VA would be one of only a few federal departments to see a funding increase under the president's $1.7 trillion budget plan.

The document will tee up new spending battles with Congress as the administration seeks a range of policy changes.

The White House is planning on Friday to unveil President Donald Trump's 2026 budget, a sweeping framework that is expected to propose steep reductions, if not a wholesale zeroing out, of various federal programs as part of his administration's priorities.