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TIAA SEPARATE ACCOUNT VA-1 Ilana R. Marcus
730 THIRD AVENUE Senior Counsel
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017-3206 (212) 916-4382
(212) 490-9000
(800) 842-2733
April 6, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: TIAA Separate Account VA-1
(File No. 33-79124):
Rule 497(j) Certification
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Dear Commissioners:
In lieu of filing with the Commission its definitive Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information dated April 1, 1999, as otherwise required
by Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act of 1993, TIAA Separate Account VA-1
hereby certifies that:
(1) the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) would not have
differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 5
to its registration statement on Form N-3 ("Amendment No. 5"),
as filed with the Commission on April 1, 1999; and
(2) the text of Amendment No. 5 has been filed with the Commission
electronically.
Sincerely,
/s/ Ilana R. Marcus
Ilana Marcus
Senior Counsel
