On May 25, join VA and Got Your 6 for a Facebook Live event discussing VA life insurance. It can often be difficult or expensive for Veterans with service-connected disabilities to get life insurance from a private company. Sometimes Veterans find this out too late and once the VA application deadlines pass, the benefit is
Read moreIn observance of National Women’s Health Week and Mental Health Awareness Month, which also occurs in May, the HHS Office on Women’s Health is hosting a panel discussion with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Army Medicine and several others to raise awareness about women veteran’s health. Join them live on Facebook as they
Read moreDesigned to promote forward-thinking dialogue and innovative collaboration among private industry as well as national professional sports organizations around the issue of brain health, the VA is hosting its second annual Brain Trust: Pathways to InnoVAtion summit, which kicked off today at Harvard University. With more than 350 invited attendees, the event gathered federal government, innovators,
Read moreEvery May, 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. This year’s theme, Use Your Voice, encourages everyone to amplify the national conversation about Veteran mental health and to show their support for the Veteran community. Use
Read moreThe VA is expecting President Trump to sign and executive order creating an Office of Accountability and Wistleblower Protection within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Trump, who made improving veterans’ care a prominent issue as he campaigned for office, was to issue the order while visiting the VA. It will create a new Office of
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