The increase in the number of veterans following the Civil War led Congress in 1881 to. authorize the construction of a new building for the Bureau of Pensions. In 1887 the. Pension Building on G Street in Northwest Washington, D.C., was completed.
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The 26.8 million living veterans and the estimated 43.5 million dependents and survivors of veterans total 70.3 million potential beneficiaries of VA benefits and services. VA is the second largest Federal Department and has over 266,000 employees. About 1 of every 10 Federal employees works for VA.
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In 1789, with the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, the first Congress assumed the. burden of paying veterans benefits. The first federal pension legislation was passed in. 1789. It continued the pension law passed by the Continental Congress.
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The Department's mission is to serve America's veterans and their families with dignity and compassion and to be their principal advocate in ensuring that they receive the care, support, and recognition earned in service to this Nation.
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Prior to this legislation, pensions were granted only to disabled veterans. 4 VA History in Brief. The result of the new law was an immediate increase in pensioners. From 1816 to. 1820, the number of pensioners increased from 2,200 to 17,730, and the cost of. pensions rose from $120,000 to $1.4 million. When Congress authorized the establishment of the Bureau of Pensions in 1833, it was. the first administrative unit dedicated solely to the assistance of veterans.
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The year 1862 also marked the. establishment of the National Cemetery System, to provide burial for the many Union. dead of the Civil War. The first national effort to provide medical care for disabled veterans in the United. States was the Naval Home, established in Philadelphia in 1812.
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Department of Veterans Affairs. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), established as an independent agency under the President by Executive Order 5398 of July 21, 1930, was elevated to Cabinet level on March 15, 1989 (Public Law 100-527).
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1 Obtain a VA service-connected disability rating or memo rating of 10 percent or more (for Veterans rated 10 percent, a serious employment handicap is also needed to establish entitlement). 2  Apply for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment services.  Have an established employment handicap resulting from a service-connected disability.
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FHA provides a huge economic stimulation to the country in the form of home and community development, which trickles down to local communities in the form of jobs, building suppliers, tax bases, schools, and other forms of revenue. Congress created the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) in 1934.
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The History of FHA. Congress created the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) in 1934. The FHA became a part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Housing in 1965. When the FHA was created, the housing industry was flat on its back: Two million construction workers had lost their jobs.
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when was veterans administration established
Veterans administration was established in July 21, 1930. The Veterans Administration was established on July 21, 1930.