Veterans' affairs

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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, Department of Veterans Services, or the like, which oversees issues relating to veterans' affairs. These departments provide a variety of services for veterans.^[1]

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

In a survey of benefits and services offered to Veterans in four English-speaking countries, Veterans Affairs Canada noted that "[w]hile each country's suite of programs is very different, there is general consistency in the services and benefits available to support a Veteran's re-establishment".^[1]

Departments for Veteran Affairs in country or state jurisdictions include:

• United States Department of Veterans Affairs (departments of this type in individual US 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 Services
  • West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance
  • Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
• Department of Veterans' Affairs, Australia
• 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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