VA reports record care and benefits to Wyoming Veterans in fiscal year 2024

On Oct. 29, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it delivered more care and more benefits to more Veterans than ever before in fiscal year 2024 — including to Veterans, their families, and their survivors in Wyoming.

According to a press release sent by the VA, these outcomes for the nation’s Veterans build on continued efforts by VA and the entire Biden-Harris Administration to expand and improve care and benefits for those who served, much of which has been made possible by the PACT Act — the largest expansion of VA health care and benefits in generations.

The VA encourages all Veterans, family members, caregivers, and survivors to learn more about VA and apply for their health care and earned benefits.

“Veterans deserve the very best from VA and our nation, and we will never settle for anything less,” VA Secretary Denis McDonough said. “We’re honored that more Veterans are getting their earned health care and benefits from VA than ever before, but make no mistake: there is still work to do. We will continue to work each and every day to earn the trust of those we serve — and ensure that all Veterans, their families, and their survivors get the care and benefits they so rightly deserve.”

The release states these key outcomes for Wyoming Veterans and their families, caregivers, and survivors from this fiscal year include:

Providing more world-class health care to Veterans: VA delivered more than 438,000 health care appointments to Wyoming Veterans this year, and 973 Wyoming Veterans enrolled in VA health care.

Delivering more earned benefits to more Veterans: 16,036 Wyoming Veterans received compensation and 210 received pension benefits this year, representing an estimated $353,000,000 and $2,700,000 in earned benefits, respectively. Additionally, VA processed 5,883 disability benefit claims for Wyoming Veterans, with an overall grant rate of 68.7%.

Earning Veteran Trust: Nationwide, Veteran trust in VA reached 80.4% this year, an all-time record and an increase of 25% since 2016. Veteran trust in VA health care also reached 92%, another record.

Supporting Veterans in crisis: VA provided no-cost emergency health care this year to more than 160 Wyoming Veterans in acute suicidal crises.

Supporting a record number of survivors of Veterans: 75 Wyoming survivors received pension benefits this year, representing an estimated $740,000 in earned benefits. Additionally, 989 spouses and dependents in Wyoming received Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, representing an estimated $19,900,000 in earned benefits.

Supporting a record number of women Veterans: 1,687 women Veterans in Wyoming received compensation, representing an estimated $41,000,000 in earned benefits. Additionally, 124 women Veterans in Wyoming enrolled in VA health care. VA now has more women Veterans enrolled in its health care system than ever before.

Giving Veterans final resting places in VA National Cemeteries: VA interred 105 Veterans in VA’s national cemetery in Wyoming this year.