AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
FY 2020 Total Number of Veterans, Veteran VA Users, and Veteran VA Healthcare Users by Ethnicity

Note: "Total Number of Veterans" represents FY 2020 projected Veteran counts from VA's Veteran Population Projection Model 2018 (VetPop18). These projections are made with the assumption that Veterans are not missing information (e.g. ethnicity, etc.).
Note: "Veteran VA Users" and "Veteran VA Healthcare Users" represent historical Veteran counts from VA's United States Veterans Eligibility Trends and Statistics 2020 (USVETS 2020).
Note: "Veteran VA Users" includes Veteran users of VA healthcare or any other VA benefit or service.

Sources: USVETS 2020 and VetPop18
VIERS Electronic Form Submission Service (EFSS)

<p>The D2D EFSS (Inc 1 and 2) provides a common access point to standardize, centralize, and integrate the universal collection of Benefit Claim Forms and supporting evidence data to produce a streamlined paperless Veteran/Service member centric claims process. Allow VSOs to submit claims and documents digitially to the VA system, enable the claim to be automatically established, automatically upload the associated dcument and evidence to the Veterans eFolder or document storage repository, notifying the correct Station of Jurisdiction(SOJ) that a claim folder or eFolder is available to be worked, and notify the VSO of successful submissions and errors experienced, if applicble during submittal. This service provides claims profile data functionality.D2D. Electronic Post Office (formerly D2D Service) MSTI SR 52. Enables exteranal systems to submit (through VLER) structured official VA Forms with/without attachment documents and orchestrates temporary storage, virus checking and message durability. When complete, submits form to appropriate Form Submission Service for orchestration This service is not nationally published as of June 2014</p>
USA SPENDING C&P BURIAL B101 VETERANS CEMETARY GRANTS PROGRAM OCT2018

<p>VBA BENEFIT PROGRAM to assist States and federally recognized tribal governments in the establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans' cemeteries. Monetary assistance is provided under this program to establish, expand, and improve State or Tribal government veterans’ cemeteries. Cemeteries must be State or Tribal Government owned and operated solely for the interment of eligible veterans and their dependents and/or spouses. Construction cost means the amount found necessary to convert a tract of land to an operational cemetery. The cemetery must be used solely for the interment of veterans, their wives, husbands, surviving spouses, minor children, and unmarried adult children who were physically or mentally disabled and incapable of self-support: section 38 CFR Part 38.620.</p>
CP&E Claim Adapters Service

<p>Web service proxy/wrapper for CP&amp;E capabilities/data. This interface will retrieve a Bill of Collection record from CP&amp;E and enable a CRM user to view the Bill information. Back office CRM users (primarily DCU Unit) require the ability to review Bills to respond to customer inquiries about Bills and Offsets. The interface will be triggered when a user attempts to query for a Bill using the Bill # (K#).</p>
Foreign Medical Program (FMP)

<p>The Foreign Medical Program (FMP) is a health care benefits program designed for US Veterans with Veterans Affairs-rated service-connected conditions that are residing or traveling abroad (Canada and Philippines excluded). Under FMP, VA assumes payment responsibility for certain necessary medical services associated with the treatment of these service-connected conditions. The FMP database stores necessary information about Veterans eligible for foreign payment or reimbursement. Included is information about the services used and expenses incurred. FMP shares files with CHAMPVA (Civilian Health and Medical Program of VA) Eligibility &amp; Payment Functions (CVA), and resides on the same server at the Health Administration Center (HAC) at Denver, Colorado. The HAC is a division of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Chief Business Office.</p>
National Veteran Health Equity Report - FY13

<p>The National Veteran Health Equity Report details patterns and provides comparative rates of health conditions for vulnerable Veteran groups. Specifically, this report is designed to provide basic comparative information on the sociodemographics, utilization patterns and rates of diagnosed health conditions among the groups over which the VHA Office of Health Equity (OHE) has responsibility with respect to monitoring, evaluating and acting on identified disparities in access, use, care, quality and outcomes. The report allows the VA, Veterans, and stakeholders to monitor the care vulnerable Veterans receive and set goals for improving their care.</p>
FY 2025 Disability Compensation Recipients by County

