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  • First in VA to receive cutting-edge epilepsy treatment

    First in VA to receive cutting-edge epilepsy treatment

    A retired soldier becomes the first in the VA system to receive a minimally invasive Visualase procedure, offering new hope for treating focal epilepsy.

  • A leader’s journey: Chief Veterans Experience Officer Lynda C. Davis, Ph.D.

    A leader’s journey: Chief Veterans Experience Officer Lynda C. Davis, Ph.D.

    This week's Women's History Month profile by the Center for Women Veterans honors the service of VA's Chief Veterans Experience Officer Lynda Davis, Ph.D.

  • Women Veterans leading change at VA

    Women Veterans leading change at VA

    During Women’s History Month, we honor the women who served our nation in uniform and who are also shaping the future of Veterans’ health care and policy.

  • The women who shaped early Veteran mental health care

    The women who shaped early Veteran mental health care

    Trailblazing women like Dorothea Dix built the foundation for postwar care, transforming how America supported soldiers after the Civil War.

  • Women Veterans have a voice at VA

    Women Veterans have a voice at VA

    During Women’s History Month, we proudly recognize the women who not only served our nation in uniform, but who continue to serve by shaping the future of Veterans’ health care and policy.

  • VA honors last surviving member of historic “Six Triple Eight” Battalion

    VA honors last surviving member of historic “Six Triple Eight” Battalion

    Plaque dedication ceremony honors the last surviving female member of the “Six Triple Eight” Battalion.

  • Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran Cookie Avvampato

    Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran Cookie Avvampato

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Air Force Veteran Cookie Avvampato, who served in Kuwait and Iraq.

  • Honoring the legacy and contributions of Vietnam women Veterans

    Honoring the legacy and contributions of Vietnam women Veterans

    On National Vietnam War Veterans Day, we recognize and honor the Americans who served during the Vietnam War. But there is a group of Veterans whose contributions have too often gone unrecognized—the women who also served in Vietnam. Your service, sacrifice, and resilience laid the foundation for future generations and shaped history.

  • VA raises the bar on care for Women Veterans

    VA raises the bar on care for Women Veterans

    Report examines the input of over 7,000 women Veterans: They are happier with VA health care than ever before.

  • VA hosts 2024 Quadrennial Women Veterans Summit

    VA hosts 2024 Quadrennial Women Veterans Summit

    VA hosted the 2024 Quadrennial Women Veterans Summit to share better opportunities for the fastest-growing demographic within the Veteran community.

  • VA helps women Veterans at recent regional event

    VA helps women Veterans at recent regional event

    VA hosted its second virtual regional Veterans Experience Action Center (VEAC) June 11-13 as part of a series targeting recently separated Veterans and military members nearing transition out of the armed services.

  • Women Veteran members of VSOs

    Women Veteran members of VSOs

    March is Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate and [...]

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