Va Disability Compensation Program

[ranger11bv]

Something all should read:

http://www1.va.gov/op3/docs/ProgramEvaluat...atureReview.pdf

Hope it helps!!

;)

[john999]

If the report were to give support to the idea that disabled vets were overpaid it would be given attention. If it supports the idea that vets are underpaid it will be put on the shelf.

[carlie]

This is from 2004.

carlie

[ranger11bv]

Exactly!! It still warrants reading if you want to know what goes on. And little has changed since '04 and not for better i fear...

Edited June 2, 2010 by ranger11bv

[carlie]

ranger11bv,

My point in posting that it's from 2004 is that this was some VA preparation work

for the Disability Commission, that went no where.

Millions of dollars was spent on the Disability Commission that winded up being

absolutely nothing and went no where to help Veterans, VA Claimants or to help

the Disability Claims process in any way.

I personally provided live testimony to the Disability Commission and the entire thing

was just a damned dog and pony show, more smoke and mirrors to make it look

like they gave a hoot about how screwed up the claims process is.

All the Disability Commission did was add more junk in the trunk.

As quoted data in the link,

"The primary purpose of this report is to review data sources, methodologies, results, and conclusions of previous studies in preparation for the work with the Commission on Disability Compensation."

The millions of dollars spent on this could have gone a long way in granting some claims -

but that ended up being of little importance to the Commission.

jmho,

carlie

[john999]

The DOD is saying soldiers in the field are getting paid too much, so you know vets are not going to get an increase. The debt thing is being used as a club to bash all government. We get bashed as well. We are retainers with a claim on government money.

[Stretch]

USA Population

Total population 1970....203,392,000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_United_States_Census

Estimated population 2010....309,409,730

http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html

US population has increased at least 30%

As per this linked doc.

Trends in National Disability

Most of the sources reviewed by the study team indicate that the number of disabled has been increasing due to the aging U.S. population as well as other factors such as relaxation of eligibility benefits and public awareness. For example, the number of disabled workers and their dependents receiving Social Security Administration's (SSA)

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) increased from 2.7 million in 1970 to 7.6 million in 2003. The number of veterans receiving VA disability compensation has increased only slightly over time but the percentage of veterans receiving this benefit increased from 7.6 percent in 1970 to 10 percent in 2003. The rate of growth in disability rates between VA and SSDI programs for 1970-2003 period are equivalent.

Edited June 2, 2010 by Stretch