Category: VA

Throughout its history of more than 75 years, VA has funded critical research that has led to many medical advancements instrumental to the agency’s primary goal: to honor America’s Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. At the same time, a stream of VA researchers, physicians and scientists have pioneered…

This week’s America250 salute is Air Force Veteran Charles Duke. On the moon lies a family portrait with these words: “This is the family of astronaut Duke from planet Earth. Landed on the moon on April 20, 1972.” Charles Duke set down this photograph during the Apollo 16 mission, where he became the 10th and…

Secretary McDonough will participate in meetings and briefings at VA’s Central Office throughout the day. Author: Dominique Ramirez

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Thanks to a historic new law, the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins (PACT) Act of 2022, Veterans with cancer conditions related to toxic exposure—including reproductive cancer of any type, as well as breast cancer—can more easily access benefits from the Veterans Benefits…

October 19, 2022: Rafael Hernandez Army Veteran Rafael Hernandez is today’s Veteran of the Day. Rafael Hernandez Marin was born in October 1892 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, to a poor family. He pursued music from a young age, studying under municipal bands in Puerto Rico and learning to play the violin, piano, cornet and other…

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has been hard at work spreading the news to Veterans about their ability to shop at commissaries. Working with Veteran Service Organizations to promote, inform and gather feedback amongst the Veteran community about this privilege has proven effective. Engaging with Veterans, DeCA has learned that while many are now utilizing…

When it comes to providing the best care to Veterans, we don’t let distance slow us down. We always push ourselves to expand our services and improve the way we provide treatment and prevention. A unique outreach While recent years have taught us all new ways of communicating online, staff at the VA Cincinnati Health Care…

Secretary McDonough will participate in meetings and briefings at VA’s Central Office throughout the day. Author: Dominique Ramirez

The nation’s increasingly complex computing environment constantly withstands ever-evolving attempts to hijack data resources, compromising sensitive information. In 2020 and 2021, ransomware attacks on SolarWinds’s Orion software and Colonial Pipeline’s billing infrastructure exposed significant security weaknesses in the government’s software supply chain, impacting private and federal computer systems. To help protect the United States from…

How often do you think about your spine? If you have had a spinal injury, then likely you think about it a lot, but if you haven’t then you might not think about it so much. The spine is an important and supportive structure in the body that helps you sit, stand, twist, bend, walk,…

Lieutenant Colonel Michael J. Fisher spent 37 years serving his country. He began his tour as a West Point Cadet in 1981 and spent 14 years on active duty in the Army. He then served 23 years in the Army National Guard and Army Reserve. Fisher served as inspector general of the Maryland National Guard,…

October 16, 2022: Clint Lovar Romesha Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Clint Romesha, who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions during the attack on Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan. Growing up in a small town in northern California, Clint Romesha was always encouraged to continue his family’s legacy of serving in the military.…