Consequences of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

As of January 5, 2011

593,634: U.S. Veteran Patients Treated at VA

537,550: U.S. Veteran Disability Claims Filed Against VA

Chart #1, U.S. Troops Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan War Zones [1]

Deployed to War Zones Service Members Still in Military Percent in Military Veterans Now Eligible for VA Percent Veterans 2,158,015 973,766 45% 1,311,124 61%

Chart #2, Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran Patients Treated by VA [2] [3]

Category Number of Veterans Percent Veteran Patients 593,634 45% of Veterans Mental Health Patients 294,536 50% of Patients PTSD Patients 171,423 29% of Patients

Chart #3, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans’ Claims Against VA [4]

Category Number of Veterans Percent Disability Claims Filed 537,550 41% of Veterans Claims Pending 88,374 16% of Claims Filed Approved PTSD Claim 84,005 49% of PTSD Patients

Prepared by Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) using documents obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). If you use this information, then please cite VCS and our use of FOIA.

[1] VA, “VA Benefits Activity: Veterans Deployed to the Global War on Terror,” Through Jun. 2010,” Oct. 2010.

2 VA, “Analysis of VA Health Care Utilization Among US Global War on Terrorism Veterans, 3rd Quarter, Fiscal Year 2010,” Oct. 2010.

3 VA, “VA Facility Specific OIF/OEF Veterans Coded with Potential PTSD Through 4th Quarter FY 2010,” Oct. 2010.

4 VA, “VA Benefits Activity: Veterans Deployed to the Global War on Terror, Through Jun. 2010,” Aug. 6, 2010.

Prepared by Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) using documents obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). If you use this information, then please cite VCS and our use of FOIA.

[1] VA, “VA Benefits Activity: Veterans Deployed to the Global War on Terror,” Through Jun. 2010,” Oct. 2010.

[2] VA, “Analysis of VA Health Care Utilization Among US Global War on Terrorism Veterans, 3rd Quarter, Fiscal Year 2010,” Oct. 2010.

[3] VA, “VA Facility Specific OIF/OEF Veterans Coded with Potential PTSD Through 4th Quarter FY 2010,” Oct. 2010.

[4] VA, “VA Benefits Activity: Veterans Deployed to the Global War on Terror, Through Jun. 2010,” Aug. 6, 2010.