Veterans Benefits

There is plenty of empty promises that are being made all while many of our Veterans are lacking adequate medical care or are struggling to keep a roof over their heads while suffering from issues that are related to war. We have Senators and Congressman who is paid handsomely, and who receives better care than many of our veterans do. Many veterans have to wait extended periods of time before they can receive care, most are making pennies compared to our elective officials whose interest are only in special interest groups who gives millions of dollars to them in campaign money. According to Legistorm members of Congress make $174,000 a year, the Speak of the House makes $223,000; this is five times and six times what the average veteran makes in our country. We rely on these individuals to make policies and laws to help people, especially our veterans. With the past corruptions at several VA Facilities, we see that the best interest of our Veterans is not being made a priority even though our President and Congress have made pledges to help these

    While I admire the work that many veterans have done, I don’t believe that I would be able to make the same sacrifices as they did. As a service to their country, they took it upon themselves to protect those unknown to them. They are a part of something greater than themselves in which they are essential to the outcome of the whole. All roles are of equal importance because without them all our rights would be unfound. There would be no freedom of speech or right to a fair trial. Our country would be without purpose if we

In today's society where opinion matters, people have been extremely vocal about the lack of support the government has provided to our veterans. Many feel as if the government should do more, while others feel as if they are doing enough. Everyone will have a difference of opinion no matter if they have severed in the military or not. No matter how one may feel, is extremely important to take care of our veterans. As they have sacrificed their lives, time, and family to protect our country. Contrary to one's belief, the government provides a substantial amount of programs, which support the veterans. Honestly more could be done. On any given day you could see women and men standing on the corner holding signs implying they are homeless veterans and will work for food. A few programs the government offers our veterans are funding for mental health services, The Wounded Warrior Project and Vocational Rehabilitation and Education, which will be discussed throughout this essay. When you research the programs, they make it sound as if all proceeds are going towards the best treatment and care money could buy.

The VA System needs a complete over all we are doing a terrible disservices to our veteran’s.

Veterans make up seven percent of the American population, but they account for twenty percent of its suicides. Yes, that is indeed a real statistic, more importantly, what is the government, the people that ordered those men and women deliberately into harm’s way, doing about this tragedy. In light of recent conflicts the United States has been engaging in, such as the conflicts in the Middle East, a new silent killer of returning veterans, has become more visible to the public. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, also known as PTSD, has taken its toll recently on Veterans returning from the harsh

The issue of veterans’ health care has dominated public discourse for many years, with various statistics

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This is like a bomb waiting to go off: Family of veterans have to live with fear, hoping that their love one would recuperate, be happy, or simply a civilian again. The Veterans Affairs Department (VA) should put a better effort to better assist veterans, and their family with a better plan to reduce this preventable death. Many veterans find it difficult to admit, control, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), let alone reaching for help; when they do so, they are considered just another number at the VA. At any moment, a veteran?s sacrifice for this country should end

Over the past 15 years, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) has seen a dramatic increase in the average degree of disability, growth in the number of compensation recipients, a rise in the number of medical issues claimed and an increased level of complexity of claimed issues. To illustrate this point, prior to the September 2011 terrorist attacks, 333,700 Veterans received compensation at the 70-100 percent level; however, these figures rose to over 1.1 million by the end of 2013. Additionally, since 2009, VA’s disability compensation workload rose 132 percent. This is in large part due to an unprecedented demand resulting from over a decade of war, military downsizing, economic issues, increased outreach, the addition of presumptive conditions and an aging Veteran population.

One of the most serious problems facing all veterans today is the lack of proper healthcare. Soldiers, sailors and airmen are leaving active duty without having proper healthcare to cover their physical or mental injuries. The department responsible for veteran’s healthcare is the Department of Veterans Affairs. (VA) According to The department of Veterans Affairs website, “The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is responsible for administering programs of veterans’ benefits for veterans, their families, and survivors. The benefits provided include disability compensation, pension, education, home loans, life insurance, vocational

Contrary to the perception that our nation’s veterans are well supported in fact many go without the services they require of which they are

Veterans everyday face problems like these that can be helped and even prevented. These issues are blinded by society and I believe that these courageous Americans should have sufficient living conditions to live healthy and happy lives. I hope we can realize as a nation that our veterans are immensely important to us and the deserve more than what they are receiving. This essay opened my eyes to the many challenges veterans face in their everyday lives, I hope it did the same for

A lot of veterans with PTSD try to deal with this problem all by themselves. There have been many veterans with PTSD that try to commit suicide. Not only are all these things hurting the veteran but what about his/her family? Children of veterans grow up seeing parents struggling, drinking away their

The paper will address the history of social welfare of veterans the social, economic struggles of departure from the armed services to become a productive member of society discussed some of the stats on veteran employment, health issues, and homelessness elucidated some the services veteran received after their enlistment from active duty. Introduced non-profit organization resources for vets of all spectrums going through the filling process to file disability compensation claims. Therefore, the training, education provided from the DoD (Department of Defense) to ensure that veterans received the best care, adequate services that any veteran who was in need will have a professionally educated resourceful social worker.

Brave men and women of this great nation choose to make what many have referred to as the ultimate sacrifice by answering our nation’s call to serve as a member of the United States Armed Forces. Most have no clue of how these individuals manage to tolerate the rigors of highly intensive, extended training days for months at a time. The idea of maintaining mental, physical, and spiritual resilience throughout lengthy combat deployments to the middle east and other tormented nations abroad all while having to uphold a long distance relationship with your significant other, children, and family is mind boggling. Statistics have proven that the job of United States military personnel to be one of the most stressful professions in today’s job market. Most people refer to the these audacious men and women as heroes for the selfless act of enlisting to serve their country. Others believe that the one percent of those daring enough to sign their lives away to Uncle Sam are terribly insane or just plain mad even. Once your time has been completed as an active service member, drilling reservist or guardsmen, or a member of the active guard and reserve (AGR), it is customarily assumed that these doughty individuals would be able to collect on an insurmountable debt from this great nation but the majority of them never have the chance to even cash on a fraction of what is justifiably due to them. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs, most refer to it as the VA, has been