Category: VA

VA provides care for more than 45,000 Veterans with major limb loss, including those with amputations secondary to combat. Veterans with major limb loss who use VA for prosthetic limb care require a high degree of care coordination to ensure their needs are met. To address these challenges, a team of VA staff in VISN…

In the hustle and bustle of work and life, it’s easy to overlook the profound impact that food has on our overall well-being. Beyond its role as mere sustenance, food can nourish not only our bodies but also our mental health. One aspect we tend to underestimate is the comfort food provides during the winter…

Jan. 28 is Data Privacy Day. As we integrate technology more and more into our daily lives, keeping our online data secure is crucial. This is especially true for your online health information. If you use our My HealtheVet online health portal or VA apps, such as VA Video Connect, VA Health and Benefits and…

Prior to meeting his wife Ana, Navy Chief Petty Officer Paul Scherman spent more than 22 months in Afghanistan during two deployments. The couple has been married for seven years, but PTSD put a strain on their relationship. “We’ve been a little rocky here and there in our marriage,” said Scherman, who served 24 years…

Bitterly cold temperatures didn’t slow the procession of Veteran vehicles lining up at Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center in Bonham, Texas. These Veterans weren’t waiting for flu shots or early check-in at their scheduled primary care appointments. They were lining up for cereal, apples and milk courtesy of a drive-thru food pantry, organized by the…

From keeping high-tech ultrasound machinery functioning to providing optimal temperature climates to ensuring a television works for a patient recovering from illness in a room, North Texas VA engineers are the unsung heroes that keep employees and patients happy and able to provide or receive world-class health care. It takes a lot of technical know-how,…

VA’s commitment to innovation is a frequent channel for new technologies to be implemented as part of our work to improve Veterans’ lives. Through the dual processes of innovation and research, we influence health care discovery across the nation. None of this would be possible without the people throughout VA who are willing to find…

The Caregiver Support Program’s (CSP) Caregiver Support Line (CSL) has received its one-millionth call. This milestone reflects the program’s success and highlights the immense interest and reliance caregivers have on the CSL for essential information about VA support services. “I love VA. Everyone is just so nice. I called because I had questions about the…

This is a story about a daughter stepping up as a first-time caregiver. Lynn Berkebile, 76, needed support. He was on his road to recovery after experiencing several heart-related incidents, including two heart attacks and a stroke. In addition, he’d undergone numerous life-sustaining surgeries. In July 2021, he moved in with his daughter Rochelle Belobraydic,…

Greater Los Angeles VA established a multi-disciplinary Food Security Committee in October 2023 to help generate a plan to reduce the number of Veterans struggling to access enough healthy food. The departments meet monthly in response to this growing nutrition-related health crisis. The team works to help increase access to resources for local Veterans, along…

Many Veterans may not be aware of life-changing benefits they’ve earned—and deserve—through military service. This outreach kit includes flyers, social media graphics and suggested corresponding language, radio public service announcements (PSA), newsletter content and a sample blog post to help you spread the word about VA disability compensation benefits. Please share this information broadly with…

According to the CDC, obesity affects more than 40 percent of the American population. Bay Pines VA recognizes the long-term effects obesity plays on Veterans, which is why there are multiple VA programs to help them combat obesity through weight management, like the MOVE! Weight Management Program. MOVE! assists Veterans with achieving meaningful weight loss…