VA Privacy Service is Celebrating 20 Years of Service. Join the Privacy in Action Speaker Series Event, ‘Artificial Intelligence: How Algorithms Improve Veterans Lives,’ on Wednesday, February 16, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET. The post Join “Artificial Intelligence: How Algorithms Improve Veteran Lives,” on February 16 appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor
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VA proposes updates to disability rating schedules for respiratory, auditory and mental disorders body systems
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 rating criteria updates, but this continuing effort reflects the first comprehensive review since 1945. Today, VA announced its eighth update: respiratory, auditory, and mental disorders body systems. The post…
Hear Veterans’ stories of late-life PTSD
This Talking Later podcast is about late-life PTSD and resilience, connection and making meaning. Hear Veterans share how they coped. The post Hear Veterans’ stories of late-life PTSD appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor
Live Whole Health #110: Chair Yoga for heart health
Heart Health Awareness Month falls in February and is a great time to learn more about heart health. VA and the American Heart Association (AHA) want you to be aware of five important heart health numbers because they help providers determine your risk for developing cardiovascular disease. The post Live Whole Health #110: Chair Yoga for…
Free training programs offer Veterans, military spouses path to tech careers
Veterans and their spouses are eligible for free training programs offered by NPower. The post Free training programs offer Veterans, military spouses path to tech careers appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor
In a landmark study, both of VA’s top psychotherapies lead to meaningful improvements for Veterans with PTSD
Dr. Paula Schnurr, executive director of VA’s National Center for PTSD, was the lead author of the study, which was also the largest PTSD psychotherapy study to date in any population in the total number of participants: 916. The findings appeared in JAMA Network Open on Jan. 19, 2022. The post In a landmark study,…
On Valentine’s Day, World War II Veteran, 96, reflects on love, life and combat
World War II Veteran has been an accomplished physician, state and federal congressman and author. His biggest supporter, his wife Luella. The post On Valentine’s Day, World War II Veteran, 96, reflects on love, life and combat appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Stanley Taylor Adams
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Stanley T. Adams, who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The post #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Stanley Taylor Adams appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor
Phone number on dog’s bandana saves a life
A Veteran suspected his buddy was suicidal, then remembered a bandana on his dog. He gave his buddy a phone number and saved his life. The post Phone number on dog’s bandana saves a life appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor