Veterans Pension Benefits: Improvements Needed to Ensure Only Qualified Veterans and Survivors Receive Benefits

Abstract

The VA pension program is intended to provide economic benefits to wartime veterans and survivors with financial need. GAO was asked to examine (1)how the design and management of VAs pension program ensure that only those with financial need receive pension benefits and (2) what is known about organizations that are marketing financial products and services to enable veterans and survivors to qualify for VA pension benefits. GAOs study included a review of VAs policies and procedures, site visits to VAs three Pension Management Centers, and online research and interviews of organizations that market financial and estate planning services to help veterans and survivors qualify for VA pension benefits.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 2012
Accession Number
AD1153565

Entities

People

  • Daniel Bertoni

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Congress
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Electronic Mail
  • Families (Human)
  • Federal Law
  • Finance
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Local Governments
  • Money
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
  • Social Security
  • Standards
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Websites

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Economics
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.