Veterans Affairs: Benefits for Service-Connected Disabilities

Abstract

Congress provides various benefits to American veterans and their dependents through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). One of these benefits is disability compensation, which is a monthly cash benefit program for veterans currently impaired from past service-connected activities. A claim for disability compensation is initially analyzed by the VA at the local level to determine: I) whether the claimant is considered a "veteran" (eligible for benefits); 2) whether the veteran qualifies for disability compensation (entitled to benefits); 3) the extent of the impairment and the "rate" of the disability; and 4) the effective date for the compensation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 12, 2008
Accession Number
ADA493134

Entities

People

  • Douglas R. Weimer

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Employment
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Medical Examination
  • Medical Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Rehabilitation
  • Social Security
  • Standards
  • Therapy
  • United States

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