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==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
The Department of Veterans Affairs is headed by the [[Secretary of Veterans Affairs | The Department of Veterans Affairs is headed by the [[Secretary of Veterans Affairs]], appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. | ||
There are two other executives: | |||
* [[Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs]] | |||
* Chief of Staff - does not require Senate confirmation. In addition to Secretary and Deputy Secretary, the VA has ten more [[List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation#Committee on Veterans' Affairs|positions requiring presidential appointment and Senate approval]]. | |||
The department has three main subdivisions, known as administrations, each headed by an undersecretary: | The department has three main subdivisions, known as administrations, each headed by an undersecretary: | ||
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*[[Veterans Health Administration]] (VHA): responsible for providing health care in all its forms, as well as for biomedical research (under the [[Veterans Health Administration Office of Research and Development|Office of Research and Development]]), Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), Regional Medical Centers (VAMC), and Readjustment Counseling Services (RCS) Vet Centers. | *[[Veterans Health Administration]] (VHA): responsible for providing health care in all its forms, as well as for biomedical research (under the [[Veterans Health Administration Office of Research and Development|Office of Research and Development]]), Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), Regional Medical Centers (VAMC), and Readjustment Counseling Services (RCS) Vet Centers. | ||
*[[Veterans Benefits Administration]] (VBA): responsible for initial veteran registration, eligibility determination, and five key lines of business (benefits and entitlements): Home Loan Guarantee, Insurance, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, Education (GI Bill), and Compensation & Pension | *[[Veterans Benefits Administration]] (VBA): responsible for initial veteran registration, eligibility determination, and five key lines of business (benefits and entitlements): Home Loan Guarantee, Insurance, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, Education (GI Bill), and Compensation & Pension | ||
*[[ | *[[National Cemetery Administration]]: responsible for providing burial and memorial benefits, as well as for maintenance of VA cemeteries | ||
There are assistant secretaries of veteran affairs for: Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Policy and Planning; Human Resources and Administration; and Operations, Security and Preparedness. Other Senate-approved presidential nominees at the VA include the Chief Financial Officer; [[Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals]]; General Counsel; and Inspector General.<ref>"Executive Biographies", Department of Veterans Affairs official web site, [http://www.va.gov/opa/bios/index.asp Retrieved May 29, 2014].</ref> | There are assistant secretaries of veteran affairs for: Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Policy and Planning; Human Resources and Administration; and Operations, Security and Preparedness. Other Senate-approved presidential nominees at the VA include the Chief Financial Officer; [[Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals]]; General Counsel; and Inspector General.<ref>"Executive Biographies", Department of Veterans Affairs official web site, [http://www.va.gov/opa/bios/index.asp Retrieved May 29, 2014].</ref> | ||
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===Veterans Benefits Administration=== | ===Veterans Benefits Administration=== | ||
The VA, through its [[Veterans Benefits Administration]] (VBA), provides a variety of services for veterans, including disability compensation, pension, education, home loans, life insurance, vocational, rehabilitation, survivors' benefits, health care, and burial benefits.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 9, 2009 |title=Benefits: Links – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |url=http://www.va.gov/landing_vba.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912150824/http://www.va.gov/landing_vba.htm |archive-date=September 12, 2014 |access-date=August 1, 2014 |publisher=Va.gov}}</ref> | The VA, through its [[Veterans Benefits Administration]] (VBA), provides a variety of services for veterans, including disability compensation, pension, education, home loans, life insurance, vocational, rehabilitation, survivors' benefits, health care, and burial benefits.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 9, 2009 |title=Benefits: Links – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |url=http://www.va.gov/landing_vba.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912150824/http://www.va.gov/landing_vba.htm |archive-date=September 12, 2014 |access-date=August 1, 2014 |publisher=Va.gov}}</ref> | ||