United States Department of Veterans Affairs

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Seal of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Flag of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, D.C. Headquarters
Agency overview
Formed	21 July 1930; 94 years ago (1930-07-21) (Cabinet rank 15 March 1989 (1989-03-15))
Preceding agency	Veterans Administration
Jurisdiction	United States federal government
Headquarters	Veteran Affairs Building 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, D.C., U.S. 38°54′3.25″N 77°2′5.36″W
Motto	"To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan."
Employees	377,805 (2016)
Annual budget	$180 billion (FY2017)
Agency executives	Denis McDonough, Secretary TBD, Deputy Secretary
Child agency	Several
Website	www.VA.gov

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.

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]

References

1. Benefits: Links Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Retrieved 26 May 2007
2. 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.