veterans affairs
Former soldiers' agency
Veterans affairs encompasses government programs and services for military veterans—healthcare, disability compensation, education benefits, home loans, and burial assistance.
In the United States, the Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) administers these programs: She works in veterans affairs at the local VA hospital.
Other countries have equivalent ministries or departments.
- disability benefitsPayments for those unable to work
- medical careProfessional treatment of illness
- job placement servicesAssistance finding employment
- amputationsSurgical limb removals
- caregiver supportAssistance for those providing care
pension plans · survivor benefits · GI Bill · compensation claims · mental health counseling · VA hospitals · peer support groups · substance abuse programs · Agent Orange · Gulf War syndrome · Vietnam vet · missing in action · PTSD treatment · unemployment compensation · rehabilitation services · physical therapy · tax exemptions · discharge papers
- U.S. MilitaryArmy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Pentagon
- federal servicesSocial Security, Medicare, IRS, USPS, postal service
- public policypolicy making, policy reform, economic policy, policy recommendations, education policy
- administrative departmentsgovernment agencies, state departments, regulatory bodies, treasury, interior
- government agenciesFBI, CIA, NASA, IRS, EPA
- government servicesMedicare card, disability support, family assistance, housing assistance, rent assistance
veterans affairsmilitary operations
Planned armed forces activities
Department of Defense · active duty · recruitment · combat operations · Pentagon
veterans affairsmilitary recruitment
Acquiring personnel for armed forces
veterans affairspublic welfare
Society's general health, safety