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🎀 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month 🎀

Throughout October, Veteran Owned Business joins communities across the country in recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month — a time to raise awareness, encourage early detection, support those currently fighting breast cancer, celebrate survivors, and remember the loved ones we have lost. For our women Veterans, this month also serves as an important reminder to make your own health a priority.… Read more
Department of Veterans Affairs News Release

VA launches trial of GLP-1 treatment for alcohol use disorder

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs today announced a new clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist used to treat diabetes, as treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). Currently, more than 400,000 Veterans nationwide are diagnosed with AUD, and some estimates say AUD affects nearly 11% of U.S. adults. Semaglutide has drawn scientific… Read more

Butler County Veterans Benefits and Enrollment Resource Fair

Our outreach team will be providing education booths on VA health care throughout the day, enrolling Veterans in VA health care, and. This event is open to all Veterans, dependents and family members. Please bring a copy of your DD-214 and most recent tax return in order to expedite enrollment and claims. REGISTER NOW … Read more

VA to Provide Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to Some Veterans with Chronic PTSD

Join over 300,000 supporters On… WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it will offer Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) as a treatment option for a small number of Veterans with persistent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms resistant to standard options. Providers from the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System and the VA Northern California Health Care… Read more

10 Things to Know About the Veterans Health Administration Choice Program

By Hans Petersen Wednesday, July 22, 2015 The Veterans Choice Program is a new, temporary benefit that allows eligible Veterans to receive health care in their communities rather than waiting for a VA appointment or traveling to a VA facility. 1: Am I eligible for the Choice Program? You must have been enrolled in VA health care on or before… Read more