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  • Leashes of Valor: Discover how one leash can save two lives

    Leashes of Valor: Discover how one leash can save two lives

    Discover how nonprofit, Leashes of Valor pairs post-9/11 Veterans with service dogs from shelters, aiding recovery from PTSD, TBI, and other military traumas.

  • New ICD-10 diagnostic code will promote better care for Veterans with blast injuries to the brain

    New ICD-10 diagnostic code will promote better care for Veterans with blast injuries to the brain

    Should brain injury caused by a blast wave from an explosion be considered distinct from a TBI caused by a physical impact?

  • Relief for chronic post-traumatic headaches

    Relief for chronic post-traumatic headaches

    Navy Veteran suffered post-traumatic headaches, severe TBI and anxiety. She found relief at VA’s Polytrauma System of Care in Virginia.

  • “Why was I referred to speech therapy?”

    “Why was I referred to speech therapy?”

    VA speech-language pathologists help Veterans learn strategies to improve their cognitive functioning and improve their quality of life.

  • Service dog Dante part of Veterans’ brain injury therapy

    Service dog Dante part of Veterans’ brain injury therapy

    Facility dog Dante used in therapy to improve patients’ gait, balance, range of motion, strength, coordination, cognition and participation.

  • Virtual care opens doors to more TBI treatment options for Veterans

    Virtual care opens doors to more TBI treatment options for Veterans

    Virtual care means Veterans with TBI have access to specialized polytrauma and TBI clinical services no matter where they live.

  • Teasing out the effects of blast exposure on mental health

    Teasing out the effects of blast exposure on mental health

    Dr. Sarah Martindale, a research scientist at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, and a member of VA’s Mid-Atlantic MIRECC (Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center), led the study. Dr. Jared Rowland, Dr. Anna Ord, and Lakeysha Rule, all of whom are also affiliated with the Salisbury VA and the Mid-Atlantic MIRECC, co-authored the paper.

  • Air Force Veteran a leader in VA research on traumatic brain injury

    Air Force Veteran a leader in VA research on traumatic brain injury

    I have had a series of mentors over the years. Air Force Brigadier General Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound, took me on my first flight in an F100F fighter in 1958. Air Force Colonel Henry Godman, a pilot in the first full squadron to fly the B-17 Flying Fortress during World War II and later the head of Strategic Air Command, taught me to fly a propeller AC.

  • VA to lead new national initiative to improve effectiveness of pre-clinical brain research

    VA to lead new national initiative to improve effectiveness of pre-clinical brain research

    The initiative is called the Interagency Resource Coordinating Center for Preclinical TBI Research (IRCC). It will focus on making the most of federal investments in pre-clinical TBI, with scientists working together to identify the preclinical models that best represent TBI in humans and sharing data in more uniform ways.

  • Vets First Podcast S:2 E:6: The ongoing battle: Josh Marino, Rob Otto share about PTSD, depression, suicide

    Vets First Podcast S:2 E:6: The ongoing battle: Josh Marino, Rob Otto share about PTSD, depression, suicide

    In episode six, podcast hosts Levi Sowers and Brandon Rea interview two Vets to talk about mental health issues, including TBI and PTSD.

  • Researchers home in on biochemical link between brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease

    Researchers home in on biochemical link between brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease

    Importantly, the investigators went on to identify two FDA-approved medications that could obstruct the dangerous process. They say these drugs could suggest new directions in TBI and Alzheimer’s research and treatment.

  • Why I get my health care at VA: Army Reserve Veteran Josh

    Why I get my health care at VA: Army Reserve Veteran Josh

    After multiple traumatic brain injuries in Iraq, Josh returned to the states and found everyday life a challenge. He came to VA for help.

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Last updated July 16, 2025

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