{"meta":{"dataset":"va-spending","title":"VA disability compensation, pension and survivor dollars by county (VA GDX report)","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23753088","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23753088","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23753087","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, VA disability compensation, pension and survivor dollars by county (VA GDX report), version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23753088, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). VA disability compensation, pension and survivor dollars by county (VA GDX report) (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23753088","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are dollars VA paid, placed by the address of the veteran or survivor receiving them; they are not claims, awards, backlogs or unmet need. Questions about a claim are for an accredited attorney, agent or veterans service officer.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-29","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/va-spending/jurisdictions/AK.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/va-spending/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"AK","records":[{"id":"va-spending:AK","dataset":"va-spending","jurisdiction":"AK","county":null,"countyName":null,"stateName":"Alaska","note":"VA's State sheet row; the 30 county rows below it add up to it.","level":"state","fiscalYear":2025,"status":"P","text":"Alaska: VA paid $685,999,907 in direct benefits in fiscal year 2025, of which $666,404,720 was disability compensation and veterans pension and $18,561,000 was dependency and indemnity compensation and survivors pension. 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