This report provides county-level estimates of the number of Veterans receiving VA Disability Compensation benefits as of 9/30/2025. It includes the Veterans’ total service-connected disability (SCD) rating, age group, and sex. Blank values represent small cell counts that have been suppressed to protect the identity of Veterans as well as some cell counts that have been suppressed in order to prevent the determination of the values of the aforementioned small cell counts. Some categories may not sum to the total due to missing information (e.g., age, sex, etc.). Data is current as of 9/30/2025.

The availability of sex and age data is limited as some records have no sex or birthdate available. In the table, there are 878 Veterans whose sex is not available and 28 Veterans whose age is not available.

The number of Veterans who were disability compensation recipients during FY 2025 but were no longer disability compensation recipients at the end of FY 2025 is 149,077. These Veterans are not included in the table.

Sources: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Information and Technology, USVETS25 data, Veterans Benefits Administration VETSNET FY 2025 compensation data, and Melissa Data (September 2025) geography data.

Prepared by National Center for Veterans Analysis & Statistics, www.va.gov/vetdata.
FY 2024 Disability Compensation Recipients by County

This report provides county-level estimates of the number of Veterans receiving VA Disability Compensation benefits at the close of fiscal year 2024. It includes the Veterans’ total service-connected disability (SCD) rating, age group, and sex. Blank values represent small cell counts that have been suppressed to protect the identity of Veterans as well as some cell counts that have been suppressed in order to prevent the determination of the values of the aforementioned small cell counts. Some categories may not sum to the total due to missing information (e.g., age, sex, etc.).

The availability of sex and age data is limited as some records have no sex or birthdate available. In the table, there are 709 Veterans whose sex is not available and 25 Veterans whose age is not available.

The number of Veterans who were disability compensation recipients during FY 2024 but were no longer disability compensation recipients at the end of FY 2024 is 142,756. These Veterans are not included in the table.

Source: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Enterprise Integration, USVETS24 data and Veterans Benefits Administration VETSNET FY 2024 compensation data.

Prepared by National Center for Veterans Analysis & Statistics, www.va.gov/vetdata.
VetPop2023 Urban Rural by Period of Service FY2023-2025

The Department of Veterans Affairs provides official estimates and projections of the Veteran population using the Veteran Population Projection Model (VetPop). Based on the latest model VetPop2023 and the most recent national survey estimates from the 2023 American Community Survey 1-Year (ACS) data, the projected number of Veterans living in the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico for fiscal years, 2023 to 2025, are allocated to Urban and Rural areas. As defined by the Census Bureau, Rural encompasses all population, housing, and territory not included within an Urban area (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/geo-areas/urban-rural.html).

This tables contains the Veteran estimates by urban/rural and period of service.

Note: rounding to the nearest 1,000 is always appropriate for VetPop estimates.
USA SPENDING C&P B105 SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE DEC2018

<p>VBA BENEFIT PROGRAM to provide educational opportunities to the dependents of certain disabled and deceased veterans. Spouses, surviving spouses, and children (including stepchild or adopted child) between age 18 and 26 of veterans who died from service-connected disabilities, of living veterans whose service-connected disabilities are considered permanently and totally disabling, of those who died from any cause while such service-connected disabilities were in existence, of servicepersons who have been listed for a total of more than 90 days as currently missing in action, or as currently prisoners of war, a service member who VA determines has a service connected permanent and total disability and at the time of VA's determination is a member of the Armed Forces who is hospitalized or receiving outpatient medical care, services, or treatment; and is likely to be discharged or released from service for this service-connected disability. Children under the age of 18 may be eligible under special circumstances.</p>
USA SPENDING LGY B114 VETERANS HOUSING DIRECT LOANS FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS DEC2018

