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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additional Administration's agency Agent Orange aging veteran American Legion AMVETS Answer BOB EDGAR budget request Chairman clinical compensation concern Congress 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 Loan Guaranty means test medical centers Medical District medical expense contribution Medicare million MOLLOHAN non-service-connected 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 Affairs Veterans Benefits veterans programs Vietnam era veterans Vietnam veterans WALTERS workload
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Page 274 - ... 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 272 - ... 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 120 - Enactment of these initiatives will have no impact on the veterans' ability to obtain guaranteed home loans from private lenders with no down payment. General Qpgxa_tlP3 Expenses The budget request for General Operating Expenses (GOE) is $771.3 million and 17,494 average employment for the operations of the Department of Veterans Benefits, the Department of Memorial Affairs, and the various staff functions of our Central Office.
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 245 - The Administration has again proposed legislation relative to third party reimbursement for cost of medical care and treatment to veterans with nonservice-connected disabilities. This proposal would provide resources for the VA General Counsel to recover or collect the costs of such care from health insurance carriers. This plan, if enacted into law, would be a significant departure from the present, almost universally followed practice of health insurance...
Page 6 - I would like to point out to the members of the committee that...