ADRC-TAE Issue Brief
June 2007
How ADRCs Can Effectively Assist Veterans
Prepared by Amy Herr
INTRODUCTION
With the large number of veterans with disabilities returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, as
well as many older veterans who served in prior conflicts, ADRCs should have in-depth
knowledge and skill in linking individuals to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) services.
The VA provides a wide range of information and assistance services. ADRC staff should be
prepared to collaborate with these efforts or provide additional assistance, when needed.
Whether by establishing strong referral protocols with local or state veterans agencies or by
serving veterans directly, ADRC staff should be trained to assist veterans who come to ADRCs
for information, assistance, or referral. This issue brief includes an overview of veterans, the
services and benefits offered by the VA, examples of productive collaborations between
veterans agencies and ADRCs, and resources for ADRCs.
TODAY’S VETERANS
A veteran is defined as a “person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and
who is discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.”1 Active
military service could have been with any of the following groups: Army, Navy, Air Force,
Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Environmental
Science Services Administration Commissioned Corps, or National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Commissioned Corps. (Persons with dishonorable discharges are generally
ineligible for benefits.)
According to the VA, the almost 24 million veterans in 2006, accounted for about one in five
males over age 18. Female veterans account for about seven percent of all veterans. Almost 40
percent of living veterans are age 65 and older, and this group has been declining as World War
II veterans age, but will rise again as Vietnam veterans reach age 65. With the current conflicts
in Iraq and Afghanistan, the number of veterans with disabilities who are in younger age
groups is increasing. Exhibit 1 displays data on the number of living veterans by age.
1
38 CFR § 3.1(d)
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Exhibit 1: Living Veterans by Age, 2005 (in thousands)
Total: 24,387
Under
35 years old
1,966, 8%
35-45 years old
2,996, 12%
65 years and
older
9,348, 38%
45-55 years old
3,920, 16%
55-65 years old
6,157, 25%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
When including veterans, family members, and survivors of veterans, about a quarter of the
nation’s population – 63 million people – are potentially eligible for benefits and services from
the VA. ADRC staff may encounter several potential populations. Older veterans, who may
need supportive services, may seek guidance from the ADRC. Younger veterans who have
returned recently from the Middle East may have acquired brain injuries or other disabilities.
Third, family members and survivors may seek information from ADRCs, and may be unaware
of their eligibility for benefits.2
Returning soldiers may face a variety of challenges as they “reintegrate” into civilian life, which
can be complicated if the veteran has acquired a physical, psychiatric, or cognitive disability.
ADRCs should be cognizant of the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and
traumatic brain injury among veterans. PTSD manifests itself in individuals after a stressful or
traumatic event and one third of veterans report symptoms of PTSD. The psychological
symptoms vary and may include nightmares, flashbacks, emotional detachment or numbing of
feelings, insomnia, avoidance of reminders and extreme distress when exposed to the reminders
("triggers"), loss of appetite, irritability, hyper-vigilance, memory loss, excessive startle
2
Note that part-time soldiers, who have served as part of the National Guard or Reserves, may not qualify for benefits from the
VA on an ongoing basis.
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response, and anxiety. Persons with PTSD may exhibit a co-morbid psychiatric disorder, such
as clinical depression, bipolar disorder, general anxiety disorder, and a variety of addictions.3
Traumatic brain injury is also very prevalent and has been called “the signature injury of
Operation Iraqi Freedom.” The high use of improvised explosive devices combined with
improved battlefield medical care have decreased combat deaths, but resulted in larger
numbers of wounded. An additional complication is that traumatic brain injuries may manifest
themselves immediately or an individual may experience limitations long after he or she has
completed military service.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BENEFITS
The Department of Veterans Affairs provides both health care benefits and financial support to
eligible veterans. The VA is composed of three key administrations, the Veterans Health
Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, and the National Cemetery
Administration. More detail on the first two is included below.
Veterans Health Administration
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health network in the
United States and provides an array of services for enrolled veterans. Services include acute
care services, such as hospital care and outpatient physician appointments, and institutional
care, ranging from domiciliary care to nursing care (see Exhibit 1). Unlike Medicare and
Medicaid and private health insurers, which pay for care, the VA is a provider of care. VHA
operates over 1,400 facilities throughout the U.S. and its territories, including 155 hospitals, 881
outpatient clinics, 135 nursing homes, 46 residential rehabilitation treatment programs, and 207
readjustment counseling centers.
3
VA’s National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/fs_lay_assess.html.
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Exhibit 1: VHA Services
Services Provided by the VHA

Hospital services, outpatient medical, dental
care, pharmacy, and prosthetic services

