It recognizes the service of the cohort of veterans who served in the Pre Gulf War era, 2 reports trends in their utilization of VA benefits and services, and 3 encourages all Veterans to apply for the benefits and services they have earned. The Veterans Day Infographic highlights how Veterans continue to serve in the Federal Government and the private sector.
The VetPop Infographic describes the Veteran Population Projection Model used to estimate and project the numbers and characteristics of the Veteran population. The process includes blending data from various data sources to produce Veteran counts at the national, state and below the state levels for certain demographics. It includes projecting the number of Veteran records out into the future for years.
This Memorial Day Infographic illustrates the sacrifice of America's Veterans during the battle, other deaths while in service, and after leaving the military. The Demographic Characteristics data table provides a brief demographic profile of Veterans who separated from the military at two points in time: and September 30, VA released VA Data Strategy which supports the Department of Veterans Affairs Strategic Plan by providing the overarching vision, goals, and sub-goals to transform the Department into a data-centric enterprise.
This data strategy empowers VA employees at all levels of the organization to treat data as a strategic asset to improve the services and benefits delivered to our Nation's Veterans.
March 23, Based on the available information through September 30, , the latest model VetPop projected a steady decrease in the Veteran population over the next 30 years. Read More. Between and , 70 national cemeteries open for burial of Union soldiers. Congress authorizes the National Asylum of Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, a system of residences for disabled and indigent veterans. After the marchers are forcibly removed, the VA pays their transportation costs home.
Congress authorizes early payment of the bonuses in Bill of Rights, " a package of education benefits, federally guaranteed loans and unemployment compensation. In response, the VA opens 54 new hospitals over the next five years. It gives those who served in the military a chance to challenge individual decisions made by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
March 15, - Reagan signs legislation elevating the Veterans Administration to cabinet status, and renaming it the Department of Veterans Affairs. Bush signs into law a bill compensating Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange and suffering from non-Hodgkins' lymphoma or soft tissue sarcoma.
March - The VA orders Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in Chicago, to stop performing vascular and orthopedic surgeries after the deaths of more than 40 patients in and After a review of the cases, the VA accepts responsibility for the deaths of eight patients. The laptop and hard drive are later recovered and FBI testing suggests that the data was never accessed. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, that they may have been exposed to infectious diseases at the clinic due to contaminated endoscopic equipment.
March - The VA sends letters to more than 3, people who may have had colonoscopies at VA facilities in Miami, warning that they may have been exposed to hepatitis and HIV. According to hospital officials, a review of safety procedures found that tubing used in endoscope procedures was rinsed but not disinfected.
Louis that they may have been exposed to infectious diseases during dental procedures. July - The VA unveils new regulations making it easier for men and women who served in the armed forces to receive benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. Under the new rules a veteran only needs to demonstrate that he or she served in a war and performed a job during which events could have happened that could cause the disorder. November - The VA announces that it will cover disability compensation for an additional three diseases linked to Agent Orange exposure among Vietnam veterans.
They are hairy cell leukemia, Parkinson's disease and ischemic heart disease. A dentist at the VA medical center there acknowledged not washing his hands or even changing gloves between patients for 18 years. November - A CNN investigation shows that veterans are dying because of long waits and delayed care at US veterans hospitals. There are They are predominantly male Veterans tend to be older than nonveterans. This reflects the characteristics of veterans who served during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam era, all of whom are now over 55 years old.
Veterans who served during these war periods accounted for more than 45 percent of the total veteran population in , according to the U. But veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan increase every year. Minorities made up Like women, this group will increase greatly in the years to come. Veterans are generally better educated than nonveterans: Veterans are also more likely to be married Not surprisingly, veterans live in every state and community in the U.
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