Category: VA

One Veteran recently shared his story of how he avoided VA for years — until he faced a health scare and found his way back.  Marine Corps Veteran Andrew Appleton shares that he came back to VA after experiencing excruciating leg pain. He made an appointment with a VA doctor, who suspected blood clots and…

Douglas Ferrier didn’t quit smoking for good when he placed his “last pack” in his father’s coffin. He didn’t quit during a second attempt to go cold turkey or when he first tried to stop by using medication. But Ferrier persisted, which is why he’s sharing this message with other Veterans who want to stop…

What recent achievement are you most proud of? Perhaps it was receiving a promotion at work, completing your first 10K run, watching your child graduate high school or helping a neighbor with their home renovation? While these moments can be significant, they are the result of substantial effort, often spanning months or even years. A…

More than half of a group of Veterans who were offered money to participate in a VA research study chose to donate the money to a Veteran Service Organization (VSO) instead.  Among Veterans who reported having a financial strain, one third still chose to donate. “On the 100th anniversary of VA research, this unanticipated finding…

Navy Veteran Matthew Roach rang the celebration bell at VA Amarillo’s Lubbock VA Clinic on July 8, signifying his official triumph over terminal stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer one year after being diagnosed. Roach was the first Veteran to ring the newly installed bell, which he donated to the facility months earlier in hopes of…

Rewarding careers at VA never take a vacation. Our recruiters will be attending several events this summer to share more about how a career at VA can have a big impact on Veterans and how you can join our mission.  At VA, we’re always looking for the best and brightest clinicians and support staff to…

The Austin Vet Center, San Antonio Northwest Vet Center and South Texas Veterans Health Care System recently combined efforts to assist with disaster relief support for those affected by July flooding in the Texas Hill Country.    On July 10, the Austin Mobile Vet Center (MVC) deployed to the Kerrville VA Clinic to provide confidential…

As natural disaster season approaches, now is the time to prepare for evacuations, financial challenges, an increase in scams and impacts to mental or physical health services. While it may feel overwhelming, VA wants Veterans to be prepared to navigate the challenges resulting from extreme weather. Disaster preparedness Experiencing a natural disaster is stressful, but…

If you’ve ever walked down the street and seen a person curled up on a pile of cardboard or passed a row of makeshift tents, you may have thought, “How does this happen? What life did this person live before I saw them on the street? I want to help, but I don’t know how.”…

Thank you for reviewing The Conversation Project. It sounds like a good place to explore the issues that have been arising in my 85-year-old brain. One needs a sounding board. I already participate in the VA’s Move, which is great for day-to-day living. The Conversation Project looks like a good complement. I am also interested…

Thanks to the writer, Rachel Martin, for introducing me, through this excellent article, to Edna Cummings. I join with Rachel Martin in honoring Edna Cummings for her service. I’m inspired by her work and achievements. Author: Marcia M Ensley

Right now Im trying to find out why the Gulf war records at NARA were not announced. IOD Military 2017 pdf suggest they were available as early as 2017. The true release dates would have been lat 2020 to early 2021. 30 years after the war. Here it is 2025 and I just found them.…