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A veteran's pension or "wartime pension" is a pension for veterans of the United States Armed Forces, who served in the military but did not qualify for military retirement pay from the Armed Forces. It was established by the United States Congress and given to veterans who meet the eligibility requirements.
The U.S. President’s Commission on Veterans’ Pensions, commonly known as the Bradley Commission after its chairman General Omar N. Bradley, [1] was established by Executive Order 10588 on January 14, 1955, and concluded its business after submitting its final report to President Dwight D. Eisenhower in April 1956. Most of the work of the ...
The VA offers several education and career readiness programs including tuition assistance, vocational training, and career counseling. [6] The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (commonly known as the "Post 9/11 GI Bill") provides full tuition and fees at four-year colleges or other qualified educational programs for Veterans who served on active duty for at least 3 years ...
The deputy secretary of veterans affairs position is currently vacant with the retirement of Thomas G. Bowman on June 15, 2018. [51] The third listed executive on the VA's official web site is its chief of staff (currently Pamela J. Powers); [52] the chief of staff position does not require Senate confirmation.
Veterans can apply for disability compensation online, by mail, or in person at a VA regional office. VBA evaluates claims based on the severity of the disability and its impact on the veteran's ability to work. Veterans may also receive additional compensation for dependents. Lesser-known compensation areas include:
Jan Craig Scruggs (born March 11, 1950) is a United States Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, and later founded the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, which built the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Scruggs was the President of the foundation until 2015, when he retired.
Last surviving United States war veterans; List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities by state; Los Angeles County Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; Lynching of African-American veterans after World War I
in The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990 (U of Chicago Press, 1998) pp. 160–187. Davies, Wallace Evan. Patriotism on Parade: The Story of Veterans' and Hereditary Organizations in America, 1783-1900 (Harvard UP, 1955). online; Dearing, Mary R. Veterans in Politics: The Story of the G.A.R. LSU Press, 1952) online