The Department of Veterans Affairs

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf United States federal executive department
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:VA
gptkbp:annualBurials over 130,000 veterans and family members
gptkbp:annualPatientsServed over 9 million veterans
gptkbp:budget over $300 billion (FY2023)
gptkbp:child gptkb:National_Cemetery_Administration
gptkb:Veterans_Benefits_Administration
gptkb:Veterans_Health_Administration
gptkbp:congressionalOversight gptkb:United_States_House_Committee_on_Veterans'_Affairs
gptkb:United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Veterans'_Affairs
gptkbp:formed March 15, 1989
gptkbp:governingDocument Department of Veterans Affairs Act (Public Law 100-527)
gptkbp:hasBenefitsSystem gptkb:Veterans_Benefits_Administration
gptkbp:hasCemeterySystem gptkb:National_Cemetery_Administration
gptkbp:hasHospitalSystem gptkb:Veterans_Health_Administration
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Department of Veterans Affairs
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:logo Logo of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.svg
gptkbp:mission To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise to care for those who have served in the military and their families.
gptkbp:motto To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 400,000
gptkbp:offers disability compensation
home loan guarantees
life insurance
mental health services
vocational rehabilitation
burial and memorial benefits
health care services
long-term care
survivor benefits
pension programs
GI Bill education benefits
gptkbp:oversees VA medical centers
VA national cemeteries
VA regional offices
VA outpatient clinics
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Cabinet
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Veterans_Administration
gptkbp:president gptkb:Denis_McDonough
gptkbp:responsibleFor veterans' benefits
veterans' cemeteries
veterans' healthcare
gptkbp:seal Seal of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.svg
gptkbp:serves gptkb:U.S._military_veterans
veterans' families
gptkbp:type gptkb:government_ministry
gptkbp:website https://www.va.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sunshine_Sachs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7