<p>VBA HOUSING BENEFITS PROGRAM to provide veterans who are eligible for a Specially Adapted Housing grant with loan directly from the VA in certain circumstances. Permanently and totally disabled Veterans who served on active duty on or after September 16, 1940 and are eligible for a Specially Adapted Housing grant. VA may make loans up to $33,000 to eligible applicants if (a) the veteran is eligible for a VA Specially Adapted Housing grant, and (b) a loan is necessary to supplement the grant, and (c) home loans from a private lender are not available in the area where the property involved is located.</p>
VetPop2023 National Estimates 2000 to 2023

The Department of Veterans Affairs provides official estimates and projections of the Veteran population using the Veteran Population Projection Model (VetPop). Based on the available information through September 30, 2023, the latest model VetPop2023 estimated the Veteran population for the period from 2000 to 2023. The “Number of Estimated Veterans by Sex and Age Group, 9/30/2000 to 9/30/2023” data table shows the number of living Veterans at the end of each fiscal year from 2000 to 2023.
USA SPENDING EDUCATION CH32 B120 POST-VIETNAM ERA VETERANS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE MAY2019

<p>VBA EDUCATION BENEFITS PROGRAM to provide educational assistance to persons entering the Armed Forces after December 31, 1976, and before July 1, 1985; to assist persons in obtaining an education they might otherwise not be able to afford; and to promote and assist the all volunteer military program of the United States by attracting qualified persons to serve in the Armed Forces. The participant must have entered on active duty on or after January 1, 1977, and before July 1, 1985, and either served on active duty for more than 180 continuous days receiving an other than dishonorable discharge, or have been discharged after January, 1, 1977 because of a service-connected disability. Also eligible are participants who serve for more than 180 days and who continue on active duty and have completed their first period of obligated service (or 6 years of active duty, whichever comes first). Participants must also have satisfactorily contributed to the program. (Satisfactory contribution consists of monthly deduction of $25 to $100 from military pay, up to a maximum of $2,700, for deposit in a special training fund.) Participants may make lump-sum contributions. No individuals on active duty in the Armed Forces may initially begin contributing to this program after March 31, 1987.</p>
VA Pharmacy Benefits Management Services

<p>The VA Pharmacy Benefits Management Services offer a broad range of services and are committed to provide and deliver Veterans personalized, proactive, patient-driven health care.  Our Mission:  To improve the health status of Veterans by encouraging the appropriate use of medications in a comprehensive medical care setting.  Our Goal:  To provide Veterans with reliable, evidence-based medication information in an efficient manner so you along with your health care team can make informed decisions about your medications and improve your overall health.</p>
Performance and Operational Web-Enabled Reports (POWER)

<p>The Performance and Operational Web-Enabled Reports (POWER) system is a state-of-the-art data warehouse containing data on Veterans Health Administration (VHA) performance metrics that are obtained daily from the individual Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) systems.The POWER system was developed to measure the key performance indicators across VHA facilities and is helping to improve VHA's Medical Care Collections Fund (MCCF) revenue operational performance by providing accurate, reliable, and up-to-date performance measure information. POWER leverages a data warehouse to maintain data used in VHA performance measure calculations. The site provides Web-based analytical reporting capabilities, allowing users to view data by dimensions, such as, National, Consolidated Patient Account Center (CPAC), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), or Station locations and by month. The data can also be displayed in tables, graphs and spreadsheets. It should be noted that POWER is not an accounting system; rather, it is a strategic and operational performance reporting system.The POWER system supports VHA's efforts to improve its revenue business operations by providing accurate and reliable performance information on the following metrics: Collections, Gross Days Revenue Outstanding (GDRO), Percentage of Accounts Receivable (AR) Greater than 90 Days, Days to Bill, Total Billings, Percentage of Collections to Billings, and Cost to Collect. POWER is VHA's revenue performance metric dashboard monitoring system that tracks MCCF performance by National, CPAC, VISN and Station.</p>
USA SPENDING EDUCATION CH30 B124 POST-VIETNAM ERA VETERANS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE NOV2018

