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Department of Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs is a federal agency in the United States responsible for providing vital services to America's veterans. The department offers a wide range of benefits, including inpatient and outpatient healthcare services, disability compensation, rehabilitation, education assistance, home loans, life insurance, pensions, burials and memorials, as well as support for dependents and survivors. With its mission to fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan," the department is committed to ensuring the nation's veterans receive the benefits they have earned in service to the country.