Understanding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): Overview, Branches, and Benefits

This comprehensive guide delves into the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), covering its branches such as the Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Health Administration, and National Cemetery Administration. It also details the benefits provided by the VA, including health care eligibility requirements and locations offering VA services in Washington state. Additionally, it explores burial benefits provided by the VA for veterans, such as headstones and memorial services.

• Veterans Affairs
• VA Benefits
• Department of Veterans
• Veterans Health Care
• VA Services

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1. VA 101 UNDERSTANDING THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

2. Overview Branches within the Veterans Affairs Overview of each branch Critical Partners

3. Three Branches of The VA Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

4. Department of Veterans Affairs VBA VCA VHA Regional Offices VISN (23) Cemeteries Hospitals Vet Center CBOC

5. VHA Benefits: VA Health Care is a benefit for Veterans, not insurance Minimum Eligibility Requirement- enlisted after September 7, 1980, or entered active duty after October 16, 1981, you must have served 24 continuous months or the full period for which you were called to active duty A Service Connected disability is not necessary to receive VA Healthcare Can apply by phone, mail, or in person- VA Form 10-10ez

6. VA Health Care in Washington South Sound CBOC (Chehalis, WA) Valor CBOC Federal Way (Federal Way, WA) Valor CBOC North Seattle (Seattle, WA) Wenatchee CBOC (Wenatchee, WA) Yakima (WA) Community Based Outpatient Clinic (Yakima, WA) Bremerton CBOC (Bremerton, WA) Bellingham Vet Center (Bellingham, WA) Everett Vet Center (Everett, WA) Federal Way Vet Center (Federal Way, WA) Lacey Outstation (Lacey, WA) Spokane Vet Center (Spokane, WA) Tacoma Vet Center (Tacoma, WA) Walla Walla Vet Center (Walla Walla, WA) Yakima Valley Vet Center (Yakima, WA) VISN 20: Northwest Network-Vancouver, WA VA Puget Sound Health Care System- Seattle, WA VA Puget Sound Health Care System - American Lake Division, Lakewood, WA Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center -Walla Walla, WA Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center- Spokane, WA VA Portland Health Care System - Vancouver Campus- Vancouver, WA Yakima Valley Vet Center- Yakima, WA Mount Vernon CBOC (Mount Vernon, WA) North Olympic Peninsula (Port Angeles, WA) Richland (WA) Community Based Outpatient Clinic (Richland, WA) Valor CBOC Bellevue (Bellevue, WA)

7. VCA Benefits Burial Benefits Headstones, Markers, Medallions for Private Cemeteries Presidential Memorial Certificates Memorial Services

8. VBA Benefits Compensation Pension Vocational Rehab Education (GI Bill) Loan Guaranty (VA Home Loan) Life Insurance (5 types)

9. Critical Partners with VBA State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) National Service Organizations County Veteran Service Offices Reintegration Programs Homeless Programs VHA

10. Resources VHA- https://www.va.gov/health/ VCA- https://www.cem.va.gov/ VBA- https://benefits.va.gov/benefits/ WDVA- https://www.dva.wa.gov/