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 ==History==
-The history and evolution of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are inextricably intertwined and dependent on the history of America's wars, as wounded former soldiers and other US military veterans are the population the VA cares for. The [[list of wars involving the United States]] from the American Revolutionary War to the present totals ninety-nine wars. The majority of the [[United States military casualties of war]], however, occurred in the following eight wars: American Revolutionary War (est. 8,000), American Civil War (218,222), [[World War I]] (53,402), [[World War II]] (291,567), [[Korean War]] (33,686), [[Vietnam War]] (47,424), [[Iraq War]] (3,836), and the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]] (1,833). It is these wars that have primarily driven the mission and evolution of the VA. The VA maintains a detailed list of war wounded, as it is this population that comprises the VA care system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=America's Wars |url=https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/factsheets/fs_americas_wars.pdf |access-date=2 November 2023 |website=www.va.gov}}</ref>
+The history and evolution of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are inextricably intertwined and dependent on the history of America's wars, as wounded former soldiers and other US military veterans are the population the VA cares for. The [[list of wars involving the United States]] from the American Revolutionary War to the present totals ninety-nine wars. The majority of the [[United States military casualties of war]], however, occurred in the following eight wars: American Revolutionary War (est. 8,000), American Civil War (218,222), World War I (53,402), [[World War II]] (291,567), [[Korean War]] (33,686), [[Vietnam War]] (47,424), [[Iraq War]] (3,836), and the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]] (1,833). It is these wars that have primarily driven the mission and evolution of the VA. The VA maintains a detailed list of war wounded, as it is this population that comprises the VA care system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=America's Wars |url=https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/factsheets/fs_americas_wars.pdf |access-date=2 November 2023 |website=www.va.gov}}</ref>
 ===Origins===
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 ===Veterans' Bureau===
-The United States' entrance into [[World War I]] in 1917 caused a massive increase in veterans, overwhelming the federal system. When the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for president [[Warren G. Harding]] accepted his party's nomination to the [[1920 United States presidential election|1920 presidential election]], he issued a promise to the more than four million Americans who served in the war:  <blockquote>It is not only a duty, it is a privilege to see that the sacrifices made shall be requited, and that those still suffering from casualties and disabilities shall be abundantly aided and restored to the highest capabilities of citizenship and enjoyment.</blockquote>At the time of the election, dissatisfaction with the benefits programs for World War I veterans ran rampant throughout the country. To receive benefits, veterans had to navigate through three different federal agencies: the [[War Risk Insurance Act|Bureau of War Risk Insurance]] (BWRI) for insurance and compensation, the [[United States Public Health Service|U.S. Public Health Service]] (PHS) for medical and hospital care, and the [[U.S. Federal Board for Vocational Education|Federal Board for Vocational Education]] for rehabilitation, education, and job training. Veterans from previous conflicts continued to rely on the Bureau of Pensions and National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Service for their compensation and medical care respectively.
+The United States' entrance into World War I in 1917 caused a massive increase in veterans, overwhelming the federal system. When the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for president [[Warren G. Harding]] accepted his party's nomination to the [[1920 United States presidential election|1920 presidential election]], he issued a promise to the more than four million Americans who served in the war:  <blockquote>It is not only a duty, it is a privilege to see that the sacrifices made shall be requited, and that those still suffering from casualties and disabilities shall be abundantly aided and restored to the highest capabilities of citizenship and enjoyment.</blockquote>At the time of the election, dissatisfaction with the benefits programs for World War I veterans ran rampant throughout the country. To receive benefits, veterans had to navigate through three different federal agencies: the [[War Risk Insurance Act|Bureau of War Risk Insurance]] (BWRI) for insurance and compensation, the [[United States Public Health Service|U.S. Public Health Service]] (PHS) for medical and hospital care, and the [[U.S. Federal Board for Vocational Education|Federal Board for Vocational Education]] for rehabilitation, education, and job training. Veterans from previous conflicts continued to rely on the Bureau of Pensions and National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Service for their compensation and medical care respectively.
 After winning the election, President Harding appointed a committee in April 1921 to identify a solution. On August 8, 1921, Harding signed Public Law 67-47, popularly known as the Sweet Act, which established the [https://department.va.gov/history/featured-stories/veterans-bureau/ Veterans' Bureau], which absorbed the War Risk Bureau and the Rehabilitation Division of the Federal Board for Vocational Education.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2016 |title=Records of the Veterans Administration [VA] |url=https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/015.html |access-date=March 11, 2021 |website=National Archives |language=en}}</ref> In 1922,<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2016 |title=Records of the Public Health Service [PHS], 1912-1968 |url=https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/090.html |access-date=September 15, 2020 |website=National Archives |at=Section 90.3.2 |language=en}}</ref> it gained a large number of veterans' hospital facilities from the Public Health Service, most of which had been recently established on former U.S. Army bases.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-17 |title=Object 64: U.S. Public Health Service Hospital #50 - VA History |url=https://department.va.gov/history/100-objects/64-public-health-service/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs-2023" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DpFoh3NcheEC&pg=PA11 |title=Annual Report of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service of the United States |date=1921 |publisher=U.S. Public Health Service |pages=11, 301ff }}</ref>