Veterans' Benefits : Issues in the 110th Congress

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Discusses veterans benefits issues in the 110th Congress. Covers issues regarding disability compensation and pensions; education benefits; homelessness; life insurance; status or eligibility of gr...

Discusses veterans benefits issues in the 110th Congress. Covers issues regarding disability compensation and pensions; education benefits; homelessness; life insurance; status or eligibility of groups such as U.S. merchant seamen and WWII Filipino veterans for veterans benefits; Reserve and National Guard eligibility for veterans benefits; the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and legal representation for veterans. Provides overview of benefits and their eligibility requirements, demographics for both the veteran population and the benefit population, and FY2008 budget data.

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