<p>VBA EDUCATION PROGRAM to provide educational assistance to persons entering the Armed Forces after December 31, 1976, and before July 1, 1985; to assist persons in obtaining an education they might otherwise not be able to afford; and to promote and assist the all volunteer military program of the United States by attracting qualified persons to serve in the Armed Forces. The participant must have entered on active duty on or after January 1, 1977, and before July 1, 1985, and either served on active duty for more than 180 continuous days receiving an other than dishonorable discharge, or have been discharged after January, 1, 1977 because of a service-connected disability. Also eligible are participants who serve for more than 180 days and who continue on active duty and have completed their first period of obligated service (or 6 years of active duty, whichever comes first). Participants must also have satisfactorily contributed to the program. (Satisfactory contribution consists of monthly deduction of $25 to $100 from military pay, up to a maximum of $2,700, for deposit in a special training fund.) Participants may make lump-sum contributions. No individuals on active duty in the Armed Forces may initially begin contributing to this program after March 31, 1987.</p>
VA Personal Health Record Sample Data

<p>My HealtheVet (<a href="http://www.myhealth.va.gov">www.myhealth.va.gov</a>) is a Personal Health Record portal designed to improve the delivery of health care services to Veterans, to promote health and wellness, and to engage Veterans as more active participants in their health care. The My HealtheVet portal enables Veterans to create and maintain a web-based PHR that provides access to patient health education information and resources, a comprehensive personal health journal, and electronic services such as online VA prescription refill requests and Secure Messaging. Veterans can visit the My HealtheVet website and self-register to create an account, although registration is not required to view the professionally-sponsored health education resources, including topics of special interest to the Veteran population. Once registered, Veterans can create a customized PHR that is accessible from any computer with Internet access.</p>
USA SPENDING C&P B105 SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE APR2019

<p>VBA BENEFIT PROGRAM to provide educational opportunities to the dependents of certain disabled and deceased veterans. Spouses, surviving spouses, and children (including stepchild or adopted child) between age 18 and 26 of veterans who died from service-connected disabilities, of living veterans whose service-connected disabilities are considered permanently and totally disabling, of those who died from any cause while such service-connected disabilities were in existence, of servicepersons who have been listed for a total of more than 90 days as currently missing in action, or as currently prisoners of war, a service member who VA determines has a service connected permanent and total disability and at the time of VA's determination is a member of the Armed Forces who is hospitalized or receiving outpatient medical care, services, or treatment; and is likely to be discharged or released from service for this service-connected disability. Children under the age of 18 may be eligible under special circumstances.</p>
Accelerating Access to Care Initiative - Report 2014 July 3

<p>VA is posting regular data updates showing progress on its efforts to accelerate access to quality health care for Veterans who have been waiting for appointments. These access data updates will be posted at the middle and end of each month at VA.gov. The facility-level data show the current status of VA's: 1) New Enrollee Appointment Request (NEAR) List: The total number of newly enrolled Veterans that have asked for an appointment during the enrollment process.  Out of an abundance of caution, VA reviewed the NEAR data from the past decade to identify any individual who:  has enrolled for care since the inception of enrollment,  indicated they desired an appointment on the enrollment form, and has not yet had a scheduled appointment in the VHA health care system. 2) Electronic Wait List (EWL) Count: The total number of all new patients (those who have not been seen in the specific clinic in the previous 24 months) for whom appointments cannot be scheduled in 90 days or less; and 3) Total Appointments Scheduled: Every appointment scheduled at the facility except surgery and medical procedures.</p>
Accelerating Access to Care Initiative Pending Appointments - Report 2015 Apr 15

