Care setting or organization

VA medical abbreviation

VA means "Department of Veterans Affairs".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (6 in all for VA), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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Meaning	Latin origin	Where used	Checked against
Department of Veterans Affairs	None	Billing, Charting	NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS) NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR) FDA Acronyms and Abbreviations CMS Acronyms Army Regulation 40-66, Appendix B: Authorized Medical Records Abbreviations Federal agency program pages (CMS, Medicare.gov, SSA, IRS, OIG, HHS, DOL, HRSA, FDA, CDC) and healthcare.gov glossary

Sample payer list entry: "VA."

A made-up line that shows the abbreviation in place. It is not about any patient and is not an instruction.

What does VA mean in medical terms?

VA means "Department of Veterans Affairs".

Where is VA used?

VA shows up in billing and charting. Its category here is care setting or organization.

Is VA on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. VA is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.