United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Human Resources Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1993-11-24 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:HRD-94-6 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HRD-94-6 P0b002ee180396565 f:hd94006 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-HRD-94-6 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HRD-94-6 HRD-94-6 Veterans disability compensation Eligibility criteria Eligibility determinations Disability benefits Military compensation Veterans benefits Comparative analysis Policy evaluation Foreign governments Employee survivors benefits VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Program DOL Homeless Veterans Reintegration Projects Program Job Training Partnership Act Program Australia Canada Finland Germany United Kingdom JTPA Chapter Report HRD The United States offers benefits specifically for disabled veterans and their survivors in more program areas than any of the five other nations GAO studied--Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Major differences exist, however, in the kinds of benefits offered, the eligibility requirements for benefits, and the methods used to compute benefits. Countries without special programs for disabled veterans often help these men and women via programs that serve the general population. In fact, Germany and the United Kingdom run most of their special veterans programs through general social service agencies rather than a separate veterans agency like the United States, Australia, Canada, and Finland have. Countries differ in the extent to which a veteran's disability must be service-connected for the veteran to receive benefits. Most foreign countries require that a disability be closely related to the performance of military duty to qualify for disability benefits; no such link is required in the United States. The upshot is that the United States provides benefits for some disabilities that other countries do not. In a July 1989 report (GAO/HRD-89-60), GAO recommended that Congress consider tightening the U.S. criteria. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HRD-94-6/html/GAOREPORTS-HRD-94-6.htm GAO/HRD-94-6 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HRD-94-6 Chapter Report GAO/HRD-94-6; Disabled Veterans Programs: U.S. Eligibility and Benefit Types Compared With Five Other Countries; Veterans disability compensation Eligibility criteria Eligibility determinations Disability benefits Military compensation Veterans benefits Comparative analysis Policy evaluation Foreign governments Employee survivors benefits VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Program DOL Homeless Veterans Reintegration Projects Program Job Training Partnership Act Program Australia Canada Finland Germany United Kingdom JTPA