VA Health Care: How Distance From VA Facilities Affects Veterans' Use of VA Services

HEHS-96-31 Published: Dec 20, 1995. Publicly Released: Dec 20, 1995.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on veterans' use of Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) health care facilities, focusing on: (1) the percentage of veterans living within certain distances of a VA facility; (2) whether distance affected veterans' use of VA facilities; and (3) whether veterans receiving VA disability compensation or pensions are less sensitive to distance from a VA facility than other veterans.

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