United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is responsible for administering programs of veterans’ benefits for veterans, their families, and survivors. The benefits provided include disability compensation, pension, education, home loans, life insurance, vocational rehabilitation, survivors’ benefits, medical benefits and burial benefits.[1] It is administered by the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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| Formed | 21 July 1930 (Cabinet rank 15 March 1989) |
| Preceding agency | Veterans Administration |
| Jurisdiction | United States federal government |
| Headquarters | Veteran Affairs Building 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Employees | 377,805 (2016) |
| Annual budget | $180 billion (FY2017) |
| Agency executives | Denis McDonough, Secretary TBD, Deputy Secretary |
| Child agency | Several |
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| www.VA.gov | |
United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Media
VA Medical Center in Manhattan, New York City
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Dayton Ohio
VA Medical Center in Palo Alto, California
VA Medical Center in Long Beach, California
References
- ↑ Benefits: Links Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Retrieved 26 May 2007
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