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English: The Veterans Administration Building, headquarters of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, is located at 810 Vermont Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1918 and designed by Wyatt & Nolting.
The Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–527) changed the former Veterans' [29] Administration, an independent government agency established in 1930 into a Cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs. It was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 25, 1988, but came into effect under the term of his successor ...
Term of office President(s) Portrait Name State of residence Took office Left office Term length 1: Ed Derwinski: Illinois: March 15, 1989 September 26, 1992 3 years, 195 days George H. W. Bush – Anthony Principi Acting: California: September 26, 1992 January 20, 1993 116 days 2: Jesse Brown: Illinois: January 22, 1993 July 13, 1997 4 years ...
The Veterans Benefits Administration has been in existence since the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in October 1988, when it was led by a chief benefits director. [1] In 1994, the title was changed to Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits. [2] Under Secretary Allison A. Hickey resigned in October 2015. [3]
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) led by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health [2] that implements the healthcare program of the VA through a nationalized healthcare service in the United States, providing healthcare and healthcare-adjacent services to veterans through the administration and operation ...
The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) is an administrative tribunal within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), located in Washington, D.C. Established by Executive Order on July 28, 1933, the Board reviews and makes decisions on appeals concerning veterans' benefits. Its mission is to conduct hearings and issue decisions ...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978. [1] The Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.
The position was created with the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in October 1988. [5] Tanya J. Bradsher is the current deputy secretary, replacing Donald Remy on a permanent basis, effective September 20, 2023. [6] [7]