Domiciliary, nursing home and communitybased services

Sexual trauma counseling

Specialized health care for women veterans

Health and rehabilitation programs for
homeless veterans

Readjustment counseling

Alcohol and drug dependency treatment

Medical evaluation for disorders associated with
military service in the Gulf War or exposure to
Agent Orange, radiation, and other
environmental hazards
The VA provides nursing home and community based long-term cares services to eligible
veterans. Nursing home care is provided in one of three settings: VA-operated nursing homes,
non-VA (private) nursing homes under contract, and state-run veterans nursing homes. NonVA (private) nursing homes and state-run veterans nursing homes receive a portion of the daily
cost of care from the VA. In 2006, the VA spent $3.2 billion on nursing home care, of which 74
percent was for VA-operated nursing homes, 12 percent was for community nursing homes
under contract, and 14 percent was for state veterans nursing homes. Nursing home care
represents about 9 percent of the VA’s total expenditures, but a large majority of long term care
expenditures. In 2006, of VA’s long-term care expenditures, nursing home care accounted for
81 percent, other institutional care represented 12 percent and non-institutional care accounted
for 7 percent of spending.4
The nursing home care provided by the VA is for a subset of veterans. Veterans eligible for
nursing home care have a 70 percent or greater disability rating because of a condition related
to their service. Some veterans with a 60 percent or greater disability rating who are classified
as unemployable or permanently and totally disabled may also receive nursing home care from
the VA. However, the majority of veterans who need nursing home care are served in other
settings, which are not paid by VA. Many veterans are likely to need long-term care as they
age, even if they did not have a service-related disability. Like non-veterans, these veterans
finance their care through Medicaid, Medicare, private long term care insurance, and by the
individuals themselves.
4
Department of Veterans Affairs, Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Estimate, available at:
http://www.va.gov/budget/summary/VolumeIMedicalPrograms.pdf
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VHA also provides an array of long-term care services in community-based settings, including
the following:

Home-Based Primary Care

Contract Home Health Care

Adult Day Health Care (ADHC)


Community Residential Care
Homemaker and Home Health
Aide (H/HHA)

Home Hospice Care

Respite Care

Telehealth

Domiciliary Care

Geriatric Evaluation and
Management (GEM)

Geriatric Research, Education
and Clinical Centers (GRECC)
The Department of Veterans Affairs has received accolades in recent years for the use of
technology and electronic medical records in its medical system. In 1999, the VA linked its
hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers by a universal medical records
network. The use of this paperless system has allowed the VA health system to reduce medical
errors and provide high quality care.
In addition, the VHA has been a research leader in responding to combat-related issues.
Specifically, VHA has a state of the art research program for improving the functionality of
prosthetic limbs, a program to research post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health
challenges, and blindness rehabilitation services.
Veterans Benefits Administration
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is in charge of veteran registration and benefits
eligibility and administers a number of non-medical benefits to veterans with service-connected
disabilities. VBA provides pensions, disability compensation, and other financial benefits to
eligible veterans (see Exhibit 2). Over half of VA’s budget is provided as cash benefits to
veterans and their families. Certain benefits are only provided to veterans with wartime
service. Appendix B displays estimated total expenditures for veterans by state in 2002.
Exhibit 2: VBA Benefits
Benefits Provided by the VBA

