Alcohol and TBI: A Dangerous Combination A high percentage of veterans who endure TBI also have a drinking history.
Legion Survey: PTSD/TBI Care Not Working Of more than 3,100 respondents, 59 percent reported either feeling no improvement or worse after TBI and PTSD treatment.
DOD Brain Injury Center Starts Podcast for Military Family Caregivers Caregivers don't always have a lot of free time, and need access to information on their schedule
Amputee Conquers Marine Swim Course, Semi-Pro Football Staff Sgt. Adam Jacks’ lost much of his right leg in combat, but that has not stopped him from victories in the pool and on...
180 Days for 180 Weeks: Army Family Plans to 'Walk Off the War' Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ryan Owen's world was at the brink of total implosion.
Report Obscures Extent of Combat-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries The Defense Department fails to separate traumatic brain injuries suffered in the combat theater from those incurred in car...
Expanding Veterans' Mental Health Care We must ensure that vets who ask for help receive it and we must better identify at-risk individuals, says Senator John...
Traumatic Brain Injury Data Obscured Due to 'Operational Security' The Defense Department agency kept traumatic brain injury data from public release out of concern that it would benefit the...
Plans to Build Specialized TBI Centers Underway Following the success seen in TBI patients at the Intrepid Center, the Pentagon is raising money to build nine satellite...
VA Secretary Calls for More Research into Traumatic Brain Injury The Veterans Affairs Department is conducting a two-day summit of experts in Washington to find new ideas for traumatic brain...
Veteran Committee Chairman Requests Federal Investigation of Former VA Secretary, Other Biden Officials Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., seeks a legal review of the VA's request for supplemental funding last year after determining it...
Jail Staff Laughed at Dying Veteran Left Strapped to Chair in Texas, Suit Says The family of Glenn Earl Smallwood Jr., a 33-year-old U.S. Army veteran who needed immediate medical attention but was...
Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving The review follows changes over the last three years that expanded waivers for 51 conditions.
JROTC Expansion at US High Schools Eyed as Part of Bill to Boost Recruiting High school students whose campuses do not have a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program would be able to join units...
After Recent Years of Reform, Vets Fear Trump Cuts to VA Will Undo Lifeline Health Care, Research Amid a downsizing campaign that’s poised to overhaul, streamline and — in some cases — eradicate bedrock federal agencies...