How can a shut down affect veterans’ pensions?

According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, claims processing and payments in the compensation, pension, education, and vocational rehabilitation programs are anticipated to continue through late October. However, in the event of a prolonged shutdown, claims processing and payments in these programs would be suspended when available funding is exhausted. The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is attempting to confirm this with the Administration.

How can a shut down affect survivor benefits?

Survivor benefits are similar to disability/pension benefits paid to veterans. Thus, according the VA’s assessment, survivors currently in receipt of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation or Survivors’ Pension will continue to receive those payments until funding runs out in late October. The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is attempting to confirm this with the Administration.

How can a shut down affect veterans’ educational assistance?

 According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, claims processing and payments in the compensation, pension, education, and vocational rehabilitation programs are anticipated to continue through late October. However, in the event of a prolonged shutdown, claims processing and payments in these programs would be suspended when available funding is exhausted. The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is attempting to confirm this with the Administration.

How can a shut down affect veterans disability compensation and claims processing?

  According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, claims processing and payments in the compensation, pension, education, and vocational rehabilitation programs are anticipated to continue through late October. However, in the event of a prolonged shutdown, claims processing and payments in these programs would be suspended when available funding is exhausted. The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is attempting to confirm this with the Administration.

How can a shut down affect veterans Health services through VA hospitals?

 VA received a full year appropriation to operate its health care system for all of FY 2014. Therefore, veterans’ medical care would not be affected. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, in the event of a shutdown, all VA medical facilities and clinics would remain fully operational, including, inpatient care, outpatient care, prescriptions, surgeries, dental treatment, extended care, mental health care, nursing home care, special health care services for women veterans and vet centers.

What happens to VA hospitals and clinics? Do they still operate and could veterans receive treatment, including pharmacological?

 According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, in the event of a shutdown, all VA medical facilities and clinics would remain fully operational, including, inpatient care, outpatient care, prescriptions, surgeries, dental treatment, extended care, mental health care, nursing home care, special health care services for women veterans and vet centers.