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Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services (Master Record)

Specific information related to a veteran’s account with a VA program, which is used to support the delivery of services to the veteran and management of the overall program. Information will include: name (identity) of the veteran (to link to personal data); contact address (for the purpose of contacting the veteran for Chapter 31 related benefits); case/account number; name (identity) of beneficiary; veteran contact history; eligibility determination information; and benefit information.

Budget proposals and other forms of requests for funding that VA sends to Congress and other funding approval bodies.

Standard and ad-hoc reports about VA operations that are prepared and submitted to external organizations and oversight groups.

Formal requests for reconsideration of eligibility for benefits and services administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Enterprise financial and monetary output products intended for program beneficiaries, service partners, and other entities outside the VA organization.

Information relating to the applicant’s entitlement. This information includes the number of months of original entitlement and the number of months of remaining entitlement.

 Demographic and personal information provided by veterans and other program beneficiaries that are part of VA’s information resource.

Laws and Executive Orders that either define or limit the scope of VA activities, products and services.

 Information about a military person provided by the Department of Defense that are part of VA’s information resource.

Government circulars and other official guidance from external organizations that affect VA’s operations.

Information about programs administered or implemented by VA .

Feedback from the general public regarding the operations of the VA or ideas about any of the products and services that VA provides.

 Information contained in requests for VA action coming from sources external to VA .

 Monetary resource products from external sources for use in funding VA programs.

This function includes activities associated with account maintenance and payment of supplemental claims.

This function includes activities associated with claimant appeals. Claimants have the right to appeal VA's decisions.

The function performed by Compensation Service as it provides program and claim information to program participants and others seeking information about the compensation program. 

This function focuses on the receipt, evaluation, and first payment for all original claims.

Title 38 requires VA to inform veterans, service personnel, reservist, dependents, and other eligible persons about all VA benefits he/she may be eligible to receive.  The Outreach program is designed to provide this information, as well as any changes to this information, through many different mediums.  These include briefings to service personnel before and upon separation, mail outs, web sites, etc.

Program integrity is primarily the detection and prevention of fraud by claimants and staff in claims processing.  There is a responsibility for reviewing internal controls to ensure accountability against fraud.

Planning, leading, organizing, and monitoring various compensation benefit programs.

An executive department of the U.S. Government consisting of the Secretary of Defense and his office, the War Council, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Staff and joint agencies, as well as the Departments of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.  It is headed by the Secretary of Defense.

Qualifying dependents for VA benefit purposes who may be a veteran’s spouse or child (natural child, adopted child, or stepchild).  A veteran’s mother or father may also be considered a dependent generally if there is financial need and he or she is otherwise entitled.

A category of VA stakeholders. Stakeholders falling under this category possess the authority to create and enforce major government policies and regulations that affect the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Discharged military persons and members of their families who, for various reasons, are not entitled to certain VA benefits and services at a particular point in time.

A category of VA stakeholders. This group of stakeholders is composed of people who are directly served by the VA.

A category of V A stakeholders. Stakeholders falling under this category possess the power to elect people who hold public offices, the ability to pay government taxes, and assist government in other ways.

Surviving spouse and children of a deceased veteran.

A person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.

The VBA is one of the three Administrations under the VA. VBA provides benefits and services to the veteran population through 58 VA regional offices.  Some of the benefits and services provided by VBA to veterans and their dependents include compensation and pension, education, loan guaranty, and insurance.

This function includes activities associated with account maintenance and payment of supplemental claims.

This function includes activities associated with claimant appeals. Claimants have the right to appeal VA's decisions.

The function performed by Compensation Service as it provides program and claim information to program participants and others seeking information about the compensation program. 

This function focuses on the receipt, evaluation, and first payment for all original claims.

Title 38 requires VA to inform veterans, service personnel, reservist, dependents, and other eligible persons about all VA benefits he/she may be eligible to receive.  The Outreach program is designed to provide this information, as well as any changes to this information, through many different mediums.  These include briefings to service personnel before and upon separation, mail outs, web sites, etc.

Program integrity is primarily the detection and prevention of fraud by claimants and staff in claims processing.  There is a responsibility for reviewing internal controls to ensure accountability against fraud.

Planning, leading, organizing, and monitoring various compensation benefit programs.