Promotion to Department of Veterans Affairs The Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 1988 () changed the former Veterans'§ Administration, an independent government agency established in 1930 into a Cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs. It was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 25, 1988, but came into effect under the term of his successor, George H. W. Bush, on March 15, 1989.
Promotion to Department of Veterans Affairs The Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 1988 () changed the former Veterans'§ Administration an independent government agency established in 1930 into a Cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs It was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 25 1988 but came into effect under the term of his successor George H W Bush on March 15 1989