EXHIBIT (10) (A)
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Independent Auditors' Consent
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use in this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration
Statement No. 333-39240 of First Ameritas Variable Annuity Separate Account on
Form N-4 of our report dated October 2, 2000, on the statutory basis financial
statements of First Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. of New York, appearing in the
Statement of Additional Information, which is a part of such Registration
Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading "Services" in such
Statement of Additional Information.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Lincoln, Nebraska
October 10, 2000
