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Product Description
This unique book and CD-ROM set combines our new ring-bound book reproduction of the government guide, “Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents” and additional material, with our comprehensive 43,000 page CD-ROM on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The book describes federal benefits available to veterans and their dependents, with information on eligibility, special groups outside of wartime service, important documents, health care benefits and enrollment, priority groups, financial information required, health care programs, disability compensation, POWs, vocational rehabilitation and employment, children of Vietnam veterans born with certain birth defects, education and training, Veterans’ Educational Assistance Program (VEAP), life insurance, survivor benefits, homeless, overseas benefits, small and disadvantaged businesses, appeals, workplace benefits, VA facilities, Montgomery GI Bill, Summary of VA Benefits for National Guard and Reserve Personnel. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was established on March 15, 1989, succeeding the Veterans Administration. It is responsible for providing federal benefits to veterans and their families. Headed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, VA is the second largest of the 15 Cabinet departments and operates nationwide programs for health care, financial assistance and burial benefits. Of the 24.8 million veterans currently alive, nearly three-quarters served during a war or an official period of conflict. About a quarter of the nation's population, approximately 63 million people, are potentially eligible for VA benefits and services because they are veterans, family members or survivors of veterans. The responsibility to care for veterans, spouses, survivors and dependents can last a long time. The last dependent of a Revolutionary War veteran died in 1911. Five children of Civil War veterans still draw VA benefits. About 440 children and widows of Spanish-American War veterans still receive VA compensation or pensions. VA's fiscal year 2004 spending was $63.5 billion -- $29.1 for health care, $34 billion for benefits, and $155 million for the national cemetery system. Disability compensation is a monetary benefit paid to veterans who are disabled by injury or disease incurred or aggravated during active military service. Veterans with low incomes who are permanently and totally disabled may be eligible for monetary support through VA’s pension program. In fiscal year 2004, VA provided $27.6 billion in disability compensation, death compensation and pension to 3.4 million people. About 2.9 million veterans received disability compensation or pensions from VA. Also receiving VA benefits were 539,290 spouses, children and parents of deceased veterans. Among them are 145,740 survivors of Vietnam-era veterans and 265,456 survivors of World War II veterans. Some of the topics covered by this material include: · Compensation · Pensions · Education Programs and the GI Bill · Home Loan Guaranty · Life Insurance · Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment · Survivors’ and Dependents’ Benefits · Medical Care and the VA Hospital System · Disability Programs The companion CD-ROM is packed with over 43,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. Our news and educational CD-ROM and DVD-ROM discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast ar
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 VA Veterans Benefits with CD, 2007-06-26
This guide goes hand in hand with the use of the Retired Veterans Guide. As one who helps military retirees and veterans get the benefits they feel they deserve, this guide and CD are very helpful.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
 County Veteran Service officer, 2007-04-01
I purchased this book hoping the CD rom would have something interesting and be searchable for specific items of technical stuff.
I found the book and the CD to be less than informative very basic and often out of date. The VA's web site is what I paid way too much for. There are better books out there for less than $20. Don't waste your money on this.
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