United States Department of Veterans Affairs

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federal executive department of the United States government agency

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a federal executive department responsible for providing healthcare, benefits, and other essential services to U.S. military veterans and their families.

Aliases (9)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ×11
Department of Veterans Affairs ×7
Veterans Administration ×6
National Cemetery Administration ×3
Veterans Health Administration ×2
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ×1
United States veterans benefits system ×1
Veterans Benefits Administration ×1
veterans affairs ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal executive department of the United States → government agency →
abbreviation	VA →
cabinetLevel	yes →
cabinetPositionTitle	United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs →
client	U.S. military veterans → eligible dependents of veterans → eligible survivors of veterans →
country	United States of America →
dateFormed	1989-03-15 →
employs	claims processors → nurses → physicians → social workers →
hasPart	National Cemetery Administration → Veterans Benefits Administration → Veterans Health Administration →
headquartersBuilding	VA Central Office →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	Department of Veterans Affairs Act →
motto	To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan →
oversees	VA medical centers → community-based outpatient clinics → national cemeteries → veterans benefits regional offices →
parentOrganization	United States federal government →
partOf	Cabinet of the United States →
precededBy	Veterans Administration →
responsibleFor	home loan guarantees for veterans → national cemeteries for veterans → veterans benefits → veterans burial benefits → veterans disability compensation → veterans education benefits → veterans health care → veterans life insurance programs → veterans vocational rehabilitation →
sector	health care → public sector → social services → veterans affairs →
serviceArea	U.S. territories → United States →
subsidiaryAgency	National Cemetery Administration → Veterans Benefits Administration → Veterans Health Administration →
website	https://www.va.gov/ →

Referenced by (61)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center → Golden Gate National Cemetery → National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific → San Francisco National Cemetery → San Francisco VA Medical Center → VA Central Office → eBenefits ("U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs") → va.gov → veterans benefits regional offices →	operatedBy
Department of Veterans Affairs Act → Department of Veterans Affairs Act ("Veterans Administration") → Veterans’ Judicial Review Act ("Department of Veterans Affairs") → milConnect ("U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs") → va.gov ("U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs") →	relatedTo
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs ("Veterans Health Administration") → United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs ("Veterans Benefits Administration") → United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs ("National Cemetery Administration") →	leads
Board of Veterans’ Appeals → Veterans Benefits Administration → Veterans Health Administration →	parentOrganization
VA Central Office → Veterans Benefits Administration → Veterans Benefits Administration ("United States veterans benefits system") →	partOf
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program ("U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs") → Title 38 of the United States Code →	administeredBy
Department of Veterans Affairs Act ("Veterans Administration") → Department of Veterans Affairs Act →	affects
VA MISSION Act of 2018 → Veterans’ Judicial Review Act ("Department of Veterans Affairs") →	appliesTo
United States Department of Veterans Affairs ("Veterans Health Administration") → United States Department of Veterans Affairs ("National Cemetery Administration") →	hasPart
SECVA → United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs →	heads
Department of Veterans Affairs Act → National HIV/AIDS Strategy of the United States ("Department of Veterans Affairs") →	implementedBy
CAVC ("U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs") → United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ("Department of Veterans Affairs") →	isIndependentOf
Fisher House Foundation ("U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs") →	collaboratesWith
executive branch of the United States ("Department of Veterans Affairs") →	contains
National Cancer Program ("Department of Veterans Affairs") →	coordinatesWith
Housing and Home Finance Agency ("Veterans Administration") →	coordinateWith
Department of Veterans Affairs Act →	created
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs →	departmentFormed
Department of Veterans Affairs Act ("Veterans Administration") →	elevatedAgency
Seal of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs →	emblemOf
Denis McDonough →	employer
Seal of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs →	governmentAgency
Cabinet of the United States →	includesOffice
Seal of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs ("DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS") →	inscription
Cerner ("U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs") →	notableClient
Fort Bayard Historic District ("Veterans Administration") →	operator
va.gov →	ownedBy
Joining Forces ("U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs") →	partner
United States Department of Veterans Affairs ("Veterans Administration") →	precededBy
Agent Orange ("U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs") →	regulatedBy
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center ("U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs") →	regulatoryAuthority
CAVC ("U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs") →	reviewsDecisionsOf
SECVA ("veterans affairs") →	sector
Title 38 of the United States Code ("Department of Veterans Affairs") →	subjectMatter
United States Department of Veterans Affairs ("National Cemetery Administration") →	subsidiaryAgency
va.gov →	websiteOf