n was expanded to include administration of the Bureau of Pensions and the National Homes. When it comes to organizational structure and function, “The operational functions of the VA are divided into three major departments. The Department of Medicine and Surgery has jurisdiction over all medical care and related activities; the Department of Veterans Benefits operates all financial assistance programs; and the Department of Data Management churns out the usual housekeeping data and analysis of agency activities,” (Levitan, et.al., 1973: 12).
The Second World War was more expensive in terms of economics and disabled and casualties than World War I. Franklin Delano Roosevelt is responsible for ushering in the era of big government, and plenty of social welfare systems, the social security system and Medicare to name a few. However, he had to lobby for support in favor of these programs as much as he did for additional veterans benefits. This was beca
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