Veteran disability payments to increase as number of veterans decreases
                   
news-medical.net     May 13, 2008            

The U.S. will spend an estimated $59 billion or more annually in 2033 to compensate disabled veterans, compared with $29 billion annually currently, according to internal Department of Veterans Affairs documents obtained by the Associated Press, the AP/Kansas City Star reports. [read full story]                    


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