CBO: Accrual Accounting Would Put VA Future Benefits at About $90,000 per Active-Duty Member per Year

A new CBO working paper explains how it estimated the annual cost of funding future VA disability and health benefits using accrual accounting. CBO’s estimate suggests those future obligations would average about $90,000 per active-duty service member per year, highlighting how different accounting methods can change the apparent cost of military service and veterans’ benefits.