Department of Veterans Affairs In its own words: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's veterans.
$376.6B
spent in fiscal year 2025 (net)
5.4 cents
of every federal dollar spent
$1,102
for every person in the country
$412.4B
committed in the year (obligations)
The Treasury’s books put its net outlays at $376,591,187,171. Its own accounts, as it reported them to USAspending, show $404,935,929,341 in gross outlays: the difference is what its programs took back in and what it paid to other federal accounts, lines the Treasury’s breakdown below lists and subtracts.
Over time Bureaus and accounts Federal accounts Kinds of payment What it pays for Awards Over time Net outlays in each fiscal year, from the Treasury's September statements.
$0 $100B $200B $300B $400B FY15 · Net outlays: $159,217,144,145 FY15 FY16 · Net outlays: $174,018,161,803 FY16 FY17 · Net outlays: $176,049,935,208 FY17 FY18 · Net outlays: $178,509,015,471 FY18 FY19 · Net outlays: $199,573,470,822 FY19 FY20 · Net outlays: $218,393,703,812 FY20 FY21 · Net outlays: $233,780,842,271 FY21 FY22 · Net outlays: $273,867,305,829 FY22 FY23 · Net outlays: $301,025,932,863 FY23 FY24 · Net outlays: $325,003,956,976 FY24 FY25 · Net outlays: $376,591,187,171 FY25 Embed this chart The figures Inside the agency, as the Treasury lists it Net outlays by bureau and account, the same books as the total above. Open a line to see what is inside it. Lines in italics are subtracted: money the public paid back, and payments between federal accounts.
Joint DOD-VA Medical Facility Demonstration Fund $751M 0.2% Veterans Health Administration $118.5B 31.5% Veterans Choice Fund, Veterans Health Administration -$232k Medical Services $97.0B 81.8% Medical Support and Compliance $11.3B 9.6% Medical Facilities $8.98B 7.6% Other $1.23B 1.0% Benefits Programs $223.3B 59.3% Public Enterprise Funds -$547M Housing Accounts -$1.8M Other -$545M Compensation and Pensions $200.7B 89.9% Readjustment Benefits $16.3B 7.3% Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund $6.07B 2.7% Insurance Funds $325M 0.1% National Service Life $204M 62.9% Veterans Special Life $121M 37.1% Other $448M 0.2% Departmental Administration $43.8B 11.6% Construction $1.13B 2.6% Information Technology Systems $6.40B 14.6% General Operating Expenses $69k <0.1% Other $36.3B 82.8% Proprietary Receipts from the PublicMoney the public paid back to these accounts, subtracted from the total -$9.73B National Service Life -$7.8M Other -$9.72B Intrabudgetary TransactionsPayments between federal accounts, subtracted so nothing is counted twice -$23M Its federal accounts Each federal account is one pot of money Congress appropriates, and these are the 43 this agency paid out of, by gross outlays. Each opens on USAspending.gov, which lists its programs and awards.
Compensation and Pensions, Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0102 · $203.1B obligated $201.5B49.8% Medical Services, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0160 · $76.3B obligated $74.5B18.4% Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund, Departmental Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-1126 · $33.2B obligated $33.2B8.2% Medical Community Care, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0140 · $23.2B obligated $23.3B5.8% Readjustment Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0137 · $16.7B obligated $16.6B4.1% Medical Support and Compliance, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0152 · $11.7B obligated $11.5B2.8% General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0151 · $12.8B obligated $9.43B2.3% Expenses, Medical Facilities, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0162 · $10.2B obligated $9.08B2.2% Information Technology Systems, Departmental Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0167 · $6.45B obligated $6.55B1.6% Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund, Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-1119 · $5.81B obligated $6.07B1.5% Supply Fund, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-4537 · $2.14B obligated $2.26B0.6% Franchise Fund, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-4539 · $1.92B obligated $1.93B0.5% Veterans Electronic Health Record, Departmental Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-1123 · $1.50B obligated $1.42B0.3% General Administration, Departmental Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0142 · $1.01B obligated $993M0.2% Medical and Prosthetic Research, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0161 · $970M obligated $966M0.2% Show the other 28 accounts Joint Department of Defense - Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0169 · $770M obligated $763M0.2% Construction, Major Projects, Departmental Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0110 · $806M obligated $752M0.2% Construction, Minor Projects, Departmental Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0111 · $610M obligated $587M0.1% National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0129 · $503M obligated $498M0.1% Canteen Service Revolving Fund, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-4014 · $437M obligated $442M0.1% Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Fund, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-4009 · $440M obligated $441M0.1% Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities, Departmental Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0181 · $60M obligated $302M0.1% Office of Inspector General, Departmental Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0170 · $309M obligated $294M0.1% Board of Veterans Appeals, Departmental Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-1122 · $285M obligated $292M0.1% Veterans Medical Care and Health Fund, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0173 · $38M obligated $278M0.1% Recurring Expenses Transformational Fund, Departmental Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-1124 · $388M obligated $240M0.1% National Service Life Insurance Fund, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-8132 · $157M obligated $206M0.1% Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance Fund, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-4012 · $182M obligated $194M<0.1% Veterans Special Life Insurance Fund, Trust Revolving Fund, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-8455 · $115M obligated $155M<0.1% Veterans Insurance and Indemnities, Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0120 · $137M obligated $139M<0.1% Grants for Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries, Departmental Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0183 · $77M obligated $46M<0.1% DOD-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0165 · $18M obligated $21M<0.1% General Post Fund, National Homes, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-8180 · $20M obligated $19M<0.1% Veteran Affairs Life Insurance, Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-4379 · $15M obligated $18M<0.1% Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account, Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-1120 · $10M obligated $13M<0.1% Veterans Reopened Insurance Fund, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-4010 · $5.3M obligated $6.7M<0.1% Post-Vietnam Era, Veterans Education Account, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-8133 · $483k obligated $533k<0.1% Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account, Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-1114 · $504k obligated $504k<0.1% Department of Veterans Affairs Cemetery Gift Fund, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-8129 · $209k obligated $264k<0.1% United States Government Life Insurance Fund, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-8150 · $88k obligated $125k<0.1% Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Liquidating Account, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-4025 · $97k obligated $110k<0.1% Pershing Hall Revolving Fund, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-4018 · $33k obligated $69k<0.1% Veterans Choice Fund, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans AffairsAccount 036-0172 · $11k obligated $11k<0.1% Embed this chart What kind of payment Gross outlays by object class, grouped: what each dollar bought. $137M moved from its accounts to other federal accounts is left out; it is counted where it is finally paid.
