Proposed Veterans' Administration Budget for Fiscal Year 1986: Hearings Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session, February 20 and 21, 1985U.S. Government Printing Office, 1985 - 346 pages |
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... dollars expended over the last 10 years on veterans ' programs Veterans ' Administration fiscal year 1986 budget ............... Letters : 117 136 Chairman Montgomery and Congressman Hammerschmidt to VA Admin- istrator Walters re ...
... dollars expended over the last 10 years on veterans ' programs Veterans ' Administration fiscal year 1986 budget ............... Letters : 117 136 Chairman Montgomery and Congressman Hammerschmidt to VA Admin- istrator Walters re ...
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... dollars will be saved if we repeal the 65 - year - old provision . It will not save a cent . For every veteran 65 years of age or older who is displaced , thou- sands who are now being turned away because of lack of resources will be ...
... dollars will be saved if we repeal the 65 - year - old provision . It will not save a cent . For every veteran 65 years of age or older who is displaced , thou- sands who are now being turned away because of lack of resources will be ...
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... dollars , the budget is up by $ 236 million to a total of $ 9.2 billion . However , when the pay increase of January ... dollar increase but a decrease or standstill budget , thus showing that , in fact , the President's budget does ...
... dollars , the budget is up by $ 236 million to a total of $ 9.2 billion . However , when the pay increase of January ... dollar increase but a decrease or standstill budget , thus showing that , in fact , the President's budget does ...
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... dollars expended over the last 10 years on veterans ' programs . The CHAIRMAN . Without objection . [ The statement of Mr. Edgar appears at p . 121. ] STATEMENT OF HON . BOB EDGAR , A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF ...
... dollars expended over the last 10 years on veterans ' programs . The CHAIRMAN . Without objection . [ The statement of Mr. Edgar appears at p . 121. ] STATEMENT OF HON . BOB EDGAR , A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF ...
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... dollar a year return to the Government if third - party reimbursement became law . Now , in looking at the budget , you are estimating $ 65 million to be the sav- ings . Can you account for the wide disparity in those figures ? Mr ...
... dollar a year return to the Government if third - party reimbursement became law . Now , in looking at the budget , you are estimating $ 65 million to be the sav- ings . Can you account for the wide disparity in those figures ? Mr ...
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additional Administration's agency Agent Orange aging veteran American Legion Answer BOB EDGAR budget request Chairman clinical compensation concern CONGRESS THE LIBRARY consolidation construction cost Department of Medicine DHCP Director disability DITZLER dollars EDGAR eligible employees estimate expected medical expense facilities FEBRUARY 21 Federal Fiscal Year 1986 FTEE funding going HAMMERSCHMIDT health care system hearing home loan hospital impact implement income increase JOHN PAUL HAMMERSCHMIDT legislation LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Loan Guaranty means test medical centers Medical District medical expense contribution Medicare million MOLLOHAN non-service-connected veterans nursing home ODM&T operating outpatient patient pension percent personnel private sector projects proposed Question reduction regional office ROY ROWLAND savings service-connected veterans staff statement Thank third party reimbursement tion VA hospital VA's Veterans Administration Veterans Benefits veterans programs Vietnam era veterans Vietnam veterans WALTERS workload
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Page 233 - That all hospital facilities under the control and jurisdiction of the bureau shall be available for every honorably discharged veteran of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Boxer rebellion, or the World War suffering from neuropsychiatric or tubercular ailments and diseases paralysis agitans, encephalitis lethargica or amoebic dysentery, or the loss of sight of both eyes regardless whether such ailments or diseases are due to military service or otherwise, including traveling...
Page 233 - ... available for every honorably discharged veteran of the SpanishAmerican War, the Philippine insurrection, the Boxer rebellion, or the World War suffering from neuropsychiatric or tubercular ailments and diseases, paralysis agitans, encephalitis lethargica, or amoebic dysentery, or the loss of sight of both eyes, regardless whether such ailments or diseases are due to military service or otherwise, including traveling expenses as granted to those receiving compensation and hospitalization under...
Page 109 - April 30, 1985 The President The White House Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: I am pleased to...
Page 233 - Government facilities permit, to furnish hospitalization and necessary traveling expenses incident to hospitalization to veterans of any war, military occupation, or military expedition, including those women who served as Army nurses under contracts between April 21, 1898, and February 2, 1901, not dishonorably discharged, without regard to the nature or origin of their disabilities...
Page 276 - ... transportation) in any Veterans' Administration facility, within the limitations existing in such facilities, irrespective of whether the disability, disease, or defect was due to service. The statement under oath of the applicant on such form as may be prescribed by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall be accepted as sufficient evidence of inability to defray necessary expenses.
Page 274 - ... the statement under oath of the applicant * * * shall be accepted as sufficient evidence of inability to defray necessary expenses." 4. If a veteran-applicant for hospitalization signs the oath of inability to pay contained in VA Form...
Page 15 - I have a number of questions that I would like to ask the Secretary but if the Secretary has not the time I will defer it.
Page 36 - Smith. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First of all...
Page 278 - Legion be fully alerted to the trends in slighting the preference afforded veterans in employment; and be it further Resolved, That the national organization of the American Legion maintain a jealous and watchful eye for any infringement or any intent on the part of persons or groups given to slighting veterans...