Gold Star Spouses are never forgotten. VA provides a variety of benefits that can help them navigate life after losing their spouse.

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Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Ramon Padilla Munguia, who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

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Army Veteran Cheryl Bann has seen first-hand the joy her therapy dog, Wilson, brings to Veterans at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Learn more about what the team does through VA’s partnership with @petsforhealth.

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The Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) has held over 13,000 virtual tele-hearings. If you’re waiting on an appeal decision, here’s how to get one.

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Mikal Vega is a SEAL, an accomplished actor, Kundalini Yoga teacher and founder of the nonprofit, Vital Warrior. He discusses the struggle of military transition, treating his PTSD without the use of pharmaceuticals, discovering alternative therapies, and founding a nonprofit with the goal of sharing what he has learned.

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Research has shown that those who garden seem to have lower levels of stress, lower levels of chronic inflammation, which can lower risk for heart disease and other chronic conditions.

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