Department of Veterans Affairs

Cultural  

1. The second-largest cabinet department, the VA coordinates the distribution of benefits for veterans of the American armed forces and their dependents. The benefits include compensation for disabilities, the management of veterans' hospitals, and various insurance programs.

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Example Sentences

Department of Veterans Affairs to treat PTSD, helped her pack the imagery into long-term memory.

From Los Angeles Times

Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated agreements allowing three outside entities including a prestigious K-12 academy to use portions of its West Los Angeles campus.

From Los Angeles Times

Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have called for a transparent investigation into the killing of Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse working at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital.

From Salon

Those agencies - including the justice department, FBI and Department of Veterans Affairs - will not be impacted.

From BBC

Family members say the man who was killed by federal officers in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who ‘cared deeply’ about people.

From Los Angeles Times