May 22, 2014 ... We've boosted VA funding to record levels." ... the level of funding to the U.S.  Department of Veterans Affairs. ... according to a fact sheet that accompanied the  VA's 2015 budget ... The only dip during that period was from 2010 to 2011, but  funding has eclipsed the 2010 mark since then, according to the ...
Jun 4, 2014 ... During the Obama administration, the VA has enjoyed a larger budget increase  by percentage than any other Cabinet department, and the ...
Apr 14, 2017 ... Now, nearly three months into his administration, Mr. Trump is facing a ... He  promised to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs, saying often ... Veterans  groups have met with Shulkin several times since Trump took office, and ... the  VA's annual budget increased 85 percent over eight years to more ...
The department has more than 70 locations at which orthotics and prosthetics ...  implants into the femurs of amputees who have lost their knee and lower leg. ...  Two more Veterans have been implanted since then, and the research team  plans to ... In all, 79 percent of Gen 2 and 85 percent of Gen 3 users indicated that  they ...
Apr 21, 2015 ... VA has also begun to turn the corner on wait times – 97 percent of ... Editor's note : This blog was updated to include a release from the Office of Management and  Budget. ..... like getting spit on when we came home from Vietnam. ... In VA lingo  that's increasing a 85% success rate to 97% overall success.
Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent.