Veterans Issues in the 106th Congress

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Discusses policies, programs, and benefits of interest to veterans during the 106th Congress. Covers Veterans Affairs Department budget and appropriations for FY2000 and FY2001, medical and other b...

Discusses policies, programs, and benefits of interest to veterans during the 106th Congress. Covers Veterans Affairs Department budget and appropriations for FY2000 and FY2001, medical and other benefit programs, and related issues. Discusses organization of Veterans Affairs Department, cost-sharing for veterans, relationship of medicare to veterans' benefits, recently approved legislation, Supplemental Security Income for Filipino veterans, benefit hoaxes on the Internet, programs for transition from active duty to civilian life, and the ongoing issue of presuming service connections to illness that include chemical agents, nuclear radiation, Persian Gulf War Syndrome, and tobacco-related illness.

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