Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006
Other Social Insurance Programs and Veterans' Benefits
Veterans' Benefits
Year | Total a | Service-connected | Not service-connected | ||||||||
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All ages |
Under age 65 | Aged 65 or older | |||||||||
Subtotal | Disability rating b | Subtotal | Disability rating b | ||||||||
Less than 70 percent |
70–100 percent |
Less than 70 percent |
70–100 percent |
All ages |
Under age 65 |
Aged 65 or older |
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As of June 30 | |||||||||||
1940 | 610 | 385 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 189 | . . . | . . . |
1945 | 1,144 | 912 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 159 | . . . | . . . |
1950 | 2,368 | 1,990 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 290 | . . . | . . . |
1955 | 2,669 | 2,076 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 531 | . . . | . . . |
1956 | 2,739 | 2,083 | 2,026 | 1,841 | 185 | 57 | 43 | 14 | 597 | 319 | 278 |
As of June 20 | |||||||||||
1957 | 2,797 | 2,074 | 2,004 | 1,825 | 179 | 70 | 53 | 17 | 670 | 304 | 366 |
1958 | 2,850 | 2,064 | 1,980 | 1,807 | 173 | 84 | 65 | 19 | 741 | 279 | 462 |
1959 | 2,934 | 2,053 | 1,952 | 1,781 | 171 | 101 | 78 | 23 | 841 | 257 | 584 |
1960 | 3,009 | 2,027 | 1,908 | 1,746 | 162 | 119 | 93 | 26 | 947 | 219 | 728 |
1961 | 3,107 | 2,000 | 1,868 | 1,711 | 158 | 131 | 104 | 27 | 1,077 | 182 | 895 |
1962 | 3,150 | 1,987 | 1,849 | 1,693 | 156 | 138 | 109 | 29 | 1,138 | 166 | 972 |
1963 | 3,181 | 1,989 | 1,844 | 1,686 | 158 | 145 | 115 | 30 | 1,170 | 165 | 1,005 |
1964 | 3,197 | 1,993 | 1,846 | 1,684 | 162 | 147 | 117 | 30 | 1,186 | 176 | 1,010 |
1965 | 3,217 | 1,992 | 1,846 | 1,679 | 167 | 146 | 117 | 29 | 1,210 | 197 | 1,013 |
1966 | 3,201 | 1,993 | 1,850 | 1,677 | 173 | 143 | 115 | 28 | 1,196 | 221 | 975 |
1967 | 3,182 | 1,999 | 1,858 | 1,683 | 175 | 141 | 114 | 27 | 1,173 | 243 | 930 |
1968 | 3,164 | 2,011 | 1,873 | 1,696 | 177 | 138 | 112 | 26 | 1,145 | 265 | 880 |
1969 | 3,160 | 2,039 | 1,904 | 1,712 | 192 | 135 | 110 | 25 | 1,114 | 286 | 828 |
1970 | 3,181 | 2,091 | 1,950 | 1,754 | 196 | 141 | 116 | 25 | 1,086 | 310 | 776 |
1971 | 3,222 | 2,146 | 1,995 | 1,780 | 215 | 151 | 128 | 23 | 1,073 | 335 | 738 |
1972 | 3,269 | 2,183 | 2,022 | 1,804 | 218 | 161 | 135 | 26 | 1,086 | 381 | 705 |
1973 | 3,257 | 2,204 | 2,028 | 1,806 | 222 | 176 | 150 | 26 | 1,053 | 402 | 651 |
1974 | 3,241 | 2,211 | 2,018 | 1,796 | 222 | 193 | 165 | 28 | 1,030 | 410 | 620 |
1975 | 3,227 | 2,220 | 2,006 | 1,784 | 222 | 214 | 185 | 29 | 1,006 | 430 | 576 |
1976 | 3,236 | 2,232 | 1,996 | 1,767 | 229 | 236 | 209 | 27 | 1,003 | 456 | 547 |
As of September 30 | |||||||||||
1977 | 3,280 | 2,248 | 1,989 | 1,759 | 230 | 258 | 226 | 32 | 1,032 | 505 | 527 |
