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(Vocational Rehabilitation; Veteran Readiness & Employment; VR&E)
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To provide all services and assistance necessary to enable Veterans with service-connected disabilities and service members hospitalized or receiving outpatient medical care services or treatment for a service- connected disability pending discharge to get and keep a suitable job. When employment is not reasonably feasible, the program can provide the needed services and assistance to help the individual achieve maximum independence in daily living.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
VR&E services include most independent living services, career counseling, medical referrals, and non-training evaluation services such as assistive technology evaluations. Through outreach and early intervention efforts, some VR&E participants are still on active duty and in the process of separating from the military. VR&E can assist Service members with a disability by providing evaluation, rehabilitation services, training, and case management. Service members are not eligible for subsistence allowance payments until they have completed their separation from the military and are considered a Veteran.
VBA processed 46,900 initial claims for Veterans Pension and Survivors Pension in FY2023. 9,930 Veterans and 13,388 survivors began receiving pension benefits in FY2023 for an average annual individual benefit of $19,729 and $14,471, respectively.
In FY2024, VR&E served 267,613 Veterans, providing vocational rehabilitation support to help them transition toward suitable employment. We delivered over 109k subsistence payments, totaling $1,004.6M to support Veterans during training, education, and employment readiness.
These efforts resulted in 12,319 Veteran rehabilitations, including 10,499 employment rehabilitations and 1,599 educational rehabilitations. Additionally, 4,952 Veterans reached maximum rehabilitation gains, supporting Veterans in securing meaningful employment, advancing skills, and achieving long-term career goals.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
