Veterans benefits: How the Tribune calculated the numbers
By Jason Grotto
Tribune reporter
10:55 p.m. CDT, April 9, 2010
The analysis underlying the Tribune's story on U.S. veterans' disability claims is based on data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that includes more than 3 million claims and nearly 12 million diagnoses as of Jan. 5, 2010.
Because veterans are compensated based on a score measuring their overall disability, or combined disability, the VA does not track the total costs associated with individual ailments or categories of ailments. The Tribune estimated those costs by calculating the percentage that each ailment contributed to a veteran's overall disability rating and applying those percentages to the amount of compensation the veteran receives. Cost figures were then totaled by category for all veterans.
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How the Tribune calculated the numbers
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