Veterans and Retirees Is the Government Keeping Its Promise Research Paper

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Veterans & Retirees; Is Government Keeping its Promise

This study aimed at exploring the experiences and perceptions of Veterans belonging to Lousiana and Mississippi about three variables; the accessibility of organization; the accessibility of benefits and availability and adequacy of the facilities being provided by government through VA. The respondents were also asked to suggest whether there is a need for improvement and what should VA do to provide benefits and facilities to the Veterans in a better ways.

For this purpose the researcher conducted an online survey targeting 100 Veterans from Mississippi and another 100 from Louisiana. The researcher also conducted an extensive review of the literature focusing on the problems of Veterans as well Government policies and VA structure and healthcare facilities.

Although majority of the Veterans did not give negative response but a great number of responses show that there are problems to access benefits and organization through which veterans can apply for benefits. Veterans perceive that VA is not spending money provided by government in the most efficient manner. The Veterans from Mississippi and Louisiana also suggested that VA should build more VA Medical Centers and also create awareness about the benefits the Government has announced as a great number of Veterans are not aware about these benefits. Veterans also face difficulties in finding organization through which they can apply for the benefits.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary 2

Chapter-1 Problem Statement 7

Introduction 7

Problem Statement 9

Purpose of the Study 11

Research Questions 11

Research Objectives 12

Operationalization of Variables 12

Study Significance 13

Limitations 15

Chapter-II Literature Review 16

Theoretical Framework 16

Impression Management 18

Patient Expectations 20

Service Quality 22

History of Government Benefits for Veterans 23

History of the Veterans Administration 24

Characteristics of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 26

Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 27

History and Structure of the VA Service Line 28

Past United States Veterans' Benefits 30

Treating Veterans with Care 31

Veterans Health Administration 32

Common Problems Facing Veterans 33

Veterans Health Problems 36

PTSD: History and Definition 37

Trauma and PTSD Defined 37

Symptom logy 40

Homelessness 41

Risk Factors 42

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 46

Depression 47

Drug Abuse 47

Traumatic Brain Injury 48

Housing Problems 48

Veterans and Education 49

Veterans and Unemployment 50

Chapter-III Research Methodology 54

Introduction 54

Research Design 54

Grounded Theory Research 54

Sample 55

Instrument Development 55

Sampling Design 58

Data Collection 60

Data Analysis 60

Chapter-IV Findings 61

Description of the Sample 61

Survey Question-1 what is your Gender? 61

Survey Question-2 What category best describes your current age? 63

Survey Question-3 What is your discharge status? 64

Survey Question-4 What was your Pay Grade/Rank upon discharge? 65

Survey Question-5 What was your branch of Service in the Armed Forces? 66

Survey Question-6 What was your branch of Service in the Armed Forces? 67

Survey Question-7 Is the Veterans Administration doing everything possible to ensure that your needs are met and benefits available? 68

Survey Question-9 Can the U.S. Government improve on both the medical and educational benefits? 70

Survey Question-10 Can the U.

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S. Government improve on both the medical and educational benefits? 71

Survey Question-11 How easy is it to access the service organizations in your state to help you apply for your benefits? 72

Survey Question-12 Can the Veterans Administration do more to help you receive all your entitled military benefits? 73

Summary 74

Availability 74

Accessibility of the Benefits 75

Adequacy 76

Chapter-V Conclusion 77

Purpose of the Study 78

Summary of the Survey Results 78

Conclusion 79

Recommendations 81.....

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