Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the country billions of dollars for decades to come _ even as the total population of America's veterans shrinks.
Despite the decline in the total number of veterans _ as soldiers from World War II and Korea die _ the government expects to be spending $59 billion (38.17 billion) a year to compensate injured warriors in 25 years, up from today's $29 billion (18.76 billion), according to internal documents obtained by The Associated Press. And the Veterans Affairs Department concedes the bill could be much higher.
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