Defense & AerospaceFederal spending file
Veterans
Health care, disability pay, and benefits for people who served in the military.
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What the money shows
The government spent $413.3B on Veterans in 2025, which is 4.1% of all spending that year. Veterans outlays are up 114.7% from 2017. OMB history lists Veterans at 5.3% of federal outlays in 1962 and 4.1% in 2025. Department of Veterans Affairs, the largest agency in this category, handles 99.8% of its latest outlay. The linked lobbying register category is Defense & Aerospace.
Sources: USAspending · OMB Historical Tables
$413B
Latest outlay
$4.06
Of each $100
+115%
Since FY2017
Defense & Aerospace
Mapped sector
Agencies spending it
Latest fiscal year, top agencies from USAspending.
Department of Veterans Affairs$412B
Department of Labor$336M
Department of Defense$278M
Armed Forces Retirement Home$143M
American Battle Monuments Commission$127M
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims$45M
Social Security Administration$326K
Lobbying in this sector
Up to five leading defense & aerospace clients in the lobby register.
Share since 1962
OMB history plus live rows once ingested.
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