Disability compensation

Specially adapted homes and grants for home
modifications

Vehicle assistance

Home loan assistance

Education benefits and employment support

VA group life insurance

Spousal/ dependent benefits

Other benefits (burial, special groups)
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For more information on the services and benefits available from the VHA and VBA see Federal
Benefits for Veterans and Dependants published by the VA each year, available on the VA
website at http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedben.pdf.
ACCESSING BENEFITS
In addition to national staff, VA has regional offices, state and county Veterans Affairs offices,
and local “vet centers” to assist veterans in accessing benefits. These offices assist individuals in
applying for benefits and also may provide services, such as counseling sessions related to
stress disorders and bereavement counseling. Vet center locations are available on the VA
website (see Resources section).
Individuals enroll with the VA upon discharge from active military service and are assigned a
priority group based on the level of their disability and service. The VA uses eight priority
groups to balance demand for VA health care enrollment with resources (see Appendix A).
Persons in priority group 1 have the highest level of service-connected disability and are
entitled to the maximum benefits. Monetary benefits are available both to persons who have
been disabled by active service and to veterans who qualify on a need-basis, because of lowincome.
To apply, veterans complete the VA Form 10-10EZ, Application for Health Benefits, available at
http://www.va.gov/1010ez.htm or at any VA facility or benefits office. Once enrolled,
veterans can receive health care at VA health care facilities anywhere in the country.
SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATIONS
Because ADRCs assist persons with a range of physical, cognitive, and psychiatric disabilities, it
is likely that veterans and their families will be among the individuals seeking assistance. A
clear understanding of the services available to veterans will assist ADRC staff in developing
appropriate options counseling for veterans. Several ADRC pilot sites have made efforts to
specifically reach out to veterans.
Idaho
Idaho’s Coeur d'Alene pilot site has reached out to veteran groups in the ADRC service area.
North Idaho is unique because no VA services or facilities exist in the area. For this reason,
ADRC staff looked to other avenues to reach out to veterans and ultimately visited veterans at a
local doughnut establishment and at Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) meetings. The ADRC
staff have attended VFW meetings and made an effort to provide information about the ADRC
and the services available to residents ages 60 and older with and without disabilities. The pilot
site also invited a representative from the County Veterans Office to conduct training for ADRC
staff. The ADRC and the Veterans Office have made several referrals back and forth. The
ADRC also invited the Veterans Office as a featured presenter at one of their public educational
events.
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Minnesota
Minnesota is launching a new “Veterans Linkage Line,” which will connect with other
information services coordinated by the ADRC, including the Senior LinkAge Line and the
Disability Linkage Line. Minnesota has seen an increase in calls from veterans returning from
deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan, especially calls to the Disability Linkage Line from
veterans with traumatic brain injury and other disabling conditions. One of the Minnesota
ADRC Project Directors is part of the group charged with preparing the Veterans Linkage Line
(VLL). The toll free line will be 1-888-Link-Vet. The ADRC Project Director has provided
expertise to the planners in the following areas: development of a statement of work, work plan,
job descriptions, referral protocols, establishment of standards, logo and sharing
branding/marketing lessons learned so that VLL staff did not have to start from scratch. The
development of these pieces was based on using lessons learned and products from the Senior
LinkAge Line.
South Carolina
South Carolina’s Santee-Lynches ADRC has proactively served veterans in their four-county
region, which includes Shaw Air Force Base. The ADRC staff recently prepared themselves to
provide added help to veterans and their survivors living in the service area by training staff
about available VA compensation and pension programs, and what is needed to fill out the
numerous forms connected to VA programs. ADRC staff found that although many of their
consumers have a VA connection, most were unaware of their entitlements. The ADRC and the
County Veterans Services Office conduct referrals to each other and have a good working
relationship. Two VA county officers travel with the ADRC’s mobile unit. These officers are
Hispanic and can also assist with Spanish translation in rural areas.
HOW ADRCS CAN EFFECTIVELY ASSIST VETERANS
ADRC staff should take a proactive approach to providing services to veterans, survivors, and
family members in their service areas. Successful models in the previous section, include
relationship building, awareness of VA benefits, and a specific proactive approach to reaching
veterans. These elements can be replicated in other ADRCs.
Build relationships with local veterans offices
It is essential that the ADRC build relationships with local representatives of the federal VA and
state departments of veterans affairs, as well as local county veterans services offices. All of
these officials are providing assistance similar to the ADRC and can find mutual benefit in
coordination. At the same time, ADRC staff should make an effort to educate veterans staff
about the services available through the ADRC, so that they can make appropriate referrals,
when necessary. ADRC states that have developed these relationships report that the
partnership is beneficial and that they have referred individuals in both directions. Once a
relationship is developed, it may be helpful to invite veterans representatives to present jointly
to public audiences.
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Recognize people who may be eligible for VA services and benefits
ADRC staff should consider incorporating screening questions for individuals who seek
assistance that will identify people who are potentially eligible for VA services and benefits. As
noted above, younger people, family members, and survivors may be eligible and may not
appear to be likely candidates for VA services.
Ensure ADRC staff are knowledgeable about benefits available to veterans
ADRC staff should be knowledgeable about the services and benefits available to veterans, both
from the federal government as well as services available in the ADRC service area. This
knowledge will be important to provide effective, comprehensive options counseling. ADRCs
should consider inviting veterans staff to provide training to ADRC staff (and should offer
training about the ADRC in return). In addition to general information about VA services and
benefits, staff should be trained on specific application forms and knowledgeable about specific
places where veterans can be referred.
Specifically identify veterans groups as part of your marketing plan
ADRC staff should consider making veterans an explicit target group for marketing purposes.
Veterans may receive information through different channels than the general public (e.g.
advocacy organization newsletters, Veterans of Foreign Wars events, websites) and it may be
beneficial to specifically target veterans in your efforts.
MOVING AHEAD
On May 23, 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives passed six pieces of legislation to assist
veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The bills are as follows:

H.R. 612 extends no-cost health care for returning troops from two to five years

H.R. 2199 establishes traumatic brain injury research centers and mandates a
comprehensive program for treating traumatic brain injuries

H.R. 1863 authorizes mobile veterans’ centers to provide advice on the disability claims
process

H.R. 1470 expands the availability of chiropractic care

H.R. 67 establishes a grant program for state veterans’ outreach programs

H.R. 2239 expands eligibility for vocational rehabilitation to disabled troops not yet
discharged from the military but who are likely to be discharged because of their
condition
Although these bills must also be approved by the U.S. Senate and President before coming law,
their passage represents a renewed commitment at the federal level to provide care to returning
veterans. ADRCs may have an opportunity to work with state veterans’ outreach programs, for
example, if they are funded.
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RESOURCES
Below are resources that may be useful for ADRCs as they assist veterans and build
relationships with veterans groups in their states.

