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The $328.1 billion 2024 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs is the largest in agency history. President Joe Biden’s 2025 budget for the VA asks for yet another increase to $369.3 billion.

If enacted by Congress, the 2025 proposal would represent a 668% increase in the VA’s budget since 2001 and, although over half of the department’s annual budget goes toward mandatory spending like disability compensation, the question remains: Have these historic levels of funding translated to improved outcomes for our veterans?

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