Rory Cooper’s inventions are used by over one-quarter million people with disabilities, and research equipment he designed is being used in nearly 100 laboratories and training facilities around the world.
“I wouldn’t be here without VA. They changed my life,” said Navy Veteran Joe Ann McBride, who gets her care at the Carl Vincent VA Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia and is participating this week at the National Veterans Golden Age Games.
At VA, Public Service Recognition Week is an opportunity to celebrate and honor the organization’s valued public servants in appreciation of their contributions to the department and to our nation’s Veterans.
Bob Wright, a cancer survivor, served as a Battalion Surgeon`s Assistant with 101st Airborne Division. He was in Vietnam from 1969-1970.
At every point of the way, as we waited or were speaking to someone, it was apparent that these workers deeply believed in their mission to honor and serve those that served our country.
It is a story of how one family from a small town in Wisconsin came in contact with a much-maligned government agency only to find out that all of the recent press and bad news about this group of people is not what it has been reported to be.
The new 53,000 square-foot center is a scientific and educational institution designed to conduct state-of-the-art research on mental health problems associated with combat exposure such as post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, substance, suicide and chronic pain.
VA recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month as an opportunity to raise public awareness and reduce the inaccurate and often damaging stereotypes associated with mental health conditions.
Innovation is not a “nice to have.” It is a critical aspect of VA’s ability to continue to modernize and evolve to best serve Veterans.
Findings could yield insights into the causes of the conditions that affect health and identify targets for the development of medications to treat these problems.
Under the MOA, TAPS will connect with surviving families and will begin to identify resources available to them both within the VA and through private sources.
Air Force Veteran Skye talks with us about serving in the Air Force, following her dreams to Hollywood, working with Al Pacino, and more.
The order focuses on improving “accountability and whistleblower protection” at VA by creating an office dedicated to assist the secretary in using all available authorities to discipline or terminate any VA manager or employee who has violated the public’s trust and failed to carry out his or her duties on behalf of Veterans.