Thursday, July 03, 2008
Tweet[IWS] CRS: VETERANS BENEFITS: AN OVERVIEW [25 June 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22902
June 25, 2008
Veterans Benefits: An Overview
Carol D. Davis, Knowledge Services Group
Sidath Viranga Panangala and Christine Scott, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22902_20080625.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a wide range of benefits and
services to eligible veterans, members of their families, and survivors of deceased
veterans. VA programs include disability compensation and pensions, readjustment
benefits, and health care programs. The VA also provides life insurance, burial benefits,
housing and other loan guaranty programs, and special counseling and outreach
programs. While eligibility for specific benefits varies, veterans generally must meet
requirements related to discharge type and length of active duty military service. This
report provides an overview of major VA benefits and the VA budget. It will be
updated as events warrant.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22902
June 25, 2008
Veterans Benefits: An Overview
Carol D. Davis, Knowledge Services Group
Sidath Viranga Panangala and Christine Scott, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22902_20080625.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a wide range of benefits and
services to eligible veterans, members of their families, and survivors of deceased
veterans. VA programs include disability compensation and pensions, readjustment
benefits, and health care programs. The VA also provides life insurance, burial benefits,
housing and other loan guaranty programs, and special counseling and outreach
programs. While eligibility for specific benefits varies, veterans generally must meet
requirements related to discharge type and length of active duty military service. This
report provides an overview of major VA benefits and the VA budget. It will be
updated as events warrant.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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