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  • Robotic leg helps Veteran ‘feel’ amputated foot

    Robotic leg helps Veteran ‘feel’ amputated foot

    Researchers performed experimental surgery implanting electrodes into a Veteran with an amputated foot, hoping that they would pick up his brain’s electrical signals.

  • Innovation revolutionary: A solution to prosthetic socks management

    Innovation revolutionary: A solution to prosthetic socks management

    Innovation Specialist Billie Slater has developed a toolkit to help amputees and clinicians use prosthetic socks better.

  • Unique opportunities: Five entry-level jobs at VA you might not know existed

    Unique opportunities: Five entry-level jobs at VA you might not know existed

    While VA careers are often associated with clinical work, there are entry-level positions that fly under the radar. Is your next job among them?

  • Be like Jim: No legs, no problem

    Be like Jim: No legs, no problem

    Jim Jacobi has had a lot thrown at him -- war, Agent Orange, triple bypass surgery and losing both legs. But this Vietnam Vet keeps it all positive.

  • Recreation therapy gives Veteran new lease on life

    Recreation therapy gives Veteran new lease on life

    VA celebrates National Therapeutic Recreation Month and all it does to change Veterans’ lives. Here’s a great story of a Veteran who was in “a dark place” and says recreation therapy gave him a focus.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Gregory D. Gadson

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Gregory D. Gadson

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Gregory D. Gadson, who served seven years after an IED blast nearly killed him in Iraq.

  • Mobile OPS pilot looks to expand VA prosthetic care

    Mobile OPS pilot looks to expand VA prosthetic care

    Matthew lost part of his left leg while serving in Iraq. VA Puget Sound developed a program to help patients, like Matthew, who have travel challenges and need prosthetic care.

  • Being Mom comes first for Army Vet Paralympics champ

    Being Mom comes first for Army Vet Paralympics champ

    She does more on one leg than most do on two, and this Army Vet, Paralympics champ and mom hopes to inspire and motivate with her daily social media posts.

  • VA North Texas brings mobility, freedom to amputee Veterans

    VA North Texas brings mobility, freedom to amputee Veterans

    David Janke likes to wear comfortable shorts around VA North [...]

  • Harlingen, Texas, VA offers Veterans same-day service action plan for orthotic, prosthetic needs

    Harlingen, Texas, VA offers Veterans same-day service action plan for orthotic, prosthetic needs

    "Having same-day service [action plans] for walk-in patients will save Veterans time in receiving the prescribed items”

  • VA rehabilitation scientist recognized for work with Veterans affected by upper-limb loss

    VA rehabilitation scientist recognized for work with Veterans affected by upper-limb loss

    A career researcher with the Providence VA Medical Center in Rhode Island, has been awarded for her work with Veterans who have experienced upper-limb loss.

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Last updated May 15, 2025

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