. ▁The ▁administrator ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁President . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁V eter ans ▁Administration ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs , ▁with ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁( a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁cabinet ) ▁as ▁its ▁head . ▁ ▁Der win ski ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁Secretary ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Bureau ▁▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁V A ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁its ▁functions ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁V eter ans ’ ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁P ensions ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Department , ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Home ▁for ▁Dis abled ▁Vol unte er ▁Sold iers . ▁The ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁V eter ans ' ▁Bureau ▁corresponds ▁somewhat ▁with ▁the ▁later ▁position ▁of ▁Administr ator . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁all ▁V A ▁heads ▁ ▁Category : History ▁of ▁veter ans ' ▁affairs ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁USA <0x0A> </s> ▁Anna ▁Ross ▁Brun ton ▁( born ▁ 1 7 7 3 ), ▁was ▁an ▁actress ▁and ▁dram at ist ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁extended ▁family ▁of ▁actors . ▁ ▁Life ▁Born ▁Anna ▁Ross ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 3 ▁to ▁the ▁actor ▁William ▁Ross ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁later ▁Mrs ▁Brown , ▁she ▁was ▁sister ▁to ▁Frances ▁Mary ▁Ross