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This 12 page paper discusses the legislation dealing with veterans’ rehabilitation; whether it’s still pertinent to Iraq and Afghanistan; and how it can be improved. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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whether that legislation is still pertinent with regard to the present wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also discusses whether changes and improvements in the current laws are necessary.
Discussion Veterans affairs, including medical concerns and rehabilitation, fall under the purview of the Veterans Administration, a U.S. government agency. The history of veterans affairs goes back to the founding
of the nation: "In 1776 the Continental Congress sought to encourage enlistments and curtail desertions with the nations first pension law. It granted half pay for life in cases of
loss of limb or other serious disability" (History of the Department of Veterans Affairs-Part I, 2009). The history of the department is interesting and they have detailed the timeline, including
the agencys expansion through all Americas wars down to the present. To illustrate the task facing the department today, consider that 24.3 million veterans were alive at the beginning of
2006, and almost three-quarters of that number "served during a war or an official period of conflict" (History of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Part 10, 2009). Approximately 63 million
people, almost one quarter of the total U.S. population, are potentially eligible to use the VA system, either because they are veterans, veterans family members or veterans survivors (History of
the Department of Veterans Affairs, Part 10, 2009). The budget is staggering: "VAs fiscal year 2005 spending was $71.2 billion, including $31.5 billion for health care, $37.1 billion for benefits,
and $148 million for the national cemetery system" (History of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Part 10, 2009). The overall Department of Defense budget for FY 2005 was $407.1 billion,
with the bulk of the money going to the operational military establishment to insure its readiness (U.S. Department of Defense, 2004). Funding for the Veterans Administration and its
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