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Appendix C: Timeline of Disability and Veterans Compensation Policy
Pages 115-118

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From page 115...
... 1862 General Law Pension System implemented; Arrears Act passed. 1865 National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers established (not just a single facility -- various branches were constructed nationwide)
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From page 116...
... 1917 War Risk Insurance Act authorizes the issuance of life insurance policies to members of the armed services; a standard schedule for rating service-connected disabilities is created based on average impairment. 1918 A vocational rehabilitation program is established for veterans.
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... Rule published in the Federal Register to add special monthly compensation for veterans with residuals of TBI. 2018 December 8, 2017, Rule published effective January 8, 2018, to amend VA's adjudication regulation pertaining to extra-schedular consideration of a service-connected disability in exceptional compensation cases.
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... https://www.benefits.va.gov/WARMS/docs/regs/38cfr/bookb/B116.pdf (accessed February 2, 2019)
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