The department is about 15% ahead of its claims workload pace from last summer.
The operation against Iran involved 125 American aircraft, 75 precision weapons and a bevy of other U.S. military assets.
Karen Brazell currently works as a senior VA advisor and would serve as the department's next Under Secretary for Benefits.
The appropriations plan would add more than $80 billion to the current VA funding level, giving the department its biggest budget ever.
