38 USC § 7703 - Functions of the Administration

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s7703"
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title: "38 USC § 7703 - Functions of the Administration"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "7703"
section_name: "Functions of the Administration"
chapter_number: 77
chapter_name: "VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION; GENERAL"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(b), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 399.)"
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# § 7703. Functions of the Administration

The Veterans Benefits Administration is responsible for the administration of the following programs of the Department:

**(1)** Compensation and pension programs.

**(2)** Vocational rehabilitation and educational assistance programs.

**(3)** Veterans’ housing loan programs.

**(4)** Veterans’ and servicemembers’ life insurance programs.

**(5)** Outreach programs and other veterans’ services programs.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(b), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 399.)