VA
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- noun
- /viː eɪ/
- US
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Departamento de Asuntos de los Veteranos (EE. UU.)
- Miss Gussie and I were taking Mr. Charlie to the VA hospital to get his lungs checked.
- VA (Veterans Affairs)
- VA (Veterans Affairs)
- a VA medical center
So the new secretary of the VA lots of stuff to work on.
- So the new secretary of the VA lots of stuff to work on.
- Because there is no SGLI, there's no VA, there's no Wounded Warrior Project.
- I won't even step foot in a VA after those initial.
- And what the PACT Act is, is it expands VA healthcare.
- But back to the VA, they, they do have that in place.
- What are they doing in our VA where they have slashed thousands of jobs?
- I went to the VA and got my veteran.
Examples
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He decided to go straight to the VA hospital.
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Can I have your VA card, sir?
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A majority of the population served by the VA Medical Center system falls within this age group.
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Applying such a program to the VA population is an important challenge.
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If I had a car, I'd drive Emmett on down to the VA hospital and get him checked out.
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In FY 2012, there were over 8.7 million enrollees in the VA healthcare system.
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He spent several weeks receiving care and therapy at the VA hospital after his service.
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If you need assistance with your benefits, the VA can provide you with the necessary resources.
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Many veterans rely on the support and services available through the VA for their health care needs.
Synonyms
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A part of the United States government that gives benefits and services to military veterans
Surface Forms
Etymology
VA comes from the first letters of Veterans Affairs; 'veterans' means 'former soldiers' and 'affairs' means 'business', so the VA is the government department that helps veterans with benefits and health care.