| 1917 - | War Risk Insurance |
| 1918 - | Vocational Training for WW1 veterans |
| 1920 - | Pension for Spanish-American War veterans |
| 1921 - | Veterans Bureau organized |
| 1924 - | House Veterans Affairs Committee established |
| 1924 - | Bonus for WW1 veterans proposed |
| 1930 - | Veterans Administration founded |
| 1931 - | Star-Spangled Banner adopted as national anthem |
| 1932 - | WW1 Veterans Bonus March in Washington, D.C. |
| 1934 - | Pension for widows of WW1 veterans |
| 1936 - | Bonus paid in cash to WW1 veterans |
| 1943 - | Benefits provided for WW2 veterans |
| 1944 - | GI Bill passed |
| 1944 - | Veterans Preference Act passed |
| 1948 - | Subsistence increase for GI Bill |
| 1952 - | GI Bill provided to Korean War veterans |
| 1954 - | November 11 (Veterans' Day) became federal holiday |
| 1958 - | May 1 established as Loyalty Day |
| 1966 - | GI Bill provided for Cold War/Vietnam Era veterans |
| 1970 - | Senate Veterans Affairs Committee established |
| 1973 - | 25% increase in GI Bill benefits |
| 1978 - | Veterans Preference in hiring preserved. VA Home Loan amount increased |
| 1979 - | First joint meeting of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs Committees |
| 1980 - | VA Home Loan amount increased |
| 1981 - | POW/MIA benefits established |
| 1982 - | Veterans Employment & Training Service (VETS) created in the Department of Labor |
| 1988 - | Atomic Veterans Compensation Act |
| 1989 - | VA elevated to a Cabinet-level department |
| 1990 - | Specific Agent Orange Connection established |
| 1991 - | Agent Orange Act of 1991 |
| 1991 - | Persian Gulf War Veterans Assistance Act of 1991 |
| 1992 - | Rural Health Care Initiative defeated in Congress |
| 1993 - | Persian Gulf Medical Care Legislation |
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