A dramatic increase in the number of veterans and a desire to meet their demands led to the elevation of the Veterans Administration to a department-level post at the end of the 1980s.

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The Veterans Administration was elevated to a Cabinet-level department as the Department of Veterans Affairs in 1989, in part due to the increasing number of veterans and the need to better address their needs.

A Dramatic Increase in the Number of Veterans and a Desire