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 the TIAA-CREF Life Funds, do hereby certify, to such officer's knowledge, that: The semi-annual report on Form N-CSR of the TIAA Separate Account VA-1 (the "Account") for the six month period ended June 30, 2003 (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 Account. /s/ Bertram L. Scott Dated: August 21, 2003 -------------------------------- Bertram L. Scott Executive Vice President (Principal Executive Officer) TIAA Separate Account VA-1 /s/ Richard L. Gibbs Dated: August 21, 2003 -------------------------------- Richard L. Gibbs Executive Vice President (Principal Financial Officer), TIAA Separate Account VA-1