Shooting pool is a pastime many people enjoy, including Veterans and Service members. Navy Corpsman Malik Jones is definitely one of those individuals For years he played pool every weekend with his friends. That all changed, as with most everything else in his life, on July 29, 2017, when he suffered a gunshot to the back of his head while he was stateside in Virginia Beach, Va.
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Cohen Veterans Network are partnering up to better serve Veterans in need of mental health care.
As a transitioning service member, you have a unique chance […]
Veterans with a service-connected disability that results in infertility will now be able to receive reimbursement for adoption expenses as a result of a new rule recently approved by VA. The final interim rule was published in the Federal Register on March 5, 2018, and became effective upon publication.
Recently, VA started a pilot telehealth program called Telemedicine Outreach […]
For weeks after hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the island of Puerto Rico, Dr. Sarai Ambert-Pompey struggled to reach two of her family members — an uncle who is a Veteran and an aunt who had been sick.
As one of the fastest-growing subgroups of U.S. Veterans, women […]
This spring, VA will begin construction of a 45,000-square-foot outpatient […]
As a health system dedicated to serving those who’ve served, […]
VA is partnering with Veterans to build the world’s largest […]
As we continue our push to hire 1,000 new mental […]
In partnership with the Department of Defense and the Department […]
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