 | 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
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
|