<p>VA is posting regular data updates showing progress on its efforts to accelerate access to quality health care for Veterans who have been waiting for appointments. These access data updates will be posted at the middle and end of each month at VA.gov. The facility-level data show the current status of VA's: 1) New Enrollee Appointment Request (NEAR) List: The total number of newly enrolled Veterans that have asked for an appointment during the enrollment process.  Out of an abundance of caution, VA reviewed the NEAR data from the past decade to identify any individual who:  has enrolled for care since the inception of enrollment,  indicated they desired an appointment on the enrollment form, and has not yet had a scheduled appointment in the VHA health care system. 2) Electronic Wait List (EWL) Count: The total number of all new patients (those who have not been seen in the specific clinic in the previous 24 months) for whom appointments cannot be scheduled in 90 days or less; and 3) Total Appointments Scheduled: Every appointment scheduled at the facility except surgery and medical procedures.  The term 'pending' has replaced the term 'prospective,' which predicts the availability of scheduled appointments in the future for new Veterans on a given date, and the term 'completed' replaced the term 'retrospective,' which indicates when appointments actually occurred.</p>
Authorization Management Service

<p>Provides an enterprise-wide capability for managing individual authorizations for access to protected information. An Individual Authorization is an abstract concept and can be realized by different possible instances of concrete authorization types. Currently, the supported authorization types are Personal Representative Delegation (PR Delegation) and VA Healthcare Proxy delegation (VAHP Delegation). Delegations are a type of authorization whereby a delegator,typically a Veteran or Beneficiary, delegates specific access privileges to a delegaten such as Caregivers, Family members, Legal guardians, etc.</p>
VA System of Records Notices (SORNs)

<p>A system of records is a file, database, or program from which personal information is retrieved by name or other personal identifier. The Privacy Act provides a number of protections for your personal information. These typically include how information is collected, used, disclosed, stored, and disposed.As part of our privacy policy, VA conducts an annual review of our Privacy Act system of record notices to make sure that they are current and republishes those that require changes or updates.Please select the link to download the excel spreadsheet via the link labeled:   'Privacy Act System of Record'.The spreadsheet contains the following fields:  SOR #, PUB DATE, CITATION, HYPERLINK TO FEDERAL REGISTER, SYSTEM TITLE,  and POC.</p>
Department of Veterans Affairs Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Report for Fiscal Year 1998

<p>This is the Department of Veterans Affairs, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Report for Fiscal Year 1998.  The report contains metrics on FOIA requests received, processed, and pending by agency/component.  It also contains metrics on exemptions, appeals, consultations, response times, and backlogs.  Fees collected, fees waived, and FOIA personnel and costs are reported.  Comparison of metrics attained for the previous year is also included.</p>
FY 2021 Total Number of Veterans, Veteran VA Users, and Veteran VA Healthcare Users by Sex and Age Group

Notes:

"Total Number of Veterans" represents FY 2021 projected Veteran counts from VA's Veteran Population Projection Model 2020 (VetPop20). These projections represent living Veterans as of 9/30/2021 and are made with the assumption that Veterans are not missing information (e.g., sex, age, etc.).

"Veteran VA Users" represents historical Veteran VA user counts from VA's United States Veterans Eligibility Trends and Statistics 2021 (USVETS 2021). These counts represent Veterans who used any VA benefit or service during FY 2021 (includes both living and deceased Veterans as of end of FY 2021).

"Veteran VA Healthcare Users" represents historical Veteran VA healthcare user counts from VA's United States Veterans Eligibility Trends and Statistics 2021 (USVETS 2021). These counts represent Veterans who used VA healthcare during FY 2021 (includes both living and deceased Veterans as of end of FY 2021).

"Veteran VA Users" includes Veteran users of VA healthcare or any other VA benefit or service.

There are 1,458 Veteran VA Users not shown in the table below whose sex is missing. Of these, 1,360 are missing age. There are 1,387 Veteran VA Healthcare Users not shown in the table below whose sex is missing. Of these, 1,360 are missing age.

Sources: USVETS 2021 and VetPop20
Effective Date: 9/30/2021