Department of Veterans Affairs website
http://www.va.gov
The Department of Veterans Affairs website includes information on veterans benefits and
services. The site includes information on VA facilities, including health care facilities and
Veterans Benefits Administration offices. Information is included for each of the 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
The site includes a brief history of the VA at
http://www.va.gov/facmgt/historic/Brief_VA_History.asp
A state-by state listing of medical centers, clinics and vet centers is available at
http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/allstate_flsh.asp?
The VA’s National Center for PTSD’s PTSD Information Center is available at
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/information/

National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs website
http://www.nasdva.com
This website provides links to each state’s Department of Veterans Affairs website (from the
homepage, click on “State VA Departments.”)

U.S. Veterans Resource
http://www.vetsresource.com/
The U.S Veterans Resource website provides many links of interest to veterans, including
government links, legal services, veterans’ assistance, and advocacy organizations for veterans.

Blinded Veterans Association
http://www.bva.org/
The Blinded Veterans Association promotes the welfare of blinded veterans. The website
includes information on BVA services, including peer-to-peer counseling for blinded veterans.

Paralyzed Veterans of America
http://www.pva.org/
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) is an advocacy organization that supports veterans and
all people with spinal cord injury or dysfunction. The website includes information about
services for paralyzed veterans, downloadable publications and other resources.
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NINDS Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tbi/tbi.htm
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), of the National Institutes
of Health, provides an information page on traumatic brain injury, which contains information
on the condition as well as consumer resources.
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APPENDIX A: VA PRIORITY GROUPS
During VA enrollment, each veteran is assigned to a priority group. VA uses priority groups to
balance demand for VA health care enrollment with resources. The table describes the priority
groups.
Priority Group
Description
Group 1
Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 50 percent or more and/or
veterans determined by VA to be unemployable due to service-connected
conditions.
Group 2
Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 30 or 40 percent.
Group 3
Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 10 and 20 percent,
veterans who are former Prisoners of War (POW) or were awarded a Purple
Heart medal, veterans awarded special eligibility for disabilities incurred in
treatment or participation in a VA Vocational Rehabilitation program, and
veterans whose discharge was for a disability incurred or aggravated in the
line of duty.
Group 4
Veterans receiving aid and attendance or housebound benefits and/or
veterans determined by VA to be catastrophically disabled. Some veterans in
this group may be responsible for co-pays.
Group 5
Veterans receiving VA pension benefits or eligible for Medicaid programs,
and non service-connected veterans and non-compensable, zero percent
service-connected veterans whose gross annual household income and net
worth are below the established VA means test thresholds.
Group 6
Veterans of the Mexican border period or World War I; veterans seeking care
solely for certain conditions associated with exposure to radiation or
exposure to herbicides while serving in Vietnam; for any illness associated
with combat service in a war after the Gulf War or during a period of hostility
after Nov. 11, 1998; for any illness associated with participation in tests
conducted by the Department of Defense (DOD) as part of Project
112/Project SHAD; and veterans with zero percent service-connected
disabilities who are receiving disability compensation benefits.
Group 7
Non service-connected veterans and non-compensable, zero percent
service-connected veterans with gross annual household income above VA’s
national means test threshold and below VA’s geographic means test
threshold, or with gross annual household income below both the VA national
threshold and the VA geographically based threshold, but whose income plus
net worth exceeds VA’s ceiling (currently $80,000) who agree to pay co-pays.
Group 8
All other non service-connected veterans and zero percent, noncompensable service-connected veterans who agree to pay co-pays. (Note:
Effective Jan. 17, 2003, VA no longer enrolls new veterans in priority group
8).
Source: Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents, 2007 Edition, Department of Veterans Affairs
