(a) During fiscal year 1995-96, 5,030 veterans who had been receiving war disability pensions died.
(b) The approximate amount of disability pension benefits, including prisoner of war compensation, paid to this group was $17,750,000.
(c) 3,430 of these veterans left spouses or survivors.
(d) The approximate amount of survivors' benefits paid to this group during the portion of fiscal year 1995-96 that survivor benefits were payable was $11,594,000, based on medical disabilities and prisoner of war compensation.
(e) 2,394 of these veterans who died during fiscal year 1995-96 were in receipt of benefits under the veterans independence program, VIP.
(f) These veterans were paid approximately $4,988,000 in VIP benefits.