1978 | 3,284 | 2,259 | 1,971 | 1,741 | 230 | 288 | 254 | 34 | 1,025 | 516 | 509 |
1979 | 3,241 | 2,267 | 1,944 | 1,717 | 227 | 323 | 285 | 38 | 974 | 500 | 474 |
1980 | 3,196 | 2,274 | 1,912 | 1,689 | 223 | 362 | 320 | 42 | 922 | 467 | 455 |
1981 | 3,154 | 2,279 | 1,873 | 1,656 | 217 | 406 | 359 | 47 | 875 | 438 | 437 |
1982 | 3,096 | 2,274 | 1,818 | 1,606 | 210 | 456 | 404 | 52 | 824 | 406 | 418 |
1983 | 3,044 | 2,263 | 1,744 | 1,544 | 200 | 519 | 461 | 58 | 781 | 373 | 408 |
1984 | 2,980 | 2,251 | 1,666 | 1,476 | 190 | 585 | 520 | 65 | 729 | 339 | 390 |
1985 | 2,931 | 2,240 | 1,589 | 1,408 | 181 | 651 | 579 | 72 | 690 | 306 | 384 |
1986 | 2,883 | 2,225 | 1,505 | 1,335 | 169 | 720 | 641 | 79 | 658 | 274 | 384 |
1987 | 2,844 | 2,212 | 1,428 | 1,268 | 160 | 784 | 698 | 86 | 631 | 244 | 387 |
1988 | 2,804 | 2,199 | 1,361 | 1,209 | 153 | 838 | 746 | 92 | 606 | 219 | 387 |
1989 | 2,776 | 2,192 | 1,302 | 1,156 | 146 | 890 | 792 | 98 | 584 | 196 | 388 |
1990 | 2,746 | 2,184 | 1,253 | 1,113 | 140 | 931 | 828 | 102 | 562 | 175 | 387 |
1991 | 2,709 | 2,179 | 1,238 | 1,098 | 140 | 941 | 838 | 103 | 530 | 156 | 375 |
1992 | 2,674 | 2,181 | 1,245 | 1,104 | 141 | 936 | 833 | 103 | 493 | 138 | 354 |
1993 | 2,660 | 2,198 | 1,265 | 1,122 | 143 | 932 | 828 | 104 | 462 | 128 | 335 |
1994 | 2,659 | 2,218 | 1,290 | 1,144 | 146 | 928 | 824 | 104 | 441 | 122 | 319 |
1995 | 2,669 | 2,236 | 1,310 | 1,158 | 152 | 926 | 819 | 107 | 433 | 120 | 313 |
1996 | 2,671 | 2,253 | 1,330 | 1,171 | 158 | 923 | 814 | 109 | 418 | 116 | 302 |
1997 | 2,667 | 2,263 | 1,346 | 1,178 | 168 | 917 | 805 | 112 | 404 | 112 | 292 |
1998 | 2,668 | 2,277 | 1,372 | 1,191 | 180 | 905 | 790 | 115 | 391 | 110 | 281 |
1999 | 2,673 | 2,294 | 1,404 | 1,209 | 195 | 890 | 771 | 119 | 379 | 113 | 266 |
2000 | 2,672 | 2,308 | 1,435 | 1,224 | 211 | 874 | 751 | 123 | 364 | 115 | 249 |
2001 | 2,669 | 2,321 | 1,464 | 1,238 | 226 | 857 | 731 | 126 | 348 | 116 | 232 |
2002 | 2,745 | 2,398 | 1,546 | 1,288 | 258 | 852 | 716 | 136 | 347 | 125 | 222 |
2003 | 2,832 | 2,485 | 1,634 | 1,335 | 299 | 852 | 703 | 148 | 347 | 136 | 210 |
2004 | 2,899 | 2,556 | 1,708 | 1,373 | 335 | 848 | 690 | 158 | 343 | 146 | 197 |
2005 | 2,973 | 2,637 | 1,792 | 1,421 | 371 | 845 | 677 | 168 | 336 | 151 | 185 |
2006 | 3,056 | 2,726 | 1,875 | 1,474 | 401 | 851 | 674 | 177 | 330 | 154 | 176 |
SOURCE: Department of Veterans Affairs, published and unpublished data. | |||||||||||
NOTE: . . . = not applicable. | |||||||||||
a. Persons receiving payments under special acts and as retired emergency and reserve officers are included in the total but not in the distribution. (Totals may not add up because of rounding.) | |||||||||||
b. Disability rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs according to average impairment of earning capacity, graduated in intervals from 10 percent to 100 percent. | |||||||||||
CONTACT: Mike Wells (202) 273-5106. |