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APPENDIX B: ESTIMATED VA EXPENDITURES BY STATE, FY 2002
Table B:
Estimated Selected Expenditures by State, FY 2002
Readjustment Benefits
Education Assistance
Montgomery GI Bill
Post-Vietnam
State
US--Total (1)...................................
Alabama..............................................
Alaska.................................................
Arizona................................................
Arkansas.............................................
California.............................................
Colorado..............................................
Connecticut.........................................
Delaware.............................................
District of Columbia.............................
Florida.................................................
Georgia...............................................
Hawaii.................................................
Idaho...................................................
Illinois..................................................
Indiana................................................
Iowa.....................................................
Kansas................................................
Kentucky.............................................
Louisiana.............................................
Maine..................................................
Maryland..............................................
Massachusetts....................................
Michigan..............................................
Minnesota............................................
Mississippi...........................................
Missouri...............................................
Montana..............................................
Nebraska.............................................
Nevada................................................
New Hampshire..................................
New Jersey.........................................
New Mexico.........................................
New York.............................................
North Carolina.....................................
North Dakota.......................................
Ohio.....................................................
Oklahoma............................................
Oregon................................................
Pennsylvania.......................................
Rhode Island.......................................
South Carolina....................................
South Dakota......................................
Tennessee..........................................
Texas..................................................
Utah.....................................................
Vermont..............................................
Virginia................................................
Washington.........................................
West Virginia.......................................
Wisconsin...........................................
Wyoming.............................................
Puerto Rico.........................................
Total of
Total
Conflict
Active Duty
Selected
Expenditures
Readjustment
(Chapter 32)
Chapter 30
Benefits**
Amount
Trained During
($000)
Fiscal Year
$ 2,384
35
10
36
86
190
71
38
9
1
34
26
11
10
108
41
40
89
34
60
42
28
56
37
43
25
99
33
76
9
8
41
40
97
24
21
64
75
10
99
15
31
22
26
168
40
8
34
57
32
40
58
0
272,865
4,525
965
11,744
2,144
31,030
7,107
1,476
610
716
21,390
11,987
1,788
1,453
10,718
4,102
2,112
2,927
3,377
4,055
933
7,365
2,738
6,949
3,111
2,088
5,327
946
2,277
2,441
792
2,786
2,761
7,474
9,960
722
8,910
4,898
3,349
6,738
596
4,508
720
5,248
26,121
1,814
253
13,540
8,192
1,238
3,217
627
702
($000)
$ 53,968,143
1,074,596
195,617
1,131,266
885,230
4,592,251
1,003,183
484,720
150,434
1,649,461
3,760,630
1,555,178
245,457
239,858
1,629,287
754,746
514,896
538,360
785,381
936,692
393,419
836,268
1,192,367
1,214,244
855,187
740,991
1,391,725
215,816
424,436
453,532
227,424
862,486
544,845
2,826,236
1,623,061
152,110
2,011,723
1,010,877
846,187
2,161,190
225,683
907,827
282,937
1,361,323
4,102,078
323,666
166,269
1,414,897
1,339,283
713,487
874,533
144,797
694,725
($000)
$ 1,964,928
37,818
6,849
52,320
18,958
180,518
48,341
29,546
4,064
7,477
140,012
97,024
13,608
10,730
58,675
27,937
12,787
18,099
25,490
29,147
12,785
38,846
27,355
36,190
24,517
15,798
36,643
7,730
14,464
14,344
9,748
29,913
18,959
95,335
75,318
5,499
54,786
38,358
28,694
51,497
4,543
35,615
7,824
37,449
162,999
12,075
13,847
80,011
64,501
61,898
24,177
3,810
14,948
Selected Reserve
Chapter 1606
Amount
Amount
Trained During
($000)
Fiscal Year
$ 1,045,175
18,112
3,832
32,105
8,576
120,978
26,807
5,641
2,226
1,362
75,657
48,514
7,552
6,554
40,298
15,794
8,007
11,749
13,666
16,998
3,774
19,580
11,160
23,901
12,641
8,943
21,226
4,344
8,256
9,100
3,025
11,005
10,869
30,408
42,512
3,152
33,701