Benefits paid to people 50.1% $202,795,793,959 Contracts, goods and services 23.7% $96,037,336,392 Pay and benefits of federal staff 18.1% $73,138,970,965 Grants and subsidies 6.4% $26,035,424,423 Equipment, buildings and loans 1.7% $6,689,477,445 Refunds <0.1% $98,491,338 Other <0.1% $3,397,151 Gross outlays 100% $404,798,891,673 Embed this chart Every object class Insurance claims and indemnities $202.8B50.1% Medical care $50.0B12.4% Full-time permanent $49.3B12.2% Grants, subsidies, and contributions $26.0B6.4% Supplies and materials $23.8B5.9% Civilian personnel benefits $19.7B4.9% Advisory and assistance services $6.90B1.7% Other services from non-Federal sources $5.51B1.4% Land and structures $4.41B1.1% Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges $3.85B1.0% Other personnel compensation $3.43B0.8% Travel and transportation of persons $2.55B0.6% Equipment $2.28B0.6% Rental payments to others $1.08B0.3% Operation and maintenance of facilities $882M0.2% Operation and maintenance of equipment $738M0.2% Other than full-time permanent $688M0.2% Other goods and services from Federal sources $288M0.1% Rental payments to GSA $236M0.1% Transportation of things $94M<0.1% Printing and reproduction $78M<0.1% Refunds $98M<0.1% Benefits for former personnel $10M<0.1% Special personal services payments $8.0M<0.1% Unknown $3.4M<0.1% Embed this chart What its money pays for Its gross outlays by the budget function and subfunction of each account. Open a function to see every agency that spends on it.
Its awards: where they went and who got them $287.9B in contracts, grants, loans and direct payments committed in the year. Payments to individuals are published only as totals, so they have a place but no recipient.
Direct payments 70.5% $203.0B Contracts 27.2% $78.3B Grants 1.1% $3.12B Other assistance 0.9% $2.47B Loans (subsidy cost) 0.3% $933M Contract vehicles (IDVs) <0.1% $13M Awards 100% $287.9B Embed this chart Its largest recipients Its largest programs Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected DisabilityAssistance listing 64.109 $174.1B60.5% Post-9/11 Veterans Educational AssistanceAssistance listing 64.028 $10.8B3.8% Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected DeathAssistance listing 64.110 $10.3B3.6% Survivors and Dependents Educational AssistanceAssistance listing 64.117 $2.54B0.9% Veterans State Nursing Home CareAssistance listing 64.015 $2.02B0.7% CHAMPVAAssistance listing 64.039 $1.93B0.7% Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability for VeteransAssistance listing 64.104 $1.78B0.6% Veterans Housing Direct Loans for Certain Disabled VeteransAssistance listing 64.118 $1.29B0.4% Veteran Readiness and EmploymentAssistance listing 64.116 $1.24B0.4% VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families ProgramAssistance listing 64.033 $842M0.3% Show the other 15 programs Burial Expenses Allowance for VeteransAssistance listing 64.101 $837M0.3% Pension to Veterans Surviving Spouses, and ChildrenAssistance listing 64.105 $702M0.2% Life Insurance for Veterans - Direct Payments for InsuranceAssistance listing 64.031 $536M0.2% Specially Adapted Housing for Disabled VeteransAssistance listing 64.106 $190M0.1% All-Volunteer Force Educational AssistanceAssistance listing 64.124 $180M0.1% Montgomery GI Bill Selected ReserveAssistance listing 64.032 $117M<0.1% Automobiles and Adaptive Equipment for Certain Disabled Veterans and Members of the Armed ForcesAssistance listing 64.100 $109M<0.1% Veterans Cemetery Grants ProgramAssistance listing 64.203 $75M<0.1% Veterans State Domiciliary CareAssistance listing 64.014 $55M<0.1% Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant ProgramAssistance listing 64.056 $40M<0.1% Grants to States for Construction of State Home FacilitiesAssistance listing 64.005 $36M<0.1% Monthly Allowance for Children of Vietnam Veterans Born with Spina BifidaAssistance listing 64.127 $27M<0.1% VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem ProgramAssistance listing 64.024 $17M<0.1% Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant ProgramAssistance listing 64.055 $17M<0.1% VA Outer Burial Receptacle Allowance ProgramAssistance listing 64.206 $8.8M<0.1% Embed this chart Net outlays and the bureau breakdown are the Monthly Treasury Statement’s for September 2025, table 5. Everything else is what Department of Veterans Affairs reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal year 2025: its accounts, object classes and functions as gross outlays and obligations, and its contracts, grants, loans and direct payments as award obligations, by the place of performance. Awards are counted under the agency that made them.