FY 1992 Budget for Veterans Benefits and Services: Hearing Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, February 20 and 21, 1991 |
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additional FTEES Administration Administration's American Legion AMVETS areas backlog beds Benefits Programs Bob Stump budget request Chairman clinical clozapine Committee CONGRESS THE LIBRARY cost current services deficit reduction dental Department of Veterans disabled veterans dollars DVOP eligible employees entitlement equipment estimated facilities FEBRUARY 20 federal fiscal year 1992 FY 1992 budget geriatric health care system HOLSINGER hospital improve increase Independent Budget inflation initiatives inpatient Insurance legislation Loan Guaranty major construction medical centers million needs nursing home OBRA Office Operation Desert Storm outpatient patients percent Persian Gulf personnel physicians Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder priority problems projects Prosthetic PTSD Question reimbursement RESS savings Secretary DERWINSKI service to veterans service-connected disabilities shortfalls staff staffing targets Thank timeliness treatment VA hospitals VA's VAMC veteran population Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Veterans Benefits Administration Veterans Services VHS&RA vocational rehabilitation VSOS workload
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Page 61 - For generations, America has led the struggle to preserve and extend the blessings of liberty. And today, in a rapidly changing world, American leadership is indispensable. Americans know that leadership brings burdens and sacrifices. But we also know why the hopes of humanity turn to us. We are Americans; we have a unique responsibility to do the hard work of freedom.
Page 546 - AADS represents all of the dental schools in the United States, as well as advanced education, hospital, and allied dental education institutions.
Page 333 - Compensation (DIC) is paid to survivors of servicepcrsons or veterans whose death occurred while on active duty or as a result of service-connected disabilities. The rate payable depends on degree of disability (for living veterans), service rank (for survivors of veterans), and number of dependents for both veterans and survivors. In addition, a clothing allowance is provided for service-connected disabled veterans who use a prosthetic or orthopedic appliance that tends to wear out clothing.
Page 424 - The purposes of both parties being unselfish, and there being no conflict of objectives, there can be no serious disagreement over methods. It will be recognized that the Veterans' Administration is charged with certain legal responsibilities in connection with the medical care of veterans which it cannot delegate, if it would. Yet the discharge of these responsibilities need not interfere with the exercise by the schools of their prerogatives in the field of education. All medical authorities of...
Page 426 - This program provides residential care, including room, board, personal care and general health care supervision to veterans who do not require hospital or nursing home care, but who, because of...
Page 429 - SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS INSURANCE FUND: Finances claim payments on non-participating policies Issued to service-disabled veterans who served In the Armed Forces after April 25, 1951. Insures medically sub-standard veterans. Claim payments exceed premium receipts each year. Funds are derived from premiums and Veterans Insurance and Indemnities appropriation. SOLDIERS...
Page 424 - There can be no doubt of the good faith of both parties. The schools of medicine and other teaching centers are cooperating with the three-fold purpose of giving the veteran the highest quality of medical care, of affording the medical veteran the opportunity for postgraduate study which he was compelled to forego in serving his country, and of raising !;enerally the standard of medical practice in the United States by the expression of facilities or graduate education.
Page 422 - Administrator to furnish such medical services as he finds to be reasonably necessary to any veteran in receipt of increased pension or additional compensation or allowance based on the need of regular aid and attendance or by reason of being permanently housebound, or who, but for the receipt of retired pay, would be in receipt of such pension, compensation, or allowance. In passing, a technical error is noted in the corresponding (first) section of HR 6987. The reference to "subsection (b) in line...
Page 429 - Finances claim payments on non—participating policies issued to service—disabled veterans who served in the Armed Forces after April 25, 1951. The program provides insurance coverage for service—disabled veterans at standard rates. Claim payments exceed premium receipts each year. Funds are derived mainly from premiums and payments from the Veterans insurance and indemnities appropriation.
Page 429 - Started 1919 as financing mechanism for converted Insurance Issued under War Risk Insurance Act of 9/2/14, as amended. Closed to new Issues April 1951. Income derived from premiums, Interest on Investments and transfers from Veterans Insurance and Indemnities appropriation.