Margarita Devlin
About Margarita
Margarita Devlin was designated as Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, performing the Delegable Duties of the Under Secretary for Benefits, on September 29, 2025.
In this capacity, she leads the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), which administers benefits programs for Veterans, including education, home loan guaranty, disability compensation, pension, fiduciary, vocational rehabilitation and employment, life insurance, and transition assistance. Through a nationwide network of 56 regional offices, special processing centers, and VBA headquarters, she oversees the administration of these programs for more than six million beneficiaries receiving more than $194 billion in direct benefits each year.
Ms. Devlin has a long history of public service with an emphasis on serving Veterans. Before assuming her current duties, Ms. Devlin was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations and Management at the US Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS). Ms. Devlin’s federal career spans 30 years; she is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and began her career with VA, providing counseling and evaluation services to Veterans in the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) program. You may recall that Ms. Devlin served as the Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits in VBA under the first Trump Administration.
She comes from a military family – her father was a Navy Veteran, her brother is retired Army, and one of her two sons is a Marine Corps Veteran.