Veterans who used a VA Benefit

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A Veteran user is defined as any Veteran who received or used at least one VA benefit or service during the fiscal year. Veteran spouses, Veteran dependents, and active military service members who used VA benefits and services were not included in the analysis. Each Veteran is only counted once in the overall total even if he/she used multiple programs.

Veterans who used VA Disability Pension Benefits

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Compensation & Pension: All Veterans who received VA disability compensation or pension payments were included. Veterans who received Special Adaptive Housing benefits were also included in the analysis. Veterans with pending or denied claims were not included. Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) provides Compensation and Pension disability benefits.

Veterans who used VA Life Insurance Benefits

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Life Insurance: All Veterans who had an active VA life insurance policy or were in receipt of a benefit from a policy that was administered or supervised by VA were included. VA insurance programs included in the analysis were National Service Life Insurance (NSLI), United States Government Life Insurance (USGLI), Veterans’ Special Life Insurance (VSLI), Veterans’ Reopened Insurance (VRI), Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (S-DVI), Veterans’ Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI), Traumatic Injury Protection (TSGLI), and Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI). The analysis does not include Service-members’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Family Service-members’ Group Life Insurance (FSGLI). Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) provides Life Insurance.

Veterans who used VA Memorial Benefits

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Memorial Affairs: All Veterans who were interred in a National, State, Interior, or Military cemeteries, or Veterans who were interred in private cemeteries and requested headstones/markers from VA were included. Due to data unavailability, Veterans who only received Presidential Memorial Certificates or a flag were not included. National Cemetery Administration (NCA) provides memorial benefits including graves, markers, flags, medallions, and burial allowances.

Use of VA Benefits and Services: 2023 (Part 2)

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Part 2 of a three-part study on Veterans who have used at least one of benefits or services (referred to as "users") provided by VA during Fiscal Years 2010 through 2023. Part 2 compares the Veteran user population to Veterans who have not used any VA benefits or services.

Use of VA Benefits and Services: 2023 (Introduction)

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Introduction to a three-part study on Veterans who have used at least one of the benefits or services (referred to as "users") provided by VA during Fiscal Years 2010 through 2023.

Use of VA Benefits and Services: 2023 (Part 3)

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Part 3 of a three-part study on Veterans who have used at least one of the benefits or services (referred to as "users") provided by VA during Fiscal Years 2010 through 2023. Part 3 presents more detailed information on the two largest VA programs, Health Care and Disability Compensation.

Number of Veterans who Used VA Benefits, FY 2007-2016

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,This data table provides the number of Veterans who used VA programs each year and a unique count of VBA users and All users.,

Use of VA Benefits and Services: 2023 (Appendix)

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Appendix for a three-part study on Veterans who have used at least one of the benefits or services (referred to as "users") provided by VA during Fiscal Years 2010 through 2023.

Use of VA Benefits and Services: 2023 (Part 1)

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Part 1 of a three-part study on Veterans who have used at least one of the benefits or services (referred to as "users") provided by VA during Fiscal Years 2010 through 2023. Part 1 presents basic characteristics of the VA user population and trends in their use of benefits and services.