For mental health providers, understanding cultural impacts and service-related experiences can create a safe environment for assessment and treatment for Vets with PTSD or at high-risk for suicide.
This series of blogs profiles the World War I service and post-war experiences of three Veterans of the 92nd Division’s 349th Field Artillery Regiment, one of the Army’s first predominately African-American artillery units.
Veterans and their families are cautioned to not post photos of their vaccination cards on social media. You could be inviting identity theft with the data visible on your card.
In late 2017, VA began a multi-year effort to revise and update the VASRD, or VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities. The VASRD’s 15 body systems had seen periodic updates, but this continuing effort reflects the first comprehensive review in 70+ years. Today, VA announced its next update: The musculoskeletal system and muscle injuries.
As part of the Great American Spit Out, VA encourages Veterans to consider what life would be like free of smokeless tobacco and to explore VA’s resources for stopping tobacco use.
