Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs is an area of public policy concerned with relations between a government and its communities of military veterans. Some jurisdictions have a designated government agency or department, a Department of Veterans' Affairs, Ministry of Veterans' Affairs, or the like, which oversees issues relating to the Veterans Affairs. These departments provide a variety of services for veterans. The particular services provided can vary by jurisdiction, but can include things such as:
- Resolving issues regarding compensation due following service
- Provision of military pensions
- Assistance with housing
- Assistance obtaining post-service employment
- Provision of treatment for service-related injuries
- Arranging for burial in cemeteries designated for veterans
Examples include of jurisdictions with departments dedicated to these purposes include:
- Department of Veterans' Affairs, Australia
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs, (note that departments of this type in individual states are independent of the federal entity)
- Arizona Department of Veterans' Services
- Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
- Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs
- Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs
- Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
- New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
- Ohio Department of Veterans Services
- Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs
- Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs
- Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs
- West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance
- Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
- Veterans Affairs Canada, Canada
- Veterans Affairs Council of Taiwan
- Ministry of Veterans Affairs, China
- Ministry of Croatian Veterans, Croatia
- Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, South Korea
- Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs (South Sudan)
- Service Personnel and Veterans Agency, United Kingdom
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