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United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Government Agency
Agency nameUnited States
Department of Veterans Affairs
Agency overview
Preceding
agencies
Veterans Administration
Employees278,565 (2008)
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
Headquarters810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, D.C., United States
Operational structure
Agency executivesEric Shinseki, General USA, Ret., Secretary
W. Scott Gould,
Deputy Secretary
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The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense. With a total 2009 budget of about $87.6 billion, VA employs nearly 280,000 people at hundreds of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, clinics, and benefits offices and 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.

It is administered by the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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MORGAN v. SHINSEKI - Leagle.com Tweet this news
Leagle.com--Of counsel on the brief was Michael J. Timinski, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, -United States Department of Veterans Affairs-, of Washington, DC. Before Rader, Chief Judge, Plager, and Moore, Circuit Judges. Albert Morgan, Jr. appeals from - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:40:43 GMT+00:00
Forum Spotlights Homelessness Among Veterans - Hartford Courant Tweet this news
Hartford Courant--It is important to prevent -veterans-' downward spiral toward homelessness, she said, noting that mental health issues, health issues and self-medication are the three conditions that commonly keep -veterans- homeless. The US -Depar - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:42:51 GMT+00:00
Woman indicted for embezzling more than $600000 from veterans accounts - WSFA Tweet this news
WSFA--The document states the Tuskegee attorney had been appointed as a trust holder for several individuals receiving benefits from the Fiduciary Program of the -United States Department of Veterans Affairs- (VA). That program oversees benefits paid to . - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:03:13 GMT+00:00
Former InterMune CEO Sentenced for False Statements About Drug's Clinical Trials - 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Tweet this news
7thSpace Interactive (press release)--The prosecution is the result of a multi-year investigation by the FBI; the FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations; the -United States Department of Veterans Affairs-, Office of Inspector General; and the Office - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:06:40 GMT+00:00
VA in the Process of Setting Up Open Source Electronic Health Record - TMC Net Tweet this news
TMC Net--The -United States Department of Veterans Affairs- (VA) plans to set up an Open Source (News - Alert) community for its leading electronic health record (EHR) system, VistA (Veterans Integrated System Technology ... - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:40:56 GMT+00:00
Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs Honors Chicago-area Marine as April ... - IGNN (press release) Tweet this news
IGNN (press release)--SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois -Department of Veterans-' -Affairs- (IDVA) today honored Vietnam War Veteran and Purple Heart Awardee Dennis Thompson, a -United States- Marine veteran, as April 2011 Veteran of the Month during a cere - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:19:06 GMT+00:00
PATHAK v. SHINSEKI - Leagle.com Tweet this news
Leagle.com--Of counsel on the brief were MICHAEL J. TIMINSKI, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, -United States Department of Veterans Affairs-, of Washington, DC. Kieron Pathak seeks review of a decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (&q - Date : Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:10:21 GMT+00:00
ELAUGOS v. SHINSEKI - Leagle.com Tweet this news
Leagle.com--Of counsel on the brief were MICHAEL J. TIMINSKI, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and BRIAN D. GRIFFIN, Attorney, -United States Department of Veterans Affairs-, of Washington, DC. Juliana E. Elaugos appeals the decision of the Court of Appe - Date : Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:23:05 GMT+00:00
DARLINGTON v. SHINSEKI - Leagle.com Tweet this news
Leagle.com--Of counsel on the brief were DAVID J. BARRANS, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and KRISTIANA M. BRUGGER, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, -United States Department of Veterans Affairs-, of Washington, DC. Of counsel was AMANDA R. BLA - Date : Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:10:06 GMT+00:00
US and Australian VA Work on Research on Impact of Recent Conflicts - US Navy SEALs Blog & Information (blog) Tweet this news
US Navy SEALs Blog & Information (blog)--The -Department of Veterans Affairs- of the -United States- and Australia are conducting joint research efforts towards assessing the impact of recent conflicts on the health of returning service members, accor - Date : Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:48:15 GMT+00:00

Agencies under the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Deputy Secretary of Veterans AffairsBoard of Veterans' Appeals * Center for Women Veterans * Office of Acquisition & Material Management * Office of Information & Technology * Office of Occupational Safety & Health * Office of Policy, Planning and Preparedness * Office of Regulation Policy and Management * Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for HealthVeterans Health Administration
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for BenefitsVeterans Benefits Administration
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial AffairsNational Cemetery Administration

United States federal executive departments

Agriculture * Commerce * Defense * Education * Energy * Health and Human Services * Homeland Security * Housing and Urban Development * Interior * Justice * Labor * State * Transportation * Treasury * Veterans Affairs

|Past departments: Commerce and Labor * Health, Education, and Welfare * Navy * Post Office * War
Past departments: Commerce and Labor * Health, Education, and Welfare * Navy * Post Office * War



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