The Independent Budget for fiscal 2023 calls for a hefty increase in department program spending over current levels.
Advocates say the administration's plan for fiscal 2021 fall about $4 billion short of the needs of America's veterans.
The event underscores a growing rift between some of the country's most prominent veterans advocates and the White House.
The term will command much of the debate at the new VA secretary's confirmation hearing, but different groups have different definitions.
