeless men and nearly one-quarter of all homeless adults have served in the armed forces. While there is no true measure of the number of homeless veterans, it has been estimated that more than 200,000 veterans may be homeless on any given night and that twice as many veterans experience homelessness during a year. (Word Version)
- VA Long-Term
Care -- June 2003 -- The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) offers a spectrum of geriatric and extended care services to veterans
enrolled in its health care system. Nearly 65,000 veterans will
receive long-term care this year through inpatient programs of VA or
state veterans homes. More than 90 percent of VA's medical centers
also provide outpatient long-term care programs. This patient-focused
approach supports the wishes of most patients to live at home in their
own communities for as long as possible. (Word
Version)
- Agent Orange and Related Issues
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January 2003 - Updated Information (Word
Version)
- America's
Wars -- October
2003 -- Statistics of American Veterans and Wars. (Word
Version) (PDF Version)
- Medical
Care Cost Recovery -- October 2002 -- The Department of Veterans
Affairs collects reimbursements from insurance companies and copayments
from certain veterans for medical treatment of nonservice-connected
conditions. In addition, VA collects copayments for medications provided
on an outpatient basis to treat nonservice-connected conditions.
(Word Version)
- VA Health Care and the Medical Benefits Package -- July 2002 -- One of the most visible of all Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits is health care. VA has about 1,300 care facilities, including 163 hospitals, 850 ambulatory care and community-based outpatient clinics, 206 counseling centers, 137 nursing homes and 43 domiciliary facilities. (Word Version)
- Transition Assistance in the VA Military Services Program -- June 2002 -- About 215,000 to 225,000 people are discharged from the military each year. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a long history of special efforts to bring information on VA benefits and services to active duty military personnel. (Word Version)
- VA
and Spinal Cord Injury -- February 2002 -- Approximately
250,000 people in the United States have spinal cord injuries and 10,000
more sustain these injuries every year. About 40,000 are veterans eligible
for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical care. About 60 percent
of veterans with spinal cord injuries are eligible not only for health
care but also for monetary or other benefits because they have a service-connected
disability, meaning that it occurred or worsened during military service.
In the other cases, their injuries are not related to their military
service, though these veterans still can receive VA medical care. Among
health care workers and veterans advocates, spinal cord injuries are
commonly referred to by the acronym, SCI. (Word
Version)
- VA
Police and The Office of Security and Law Enforcement-- August
2001--Veterans who use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities
should expect the best in protection and police services. Shouldering
these duties are approximately 2,200 trained VA police officers stationed
at all major VA medical facilities and many VA outpatient clinics. VA
police officers are members of a well-trained police force responsible
for enforcing the law and providing protection to patients, visitors,
employees and property at VA facilities. (Word Version)
- VA
Disability Compensation Claims Processing
-- May
2001-- The
Department of Veterans Affairs fulfills the government's obligation
to help those who leave the military injured or ill. In service to their
country, military members give up the right to decline dangerous assignments.
Their occupations lack conventional workers compensation coverage. (Word
Version)
- VA
Research -- Innovations for Veterans and the Public -- March 2001 -- The research
program begun after World War II by the Veterans Administration -- now
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) -- was designed to enhance patient
care by affiliating VA medical centers with medical schools.
(Word Version)
- Geriatric
Research within VA --March 2001 -- The aging of the veteran
population is a major issue confronting the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA). (Word
Version)
- HIV
and AIDS Treatment And Research -- March 2001 -- Fact Sheet:
The nation's largest, single provider of health care to those infected
with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA). (Word
Version)
- VA
Business Programs for Veterans -- February
2001 -- The VA Center for Veterans Enterprise, a sub-division of the Office of
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, was created to make it
easier for veterans to establish and expand their businesses. (Word Version)
- Parkinson's
Disease: VA Benefits and Programs -- February 2001
-- Washington, DC -- Parkinson's disease is a serious health problem
in the United States. (Word
Version)
- VA and Diabetes Background -- October 2000 -- Diabetes Mellitus is a serious national problem that has reached epidemic proportions. Nearly 16 million Americans (5.9 percent) have diabetes but about 5.5 million Americans are undiagnosed, based upon data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Word Version)
- VA
Accomplishments in Diabetes Care -- October
2000 -- Diabetes is a national problem that has reached epidemic
proportions, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Almost 16 million Americans -- or nearly six percent of the U.S. population
-- have diabetes, but about one-third of them are not aware of their
condition. (Word Version)
- Questions
and Answers about Diabetes -- October
2000 -- (Word
Version)
- VA
Research in Diabetes -- October 2000 --An
important element in VAís comprehensive effort against diabetes is research
to advance care and treatment of the disease. (Word
Version)
- VA
Benefits for Former Prisoners Of War -- September 2000 -- Former
American POWs are eligible for special veterans benefits, including
medical care in VA hospitals and disability compensation for injuries
and diseases caused by internment. These benefits are in addition to
regular veterans benefits and services to which they, as veterans, are
entitled. (Word
Version)
-
Illnesses of Gulf War Veterans -- April 2000
- VA
National Cemeteries on National Register of Historic Places
-- February 24, 2000 (Word
Version)
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Mustard Gas Exposure and Long-Term Health Effects -- March 1999
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Nasopharyngeal Radium Therapy -- February 1999
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Women Veterans Population -- July 1997
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VA Nursing -- Fact Sheet -- April 1997
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VA Voluntary Service -- April 1997
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VA Research on Women Veterans' Health -- Fact Sheet --
March 1997
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