18,856
16,127
29,279
2,169
17,691
3,259
21,002
100,674
6,789
1,033
47,441
37,117
5,281
13,990
2,442
3,223
80,152
2,004
161
1,260
1,446
4,652
720
1,026
321
115
3,358
1,996
869
618
3,944
1,959
1,682
1,075
1,391
3,043
329
1,279
1,550
1,631
2,321
1,864
2,030
418
985
314
219
1,342
518
3,385
1,807
915
3,787
2,153
964
3,652
319
1,530
882
1,363
4,133
1,411
156
2,096
1,393
1,067
2,456
243
1,608
($000)
$ 128,587
2,228
471
3,950
1,055
14,884
3,298
694
274
168
9,308
5,969
929
806
4,958
1,943
985
1,445
1,681
2,091
464
2,409
1,373
2,941
1,555
1,100
2,611
534
1,016
1,120
372
1,354
1,337
3,741
5,230
388
4,146
2,320
1,984
3,602
267
2,177
401
2,584
12,386
835
127
5,837
4,566
650
1,721
300
397
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State
US--Total.................
Alabama.......................
Alaska..........................
Arizona.........................
Arkansas......................
California......................
Colorado.......................
Connecticut..................
Delaware......................
District of Columbia......
Florida..........................
Georgia.........................
Hawaii...........................
Idaho............................
Illinois...........................
Indiana..........................
Iowa..............................
Kansas.........................
Kentucky.......................
Louisiana......................
Maine............................
Maryland.......................
Massachusetts.............
Michigan.......................
Minnesota.....................
Mississippi....................
Missouri........................
Montana.......................
Nebraska......................
Nevada.........................
New Hampshire............
New Jersey...................
New Mexico..................
New York......................
North Carolina..............
North Dakota................
Ohio..............................
Oklahoma.....................
Oregon.........................
Pennsylvania................
Rhode Island................
South Carolina..............
South Dakota...............
Tennessee....................
Texas............................
Utah..............................
Vermont........................
Virginia.........................
Washington..................
West Virginia................
Wisconsin.....................
Wyoming......................
Puerto Rico...................
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Table 22 (continued):
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Estimated Selected Expenditures by State, FY 2002
Compensation and Pension
Living and Deceased Veterans
Total
State
US--Total......................
Alabama...........................
Alaska...............................
Arizona.............................
Arkansas...........................
California..........................
Colorado...........................
Connecticut.......................
Delaware..........................
District of Columbia..........
Florida...............................
Georgia.............................
Hawaii...............................
Idaho.................................
Illinois................................
Indiana..............................
Iowa..................................
Kansas..............................
Kentucky...........................
Louisiana..........................
Maine................................
Maryland...........................
Massachusetts..................
Michigan...........................
Minnesota.........................
Mississippi........................
Missouri............................
Montana............................
Nebraska..........................
Nevada.............................
New Hampshire................
New Jersey.......................
New Mexico......................
New York..........................
North Carolina..................
North Dakota....................
Ohio..................................
Oklahoma.........................
Oregon..............................
Pennsylvania....................
Rhode Island....................
South Carolina..................
South Dakota....................
Tennessee........................
Texas................................
Utah..................................
Vermont............................
Virginia..............................
Washington......................
West Virginia....................
Wisconsin.........................
Wyoming..........................
Puerto Rico.......................
Number
3,201,892
79,272
11,383
66,878
46,654
269,584
55,320
25,784
9,055
6,987
254,468
114,026
15,025
17,010
79,487
52,661
26,325
29,902
54,337
59,621
24,031
56,838
71,314
80,707
49,333
42,586
63,009
14,726
23,414
28,318
16,956
61,791
30,332
144,810
117,985
8,186
112,666
64,800
44,815
126,092
12,819
63,024
12,459
78,551
264,280
16,534
6,716
110,268
91,566
30,531
52,000
6,656
45,990
Burial
