(CNN)Here is a look at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
There are approximately 22 million veterans in the United States.
President Barack Obama has requested an appropriation of $168.8 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 2016 Budget.
Among VA operations are 1,203 outpatient sites, 144 hospitals and 300 Vet Centers.
The VA served 5.8 million people in 2014, according to a VA summary of expenditures by state.
Timeline:
1789 – The new U.S. government passes legislation ensuring pensions for disabled Revolutionary War veterans.
1812 – The Naval Home, a facility for disabled veterans, opens in Philadelphia.
1833 – Congress establishes the Bureau of Pensions to assist veterans.
1862 – During the Civil War, Congress passes a bill allowing the president to purchase land for national cemeteries. Between 1865 and 1870, 70 national cemeteries open for burial of Union soldiers.
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