March 15, 1989: Department of Veterans Affairs established

Monday 15 March 2010

The Department of Veterans Affairs is an executive department of the U.S. Cabinet. It was created by Congress in 1988 and officially established in 1989. The VA is administered by a member of the cabinet who is appointed by the president and approved by the Senate. The VA manages all the functions of the former Veterans Administration, which was an independent government agency established in 1930 to administer national benefits for veterans.