Service-Connected
Amount
Benefits
($000)
($000)
Number
$ 67,200
1,156
180
1,495
733
6,342
1,160
765
218
108
4,895
1,996
308
363
2,507
1,499
746
683
983
1,006
393
1,313
1,389
2,294
1,185
651
1,514
281
444
640
353
1,666
496
3,324
2,066
157
2,880
969
997
3,208
255
1,099
206
1,457
4,510
422
160
2,024
1,721
517
1,312
152
815
2,656,929
58,909
11,022
59,683
35,480
233,465
50,392
22,256
7,926
5,113
223,151
93,070
13,958
15,058
62,451
44,343
20,595
24,938
41,006
40,523
19,669
49,889
63,223
66,861
40,675
29,243
49,608
12,376
19,802
24,816
15,314
54,951
25,544
115,438
96,724
6,556
90,143
51,365
37,156
100,151
11,076
49,394
9,599
59,766
220,252
14,832
5,737
97,168
84,151
22,511
43,676
5,924
21,970
$ 24,906,560
597,520
94,783
571,338
435,453
2,041,707
426,399
179,318
65,051
89,029
1,901,396
843,033
124,133
139,733
540,172
377,879
198,361
226,374
436,632
465,057
241,548
420,651
556,783
543,882
377,175
345,818
494,092
123,221
197,851
216,227
137,834
448,331
291,518
1,050,404
933,050
60,752
792,249
634,295
400,480
948,493
107,169
493,927
99,217
611,309
2,146,882
129,146
58,912
791,389
770,113
278,881
400,147
51,447
406,226
Living Veterans
Nonservice-Connected
Amount
($000)
$ 21,817,867
477,115
91,951
527,596
377,572
1,832,579
396,672
165,696
59,754
45,119
1,728,315
735,835
116,980
126,896
440,473
332,168
164,787
197,084
364,225
359,311
215,546
382,115
516,949
459,976
331,818
279,014
414,772
109,082
173,568
194,541
128,281
412,865
262,392
905,929
832,229
51,429
663,783
532,555
345,615
800,818
97,555
419,913
82,607
513,550
1,901,584
119,402
53,517
726,135
723,120
229,533
350,432
47,112
270,542
Total
Amount
Number
544,963
20,363
361
7,195
11,174
36,119
4,928
3,528
1,129
1,874
31,317
20,956
1,067
1,952
17,036
8,318
5,730
4,964
13,331
19,098
4,362
6,949
8,091
13,846
8,658
13,343
13,401
2,350
3,612
3,502
1,642
6,840
4,788
29,372
21,261
1,630
22,523
13,435
7,659
25,941
1,743
13,630
2,860
18,785
44,028
1,702
979
13,100
7,415
8,020
8,324
732
24,020
($000)
$ 2,988,768
119,250
2,652
42,247
57,147
202,786
28,567
12,857
5,079
11,077
168,185
105,203
6,845
12,475
97,192
44,211
32,828
28,607
71,424
104,741
25,610
37,223
38,444
81,612
44,172
66,153
77,805
13,858
23,838
21,046
9,200
33,800
28,630
141,151
98,754
9,167
125,585
100,772
53,868
144,467
9,358
72,915
16,405
96,301
240,787
9,322
5,235
63,230
45,272
48,831
48,403
4,183
134,869
Amount
Number
2,689,784
61,621
10,806
57,976
36,920
229,229
48,595
22,317
7,717
5,674
218,050
92,317
13,292
15,143
67,780
45,175
22,103
25,447
43,607
45,862
20,875
48,346
61,615
69,309
42,239
31,952
52,287
13,148
20,349
25,271
15,047
53,035
26,001
120,927
95,904
7,068
95,273
53,656
39,149
104,585
10,946
50,571
10,564
62,469
219,194
14,669
5,721
92,429
81,079
24,871
45,623
5,981
33,612
($000)
$ 20,523,256
467,705
88,559
476,413
356,791
1,651,243
357,535
151,235
53,534
45,289
1,557,747
666,431
105,337
121,082
452,910
316,521
166,447
187,310
357,202
371,460
214,233
341,754
465,855
456,217
323,863
273,553
406,723
109,187
170,874
184,673
118,531
368,720
251,227
875,989
756,538
52,866
658,630
532,540
346,446
782,296
89,489
395,100
85,452
491,695
1,745,744
110,874
49,573
628,111
659,268
235,366
346,343
44,773
329,552
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Table 22 (continued):
June 2007
Estimated Selected Expenditures by State, FY 2002
Compensation and Pension--Continued
Living Veterans-Continued
Service-Connected
Amount
State
Number
US--Total......................
Alabama...........................
Alaska...............................
Arizona.............................
Arkansas...........................
California..........................
Colorado...........................
Connecticut.......................
Delaware..........................
District of Columbia..........
Florida...............................
Georgia.............................
Hawaii...............................
Idaho.................................
Illinois................................
Indiana..............................
Iowa..................................
Kansas..............................
Kentucky...........................
Louisiana..........................
Maine................................
Maryland...........................
Massachusetts..................
Michigan...........................
Minnesota.........................
Mississippi........................
Missouri............................
Montana............................
Nebraska..........................
Nevada.............................
New Hampshire................
New Jersey.......................
New Mexico......................
New York..........................
North Carolina..................
North Dakota....................
Ohio..................................
Oklahoma.........................
Oregon..............................
Pennsylvania....................
Rhode Island....................
South Carolina..................
South Dakota....................
