By the Numbers - Apr. 3, 2017
43%
The percentage of Veterans who are enrolled in Veterans Health Administration programs as of FY 2016, according to a recent Congressional Research Service report -- Long-Term Care Services for Veterans.
Although the overall number of veterans in the United States has declined since FY2000 , the number of veterans enrolled in the VHA has increased significantly in that same time period. In FY 2000, just over 4.9 million veterans were enrolled in the VHA; by FY 2016, that number was estimated to have increased 86%, to 9.1 million enrollees. This increase is due, in part, to the growing number of veterans with service-connected disabilities, as well as more liberal enrollment policies. Among veterans with a service-connected disability, the proportion who have a disability rated as 70% or more service-connected (and therefore eligible for VA-paid nursing home care) has also increased.
43%
The percentage of Veterans who are enrolled in Veterans Health Administration programs as of FY 2016, according to a recent Congressional Research Service report -- Long-Term Care Services for Veterans.
Although the overall number of veterans in the United States has declined since FY2000 , the number of veterans enrolled in the VHA has increased significantly in that same time period. In FY 2000, just over 4.9 million veterans were enrolled in the VHA; by FY 2016, that number was estimated to have increased 86%, to 9.1 million enrollees. This increase is due, in part, to the growing number of veterans with service-connected disabilities, as well as more liberal enrollment policies. Among veterans with a service-connected disability, the proportion who have a disability rated as 70% or more service-connected (and therefore eligible for VA-paid nursing home care) has also increased.