The Department of Veterans Affairs, account by account.
VA's appropriated and mandatory accounts from the FY2027 Budget-in-Brief, in two strictly-separate dialects. Discretionary — Medical Care and the non-medical accounts Congress sets each year. Mandatory — the benefit programs paid directly to Veterans. FY2025 actuals, FY2026, and the FY2027 request, $ in millions.
FY27 discretionary
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FY27 mandatory
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Medical Care (discretionary)
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VHA — the dominant discretionary block
Compensation & Pensions (mandatory)
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larger than all discretionary
Discretionary — appropriated each year ($ in millions)
Medical Care (Veterans Health Administration)
| Account | FY25 actuals | FY26 | FY27 request |
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Non-Medical Care appropriations
| Account | FY25 actuals | FY26 | FY27 request |
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| Subtotal, Discretionary (without MCCF) | — | — | — |
Mandatory — benefits paid to Veterans ($ in millions)
Mandatory Benefits
| Account | FY25 actuals | FY26 | FY27 request |
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PACT Act — Section 707 leases & Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund
| Account | FY25 actuals | FY26 | FY27 request |
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| Total, Mandatory | — | — | — |
The Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund (TEF) is the PACT Act's mandatory funding stream for health care and benefits tied to environmental exposures; it spans medical and benefit sub-accounts and rolls up here as a single mandatory line. The Housing Liquidating Account can show as a small negative (net collections). Mandatory accounts are paid directly to Veterans and are not procured through contracts.