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.
VA wants to ensure Veterans, including those who choose to have their private health care provider complete a DBQ, are appropriately equipped with the information they need to submit DBQs successfully.
The Vietnam War was the nation’s longest and costliest conflict of the Cold War. Over 8.7 million Americans served in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era from 1964 to 1973 (1). More than 3.4 million deployed to Southeast Asia (1) and approximately 2.7 million of those served in the Republic of Vietnam (2). On this Memorial Day 2021, VA honors their service and recommits itself to supporting all Veterans of the Vietnam era, their families and their caregivers.
Dr. Margaret Craighill was the first woman doctor to receive a commission during World War II and the first VA female physician and consultant on the medical care of women.
VA permanently housed more than 40,000 homeless Veterans in 2022, providing them with the safe, stable homes that they deserve. A technology tool that is helping VA officials and partners on the front lines is VA‘s Status Query and Response Exchange System (SQUARES).
Hear the varied motivations of health professions trainees at the Ernest K. Childers VA Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa.
Throughout the history of Veterans health care, sports have long served as a means of rehabilitation and healing. While many sports and recreational activities have been incorporated into the fabric of Veterans hospitals, one sport in early VA history stands out for its popularity and impact on Veterans – baseball.
VA’s TeleNephrology program connects Veterans with kidney specialists nationwide and provides access to lifesaving care.
This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of retired Air Force Veteran Shelton Ware, who served in Normandy and France.
WWII Veteran Miriam Woolever has hearing aids from Carl T. Hayden VA in Phoenix and has audiology appointments via teleaudiology services
Veterans logged 16,581 miles and 13.5 million calories burned with their Fitbits in the Share My Health Data app field test.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Ricardo Sanchez, who served as director of operations, U.S. Army Europe, and led the 1st Armored Division at the start of the Iraq War.
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