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Press enter on the item you wish to view. This will take you to the page listed. Review tables for expenditure information. Demographic Characteristics of Veterans Who Separated in and The Demographic Characteristics data table provides a brief demographic profile of Veterans who separated from the military at two points in time: and Since Sept.
Today, there are around 1. As of the end of , there were approximately 18 million veterans in the United States, or 7. More than 5 million veterans have at least one disability, 1. At the end of , an estimated 37, veterans were homeless. Close to 4 million or November - A CNN investigation shows that veterans are dying because of long waits and delayed care at US veterans hospitals. January 30, - CNN reports that at least 19 veterans have died because of delays in simple medical screenings like colonoscopies or endoscopies, at various VA hospitals or clinics.
This is according to an internal document from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, obtained exclusively by CNN, that deals with patients diagnosed with cancer in and April - Retired VA physician Dr. Sam Foote tells CNN that the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care system maintained a secret list of patient appointments, designed to hide the fact that patients were waiting months to be seen. At least 40 patients died while waiting for appointments, according to Foote, though it is not clear they were all on secret lists.
May 9, - The scheduling scandal widens as a Cheyenne, Wyoming, VA employee is placed on administrative leave after an email surfaces in which the employee discusses "gaming the system a bit" to manipulate waiting times. The suspension comes a day after a scheduling clerk in San Antonio admitted to "cooking the books" to shorten apparent waiting times. Three days later, two employees in Durham, North Carolina, are placed on leave over similar allegations.
May 20, - The VA's Office of the Inspector General announces it is investigating 26 agency facilities for allegations of doctored waiting times. May 28, - A preliminary report by the VA's inspector general indicates at least 1, veterans waiting to see a doctor were never scheduled for an appointment and were never placed on a wait list at the Veterans Affairs medical center in Phoenix.
June 9, - The Department of Veterans Affairs releases the results of an internal audit of hundreds of Veterans Affairs facilities. It reveals that 63, veterans enrolled in the VA health care system in the past 10 years have yet to be seen for an appointment. The report also slams the VA's medical review agency, the Office of the Medical Inspector OMI , for its refusal to admit that lapses in care have affected veterans' health.
June 24, - A report issued by Sen. Tom Coburn's office finds that more than 1, veterans may have died in the last decade because of malpractice or lack of care from VA medical centers. June 24, - Pauline DeWenter, a scheduling clerk at the Phoenix VA, tells CNN that records of dead veterans were changed or physically altered, some even in recent weeks, to hide how many people died while waiting for care at the Phoenix VA hospital.
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