Tennessee........................
Texas................................
Utah..................................
Vermont............................
Virginia..............................
Washington......................
West Virginia....................
Wisconsin.........................
Wyoming..........................
Puerto Rico.......................
2,359,812
51,521
10,508
52,877
30,306
205,103
45,301
20,297
7,111
4,454
196,697
81,167
12,540
13,688
56,837
40,126
18,549
22,223
35,967
35,098
17,806
44,296
56,900
60,569
37,120
24,864
43,938
11,398
17,893
22,494
13,962
49,384
22,797
104,361
84,505
6,037
81,554
44,720
33,554
89,706
9,855
43,090
8,714
52,143
192,705
13,508
5,090
85,229
75,950
19,844
40,024
5,432
18,902
($000)
$ 18,183,032
387,247
86,157
441,014
313,042
1,485,432
333,591
141,114
49,731
36,245
1,421,017
591,063
99,706
110,122
373,988
281,544
139,356
163,566
303,178
294,096
192,351
312,925
435,004
388,656
288,118
225,610
345,605
97,041
150,341
165,965
110,719
342,885
227,979
766,289
686,444
45,407
557,955
449,383
301,214
670,275
81,682
343,014
72,015
422,535
1,557,667
102,988
45,242
582,082
621,409
196,767
305,027
41,230
232,426
Deceased Veterans
Nonservice-Connected
Total
Amount
Number
329,972
10,100
298
5,099
6,614
24,126
3,294
2,020
606
1,220
21,353
11,150
752
1,455
10,943
5,049
3,554
3,224
7,640
10,764
3,069
4,050
4,715
8,740
5,119
7,088
8,349
1,750
2,456
2,777
1,085
3,651
3,204
16,566
11,399
1,031
13,719
8,936
5,595
14,879
1,091
7,481
1,850
10,326
26,489
1,161
631
7,200
5,129
5,027
5,599
549
14,710
($000)
$ 2,340,224
80,458
2,402
35,399
43,749
165,811
23,944
10,120
3,804
9,044
136,730
75,368
5,631
10,960
78,921
34,977
27,091
23,744
54,024
77,364
21,882
28,829
30,851
67,561
35,745
47,943
61,118
12,146
20,533
18,708
7,811
25,835
23,248
109,700
70,094
7,459
100,674
83,158
45,232
112,021
7,808
52,086
13,437
69,160
188,077
7,887
4,332
46,029
37,859
38,599
41,316
3,543
97,126
Service-Connected
Amount
Number
512,108
17,651
577
8,902
9,734
40,355
6,725
3,467
1,338
1,313
36,418
21,709
1,733
1,867
11,707
7,486
4,222
4,455
10,730
13,759
3,156
8,492
9,699
11,398
7,094
10,634
10,722
1,578
3,065
3,047
1,909
8,756
4,331
23,883
22,081
1,118
17,393
11,144
5,666
21,507
1,873
12,453
1,895
16,082
45,086
1,865
995
17,839
10,487
5,660
6,377
675
12,378
($000)
$ 4,283,379
128,660
6,043
93,430
77,928
384,122
67,704
27,318
11,299
10,907
338,753
174,607
18,488
18,289
84,755
59,858
31,168
38,381
78,446
92,591
26,923
77,584
89,538
85,371
52,128
71,614
85,854
13,753
26,532
30,914
18,950
77,944
39,795
171,091
174,445
7,730
130,739
100,786
53,037
162,989
17,424
97,727
13,559
118,157
396,627
17,850
9,179
161,254
109,125
42,997
52,492
6,522
75,859
Nonservice-Connected
Amount
Number
297,117
7,388
514
6,806
5,174
28,362
5,091
1,959
815
659
26,454
11,903
1,418
1,370
5,614
4,217
2,046
2,715
5,039
5,425
1,863
5,593
6,323
6,292
3,555
4,379
5,670
978
1,909
2,322
1,352
5,567
2,747
11,077
12,219
519
8,589
6,645
3,602
10,445
1,221
6,304
885
7,623
27,547
1,324
647
11,939
8,201
2,667
3,652
492
3,068
($000)
$ 3,634,835
89,868
5,794
86,583
64,530
347,148
63,081
24,581
10,023
8,874
307,298
144,772
17,274
16,774
66,484
50,624
25,432
33,518
61,046
65,214
23,195
69,189
81,946
71,320
43,701
53,404
69,167
12,041
23,227
28,576
17,562
69,980
34,413
139,640
145,784
6,022
105,828
83,172
44,402
130,544
15,874
76,898
10,591
91,015
343,917
16,415
8,276
144,053
101,712
32,766
45,405
5,882
38,116
Amount
Number
214,991
10,263
63
2,096
4,560
11,993
1,634
1,508
523
654
9,964
9,806
315
497
6,093
3,269
2,176
1,740
5,691
8,334
1,293
2,899
3,376
5,106
3,539
6,255
5,052
600
1,156
725
557
3,189
1,584
12,806
9,862
599
8,804
4,499
2,064
11,062
652
6,149
1,010
8,459
17,539
541
348
5,900
2,286
2,993
2,725
183
9,310
($000)
$ 648,544
38,792
249
6,848
13,398
36,975
4,623
2,736
1,276
2,033
31,455
29,835
1,214
1,516
18,271
9,234
5,737
4,863
17,400
27,377
3,728
8,394
7,593
14,051
8,427
18,211
16,687
1,712
3,305
2,338
1,389
7,964
5,382
31,451
28,661
1,708
24,911
17,614
8,636
32,446
1,550
20,829
2,968
27,142
52,710
1,435
903
17,201
7,413
10,231
7,087
640
37,742
Table B Notes:
(1) "U.S. Total" does not include Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: C&P expenditures for the 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico were derived from the Federal Assistance Awards Data System (FAADS).
Education expenditures are also derived from FAADS. FAADS data differs from budgetary accounting data. FAADS shows payment amounts prior to
adjustments.
"Insurance and Indemnities Amount" data are provided by the VA Regional Office and Insurance Center,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Medical and Administrative and Construction estimates are derived from VA accounting reports.
** State totals include expenditures not shown in program categories.
CONTACT: Henry Caplan at (202) 273-5124, Office of Planning and Analysis (008)
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