EX-99.906CERT

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of TIAA Separate Account VA-1 does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

The semi-annual report on Form N-CSR of the TIAA Separate Account VA-1 (the “Separate Account”) for the six months ended June 30, 2005 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Separate Account.

Dated: August 18, 2005	By:	/s Bertram L. Scott
		Bertram L. Scott
		Executive Vice President
		(principal executive officer)
Dated: August 18, 2005	By:	/s/ Russell Noles
		Russell Noles
		Vice President and Acting Chief Financial Officer, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America
		(acting principal financial officer)