Analysis of Financial Support to the Surviving Spouses and Children of Casualties in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

Abstract

Military operations lasting more than a decade in Iraq and Afghanistan have focused national interest on meeting the needs of military families, especially families of service members who were injured or killed in combat. The President directed the Secretary of Defense, as part of the 11th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation (QRMC), to review compensation benefits available to wounded warriors, caregivers, and survivors of those fallen service members (Obama, 2009). The research documented in this report was undertaken to assist the 11th QRMC in responding to that directive by providing the first comprehensive, quantitative assessment of the impact of combat deaths on household labor market outcomes. It also assesses the extent to which payments that surviving spouses and children receive from the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Social Security Administration (SSA) compensate for earnings losses attributable to combat deaths.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA561884

Entities

People

  • Amalia R. Miller
  • David S. Loughran
  • Paul Heaton

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Brain Injuries
  • Casualties
  • Combat Injuries
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Families (Human)
  • Family Size
  • Health Services
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Families
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Therapy
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States

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