VA's Center for Women Veterans and National Association of State Women Veterans Coordinators will collaborate to advance and improve the quality of life for women Veterans.
VA has taken a number of steps over the years to better serve military sexual trauma survivors applying for disability compensation for conditions caused by MST, beginning with relaxing evidentiary standards in 2002.
VA and its Center for Women Veterans is bringing together key stakeholders from across a variety of sectors to help women Veterans through forward-thinking dialogue and innovative collaboration among private industry, nonprofit organizations, the federal government, innovators, researchers, caregivers and Veterans.
The center will engage a broad range of women Veteran business owners and is designed to create a measureable socio-economic impact by promoting entrepreneurship and economic development focused on increased revenue generation, employment opportunities and community connections.
VA’s Veterans Experience Office partnered with the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York to tackle the ongoing challenge of promoting more equitable access for women Veterans and recognizing the military service of women who come to VA.
Put a bunch of women Veterans in a room, give them a mission to accomplish, and something almost magical ends up happening.
These three women became the first American military casualties of World War I. But, part of the ambiguity about their military status nurses came from the fact that they were enrolled by the American Red Cross before being inducted into the U.S. Army.
It's important for our women Veterans to know that they are in control of their care and the care they receive from VA is consistent with or exceeds care in the private sector.
The event was organized to help Southeast Louisiana women Veterans learn about VA services and mingle with other women Veterans.
The birth of a baby is a life-changing event that can trigger all kinds of emotions from happiness and joy to jitters and fear. It can also lead to something you might not expect — postpartum depression.
40 military moms-to-be, including women serving in the military and military spouses, were “showered with love” at this special event.
“I wouldn’t be here without VA. They changed my life,” said Navy Veteran Joe Ann McBride, who gets her care at the Carl Vincent VA Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia and is participating this week at the National Veterans Golden Age Games.