Department of Veterans Affairs

Federal veterans bureau

The Department of Veterans Affairs is the U.S. federal agency responsible for providing benefits and services to military veterans and their families.

These include healthcare, disability compensation, education assistance, home loans, and burial services.

Commonly called the VA: She gets her healthcare through the VA.

The department operates the nation's largest integrated healthcare system.

appeals processSystem for contesting decisions
GI BillVeteran education benefit
VA hospitalsHealthcare facilities for ex-military
caregiver supportAssistance for those providing care
disability benefitsPayments for those unable to work

Purple Heart · military service · VA loans · PTSD · Agent Orange

Opposites

military service status focus

Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Defense

U.S. military administration

Pentagon · United States Armed Forces · ROTC · service academies · West Point

care vs. combat mission

Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Defense

U.S. military administration

Joint Chiefs of Staff · military industrial complex · defense contractors

domestic welfare vs. foreign deployment

Department of Veterans Affairsaircraft carriers

Warships with flight decks

expeditionary forces · State Department

Family

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