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03/30/2021 04:00 PM EDT

Large mammography bus with welcoming balloons

VA Connecticut decided to combine a VA Love-Your-Self Campaign with local providers Hartford Healthcare and Yale New Haven Health having their mobile mammography buses visit our facilities.

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03/30/2021 02:00 PM EDT

Doctor operates a camera for the visually impaired

The VICTORS outpatient program represents a unique team approach to vision rehabilitation using the disciplines of optometry, ophthalmology, social work, psychology and low vision therapists.

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03/30/2021 11:30 AM EDT

Army Veteran Lauran Glover is today's Veteran of the day.

During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Lauran Glover, the first woman to lead the U.S. Army Drill Team.

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03/30/2021 09:50 AM EDT

Nurse giving man a shot – both wearing masks

Your COVID-19 questions answered. VA is listening to your questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and hosting a blog series on questions from Veterans. Tell us what you think.

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03/30/2021 09:00 AM EDT

Bank statement with calculator and pen.

VA recently announced that more than 50,000 Veterans have switched to receiving their benefit payments through direct deposit.

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03/30/2021 08:00 AM EDT

two women discussing health care

PTSD affects many areas of a woman’s life, including relationships, work, sleep and even reproductive health. Dr. Nillni’s research aims to understand the ways that trauma and PTSD impact women in their childbearing years, and especially during and right after pregnancy. Her research helps women get better care for PTSD during pregnancy, which benefits their families too.

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03/29/2021 08:00 PM EDT

Veterans and active duty with a service-connected disability that prevents them from driving an automobile may qualify for a VA program to purchase a specially modified motor vehicle.

Veterans and active duty with a service-connected disability that prevents them from driving an automobile may qualify for a VA program to purchase a specially modified motor vehicle.

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03/29/2021 06:00 PM EDT

Man handing paper to another man

Florida Veterans rode their motorcycles to honor Vietnam War Veterans. Staff from the area Vet Centers were on hand to recognize the Vets and answer questions about readjustment counseling services.

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03/29/2021 05:00 PM EDT

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis R. McDonough stands in front of the Vietnam War Memorial.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III honored Vietnam War Veterans during a ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., March 29, 2021.

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