Products...Target...Segment Architecture...Benefits Architecture Segment (Proposed)

VA-Benefits Segment Architecture

The VA-Benefits Segment is a Core-Business Segment

This is a Core-Business Segment that supports the Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA) benefits business lines and the IT development methodology established by the VBA.  As VBA's obsolete, legacy business systems are redesigned and re-deployed over the next few years, this segment architecture will identify common services which will be developed once and then reused across all benefits business lines.  These common services may include claim submission and processing, claim payment, and appeal submission and processing.

This segment architecture will also integrate with the VA Identity Services segment architecture to obtain veteran and other client identity, registration, and service history information from a VA-wide single-source.

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• Vocational-Rehabilitation
• Pensions
• Disability Compensation
• Education-Benefits
• Loan-Guarantee-Benefits
• Insurance Benefits

• DoD (DoD is the data source for veteran military history data and dependent/survivor identity data)
• SSA
• HUD

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The following business functions may be sharable between the participating Benefit Business Lines:

• Possible Shared Eligibility Posting & Notification Service
• Possible Shared Benefit Award Notification Service
• Possible Shared Claims Processing Services
• Possible Shared Appeals Processing Services

The following services will be defined within the Identity Management Service Segment Architecture:

• Add Person
• Modify Person
• Delete Person
• Review Person
• Locate Person
• Generate Person-Related Reports
• Generate ID-Related Reports
• Verify Person ID
• Provision Person Credential
• Authenticate Person Credential
• Authorize Person Access
• Register Person
• Correlate Person ID
• Synchronize Person ID

The following services will be defined within the Financial Management Service Segment Architecture:

• Possible Shared Accounting and Reporting Services

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Each IT project associated with this segment is responsible for reporting status and availability of planned segment services to the Segment Manager.

The Segment Manager is responsible for informing/updating the VA target architecture and VA Service Reference Model (SRM) of the planned service availability and the VA Performance Reference Model (PRM) of measured service improvements.

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• C&P Benefits Replacement System
• Loan Admin System Redesign
• Legacy Application Replacement Program - 2009 (In Planning)

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Proposed: Hon. Daniel Cooper, Admiral Retired, VBA Under Secretary for Benefits

Proposed: Mr. Ross Smith (VBA Architect)

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