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Veterans Affairs (VA) Compensation:
A monthly benefit paid to veterans who are disabled by injury or disease that developed or worsened in the line of duty.
Source: Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs Health Care (VA):
The VA Health Care program provides primary and behavioral healthcare benefits to enrolled veterans.

VA offers a wide array of special programs and initiatives specifically designed to help homeless veterans live as self-sufficiently and independently as possible. VA is the only Federal agency that provides substantial hands-on assistance directly to homeless persons. Although limited to veterans and their dependents, VA's major homeless-specific programs constitute the largest integrated network of homeless treatment and assistance services in the country.
Source: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affair

Vocational Rehabilitation:
Part of the One-Stop Career Center System, the program assists people with physical or mental disabilities that represent a substantial impediment to employment in preparing for and keeping a job.
Source: Department of Labor