Va Fy 2024 Budget Request. The department of veterans affairs expects to be nearly $15 billion short of what it needs to pay for benefits and health care this year and next, in part because. Agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies.

In a letter to va secretary denis mcdonough, bost said the $15 billion funding gap is the va’s largest budget shortfall, “and a repudiation of the fy 2025. In addition, the bill provides $1.3 billion in funding for the va’s electronic health record.