Executive summary The Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission (the Commission) asked
The CNA Corporation (CNAC) to help assess the appropriateness of the benefits that the …

As part of its mandate to “carry out a study of the benefits under the laws of the United States
that are provided to compensate and assist veterans and their survivors for disabilities and …

The Department of Veterans Affairs VA oversees a disability program that makes payments
through the Veterans Benefits Administration VBA to compensate US veterans for medical …

As US casualties began returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, Congress debated
longstanding issues regarding the most effective ways to deliver benefits and care to the …

21st Century System for Evaluating Veterans' Disability Benefits recommends improvements
in the medical evaluation and rating of veterans for the benefits provided by the Department …

This chapter describes the disabled US veteran population today, the costs involved in
treating this population, and discusses implications for future health care needs. It relies on …

The provision of benefits and services to veterans to ensure they receive the health care and
compensation they need to lead a good quality of life after military service has always been …

Compensation is an essential benefit provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
for veterans with service connected conditions, which are illnesses or injuries incurred or …

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) provides disability compensation to veterans
with a service-connected injury, and to receive disability compensation from the Department …

Abstract The Departments of Defense and Veterans' Affairs (DoD and VA) pay about $35
billion in disability compensation to about 3.2 million veterans each year. Their disabilities …