Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs(South Korea)

Veterans' affairs is an area of public policy concerned with relations between a government and its communities of military veterans. Some jurisdictions have a designated government agency or department, a Department of Veterans' Affairs, Ministry of Veterans' Affairs, Department of Veterans Services, or the like, which oversees issues relating to veterans' affairs. These departments provide a variety of services for veterans.''See, e.g.'' {{cite web, url=https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/about-vac/publications-reports/reports/departmental-audit-evaluation/2009-12-nvc/4-4, title=4.4 Comparison to Other Countries, publisher=

Veterans Affairs Canada Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC; french: Anciens Combattants Canada) is the department within the Government of Canada with responsibility for pensions, benefits and services for war veterans, retired and still-serving members of the Canadian Arme ...

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Functions

The particular services provided can vary by jurisdiction, but can include things such as: * Resolving issues regarding compensation due following service * Provision of military pensions * Assistance with

housing Housing, or more generally, living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings individually or collectively, for the purpose of shelter. Housing ensures that members of society have a place to live, whether i ...

* Assistance obtaining post-service employment * Provision of treatment for service-related

injuries An injury is any physiological damage to living tissue caused by immediate physical stress. An injury can occur intentionally or unintentionally and may be caused by blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, burning, toxic exposure, asphyxiation, or o ...

* Arranging for burial in cemeteries designated for veterans In a survey of benefits and services offered to Veterans in four English-speaking countries,

noted that " ile each country's suite of programs is very different, there is general consistency in the services and benefits available to support a Veteran's re-establishment".

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Departments for Veteran Affairs in country or state jurisdictions include: *

United States Department of Veterans Affairs The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with providing life-long healthcare services to eligible military veterans at the 170 VA medical centers a ...

(departments of this type in individual US states are independent of the federal entity) ** Arizona Department of Veterans' Services **

Florida Department of Veterans Affairs The Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA) is a government agency of the state of Florida under the authority of the Governor of Florida charged with helping veterans and their families to receive all benefits they are legally entitled to. ...

** Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs ** Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs **

Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs The Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is a principal department of the State of Michigan. It oversees the military components and veterans services for the State. The military components are the Michigan National Guard and Mic ...

** New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs **

Ohio Department of Veterans Services The Ohio Department of Veterans Services (ODVS) is the administrative department of the Ohio state government responsible for identifying, connecting with, and advocating for veterans and their families. ODVS is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. ...

** Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs ** Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs ** Tennessee Department of Veterans Services **

West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance The West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance is a cabinet-level agency of the West Virginia state government. It is the newest cabinet level department, having been broken off from the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Publi ...

Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin that is responsible for veterans programs. The department is overseen by a secretary who is appointed by the governor after consulting with at least ...

* Department of Veterans' Affairs, Australia *

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

Veterans Affairs Council The Veterans Affairs Council (VAC; ) is a branch of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) with "responsibilities to assist in education assistance, employment assistance, medical care, home care and other general services" for reti ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

* Ministry of Veterans Affairs, China *

Ministry of Croatian Veterans Ministry of Croatian Veterans ( hr, Ministarstvo hrvatskih branitelja, MHB) is a ministry of the Croatian Government which is split into several directorates: *Directorate for Family **This directorate is further split up into departments for fa ...

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* Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs,

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

* Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs (South Sudan) *

Service Personnel and Veterans Agency The Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) was an executive agency of the UK Ministry of Defence. The SPVA provided personnel, pensions, welfare and support services to members of the UK Armed Forces, veterans and their dependents. It was f ...

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

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