As of 2024, 35 percent of veterans who were enrolled in the VA health care system served during the Vietnam War, while the second-largest group of veterans enrolled in the health care system served post-2001. This statistic shows the share of U.S. veterans enrolled in the VA health care system in 2024, by service era.
Share of U.S. veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system in 2024, by service era
Characteristic
Share of enrollees
Vietnam War
35%
Post-2001
34%
Gulf War
29%
Between Vietnam War and Gulf War
28%
Between Korean War and Vietnam war
7%
Korean War
3%
WWII
0.4%
Between WWII and Korean War
0.3%
Before WWII
0.1%
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US Department of Veterans Affairs. (January 31, 2024). Share of U.S. veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system in 2024, by service era [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369889/veterans-enrolled-in-the-va-health-care-system-by-service-period-in-the-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs. "Share of U.S. veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system in 2024, by service era." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369889/veterans-enrolled-in-the-va-health-care-system-by-service-period-in-the-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs. (2024). Share of U.S. veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system in 2024, by service era. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369889/veterans-enrolled-in-the-va-health-care-system-by-service-period-in-the-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs. "Share of U.S. Veterans Who Are Enrolled in The Va Health Care System in 2024, by Service Era." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369889/veterans-enrolled-in-the-va-health-care-system-by-service-period-in-the-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs, Share of U.S. veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system in 2024, by service era Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369889/veterans-enrolled-in-the-va-health-care-system-by-service-period-in-the-us/ (last visited April 18, 2025)
Share of U.S. veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system in 2024, by service era [Graph], US Department of Veterans Affairs, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369889/veterans-enrolled-in-the-va-health-care-system-by-service-period-in-the-us/
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