Nearly 600 of the country’s best wheelchair athletes are arriving in Cincinnati, Ohio, for the 37th National Veterans Wheelchair Games July 17–22. “The Wheelchair Games
When 69-year-old Vietnam Veteran Robert Brown was looking for ways to increase his balance and physical activity, he joined VA’s Wii FitTM pilot research study
VA becomes first agency to post information on adverse employee actions, requires senior official sign-off on all settlement actions above $5,000 Today U.S. Secretary of
Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs David J. Shulkin, M.D. unveiled the world’s most advanced commercial prosthetic — the Life Under Kinetic Evolution (LUKE) arm —
Members of the military contribute in many ways to our national security, and once they leave the military, they have a unique and nuanced perspective
Veterans service organizations (VSOs) play a major role as advocates for the Veteran community, and as partners with VA, to ensure this nation’s Veterans receive
VA today released finalized plans that lay the framework for providing emergency mental health coverage to former service members with other-than-honorable (OTH) administrative discharges. This
Women are disproportionately likely to have experienced sexual harassment and/or assault during their military service. This trauma, referred to by VA as military sexual trauma
With the stroke of a pen, President Trump made what he called one of “the largest reforms to the VA in its history” today with the
Following through on a key promise from less than a month ago, VA Secretary Dr. David J. Shulkin today announced a plan to dispose of
It’s been a long time coming, but the 2017 is set and will take place at the Hyatt Regency Downtown in Houston, Texas, Aug. 25-26,
This week’s podcast focuses on the announcement made by VA secretary Dr. David Shulkin on Monday. VA will be adopting the same electronic health record
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