THE CURRENT PATH FOR VETERANS DAN HARTMAN, ESQ. MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL S OFFICE
VA S MISSION To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan Abraham Lincoln.
The Department's mission is to serve America's veterans and their families with dignity and compassion and to be their principal advocate in ensuring that they receive medical care, benefits, social support, and lasting memorials promoting the health, welfare, and dignity of all veterans in recognition of their service to this Nation.
PERSONAL STORY My deployment, return home, and what VA benefits have done for me.
Who is eligible?
BASIC ELIGIBILITY FOR VA BENEFITS Who Is a Veteran? A person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable. 38 U.S.C.S. 101(2); 38 C.F.R. 3.1(d) (2016).
SPACE FORCE VETERANS?
OTHER COUNTRIES CARE FOR VETERANS VS. U.S. CARE FOR VETERANS Are We the Gold Standard?
VETERANS STATISTICS IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
Canada serves 220,000 clients Employs 3,700 staff Programs include- New Veterans Charter, Disability Awards, Rehabilitation, Financial Benefits, Health Benefits, Job Placement
Australia serves 415,000 clients Employs 2,100 staff Programs- Military and Compensation Act, Rehabilitation, Permanent Impairment, Incapacity Payments, Special Rate Disability Pension, Career Transition Assistance Scheme
United Kingdom serves 900,000 Employs 2,100 staff Programs- Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, Lump-Sum Payment, Guaranteed Income Payment, Career Transition Partnership
Israel offers a one-time loan for housing, studies, marriage, opening a business, medical treatment, and special needs Discharge grants and personal deposits Full financing of tuition at high school equivalency centers throughout Israel Financial assistance for bachelor s degree studies Financing of 90% of tuition for certified technician and engineering studies
U.S. is the only country to offer education benefits to veterans (some offer benefits to survivors). U.S. and Canada are the only ones to offer life insurance programs for disabled veterans.
U.S. provides burial benefits after veterans are separated. Nearly all other countries limit burial benefits to death resulting from service.
U.S. and Israel are the only countries to offer business and home loans. Most use some kind of disability rating scale. However, the type of injuries which fall into comparable ratings vary widely.
-U.S. VETERANS- CURRENTLY, THERE ARE OVER 20,700,000 VETERANS IN THE U.S.
U.S. VETERANS 1.3 million active service members. Army 36% - 475,367 Navy - 25% - 329,809 Air Force 25% - 325,208 Marine Corps 14% - 184,461 Reserve component (all branches) 795,596
Types of Jobs: Army All occupations fall into three basic categories: Operations Operations Support Force Sustainment
MISSOURI VETERANS
21,368,156 Veterans in the U.S. 482,094 Veterans in Missouri STATISTICS
MISSOURI VETERANS
ECONOMICS $1.3 billion in Compensation Payments to 90,734 Missouri Veterans $91 million in Pension Payments to 7,220 Missouri Veterans $69 million spent on VA construction projects in Missouri
MORE ECONOMICS $26 million in VA Insurance & Indemnities paid to Missouri Veterans $199 million in Education, Voc Rehab, and Employment benefits to Missouri Veterans
EVEN MORE ECONOMICS $2.2 billion guaranteed for 12,270 Home Loans in Missouri $1.41 billion in VA Healthcare to Missouri Veterans 141,910 unique patients used VA Healthcare in Missouri