“Serving Those Who Served”
“Serving Those Who Served”
VA EXPENDITURES AND BENEFITS TOTALS IN NEW MEXICO
(Fiscal Year 2009)
General Population of New Mexico (2010 U.S. Census)
2,009,671
Veteran Population of New Mexico (U.S. Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs)
176,556
Percent of the Total Population of New Mexico that are Veterans
8.75%
NMDVS DATA (FY 2009)
| Office Visits by Veterans to NMDVS Field Offices | 17,486 |
| Number of VA Claims Filed by NMDVS Service Officers | 18,258 |
| New Power-of-Attorney (POA) Assignments | 920 |
| VFW | 343 |
| American Legion | 281 |
| Disabled American Veterans (DAV) | 268 |
| Military Order of the Purple Heart (MoPH) | 15 |
| New Mexico Dept. of Veterans’ Services | 13 |
| Number of VA Benefits Claims Referred by NMDVS to other Service Organizations | 20,148 |
| Service Connected | 5,519 |
| Non-service Connected | 2,032 |
| Death Benefits | 1,296 |
| Non-Power of Attorney (POA) Claims | 975 |
| Miscellaneous Visits | 5,445 |
| Phone Calls | 4,851 |
VA DATA (FY2009)
| VA Expenditures in New Mexico | $959,847,000 |
| Compensation & Pensions | 512,480,000 |
| Medical Care | 379,650,000 |
| Education & Vocational Rehabilitation/Employment | 38,203,000 |
| General Operating Expenses | 13,862,000 |
| Insurance & Indemnities | 12,198,000 |
| Construction | 3,454,000 |
| (FY 2008 data...the latest available yearly figures for the following criteria:) | |
| Number of patients who received treatment at a VA health care facility | 46,402 |
| Number of veterans and survivors receiving disability/comp & pen payments | 35,707 |
| Number of VA pensions to veterans in New Mexico | 2,690 |
| Number of death compensation or pension payments made to survivors | 4,317 |
| Number of disability compensation claims processed | 7,138 |
| Number of New Mexico veterans using GI Bill Education benefits | 4,723 |
| Number of New Mexico participants in VA vocational rehabilitation | 633 |