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 | Doug Collins, Secretary TBD, Deputy Secretary |
| Child agency | Several |
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| www.VA.gov | |
The basic intention of the VA home loan program is to supply home financing to eligible veterans and to help veterans purchase properties with no down payment. The loan may be issued by qualified lenders.[2]
United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Media
- VA Medical Center NYC.jpg
VA Medical Center in Manhattan, New York City
- Perspective view from west - National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Central Branch, Protestant Chapel, 4100 West Third Street, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH HABS OH-2364-X-4 (cropped).tif
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Dayton Ohio
- Paloaltoveteransaffairshospital.jpg
VA Medical Center in Palo Alto, California
- VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California.jpg
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
- ↑ Watt, Katherine (2024-05-24). "Home Loan Rates Increased Over the Last Week: Mortgage Rates for May 24, 2024". CNET Money. Retrieved 2024-05-24.