Veterans Affairs committee  There are between 22 million and 23 million.

Veterans Affairs committee  What I was referring to earlier were the benefits that are potentially available to the family or person bearing last expenses for a deceased veteran. It sounds as if you're referring to what may be provided by the National Cemetery Administration. Is that correct? Do you mean ac

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm by no means an expert on matters that involve the National Cemetery Administration, which is the third arm of the VA. To the best of my knowledge, a veteran need only have honourable service to qualify for burial in a national cemetery, provided there is space available. I'm

Veterans Affairs committee  I think we would all have a slightly different answer depending on the benefit program we're administering. For the compensation and pension business lines, I would say the focus is on providing higher-quality service and faster benefit delivery.

Veterans Affairs committee  The initial appeal process is within the VA. There is an internal appeal process. If the veteran is not satisfied with the outcome of that internal process, he or she can appeal to an independent part of the VA , to the Board of Veterans' Appeals. If the veteran is still not sati