Issues

The outcome of the National Symposium for the Needs of Young Veterans was an in-depth report , which is titled "Voices for Action: A Focus on the Changing Needs of America's Veterans." It is available for download HERE.

The report is also available here broken down into the four major issue areas:
• Benefits
• Employment
• Healthcare
• Homelessness

The Symposium on the Needs of Young Veterans consisted of separate work groups looking at 35 different subject areas.

Jim Doran, chairman of the Issues Committee, complied the following materials which were used by the work groups at the Symposium: Below is a complete list of the subject areas along with downloadable reference materials compiled by subject matter experts on each issue. Every symposium participant is strongly urged to download and review the materials listed with the title of his or her work group.

Benefits
• SUBJECT (GROUP NUMBER) RESEARCH
• Transition Assistance Program / Disabled TAP (I-A) DOWNLOAD
• TAP/DTAP for the National Guard and Reserve (I-B) DOWNLOAD
• Claims processing, claims backlog (II-A) DOWNLOAD
• Claims processing, benefits delivery at discharge (II-C) DOWNLOAD
• Claims processing, brokered claims (II-E) DOWNLOAD
• Claims processing, claims filing procedures (II-G AND II-H) DOWNLOAD
• Education, Montgomery G.I. Bill (III-A) DOWNLOAD
• Education, vocational rehabilitation (III-D) DOWNLOAD
• Education, Montgomery G.I. Bill for the National Guard and Reserve (III-B) DOWNLOAD
• Appeals process, functions of a veteran service officer (IV-A) DOWNLOAD
• Appeals process, decision review officer (IV-C) DOWNLOAD
• Appeals process, Board of Veteran Appeals (IV-E) DOWNLOAD
• Appeals process, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veteran Claims (IV-F) DOWNLOAD

Healthcare
• Vocational rehabilitation (I-A) DOWNLOAD
• Adaptive Housing, Automotive and Clothing Allowances (I-B) DOWNLOAD
• Dependents’ assistance (I-C) DOWNLOAD
• Standardization of healthcare (II-A) DOWNLOAD
• PTSD, women in combat, and sexual trauma (III-C) DOWNLOAD
• PTSD, combat veterans (III-D) DOWNLOAD
• Hospital and compensation & pension appointment backlog (IV) DOWNLOAD
• Hospital appointment availability (III-E) DOWNLOAD
• Quality of healthcare and staff attitudes toward patients (VI-A) DOWNLOAD
• Long-term care (VII) DOWNLOAD

Employment
• Veterans’ preference (I-B) DOWNLOAD
• Employment and reemployment rights of military personnel (II-B) DOWNLOAD
• Employability and training, employment training (III-A) DOWNLOAD
• Employability and Training, vocational rehabilitation (III-B) DOWNLOAD
• Employability and training, education (III-C) DOWNLOAD
• Legal concerns DOWNLOAD

Homelessness
• Eligibility for and access to healthcare (I-A) DOWNLOAD
• Eligibility for compensation and pension (I-C) DOWNLOAD
• Eligibility for and access to shelter (I-E) DOWNLOAD
• True-counting, causes of homelessness (II-A) DOWNLOAD
• True-counting, accurate census of homeless veterans (II-B) DOWNLOAD
• Family concerns DOWNLOAD