VA announced last week that its Health and Benefits mobile application has achieved more than 3 million downloads since its launch in 2021. The app, which has 1.4 million active users, provides veterans with access to a variety of VA health care and benefits information directly from their mobile phones. The information available is among the most commonly sought and needed by veterans on a regular basis. The app helps veterans to do the following: Refill and

The work of the Office of Women’s Health of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) reflects the growth in the number of women who have served in the military and are subsequently eligible for VA benefits. Today, women make up 17.5 percent of the veterans who have served on active duty, while 21.6 percent of the veterans who have served in the National Guard/Reserves are women. The total number of women veteran VHA users nationwide has

Humans, are you having trouble reading prescription medication labels for your Ambassadog? I have sniffed out the answer. BVA members can receive En-Vision America’s ScripTalk Talking Prescription Labels on their guide dog medications from CHEWY.  ScripTalk is a free, user-friendly service available at thousands of pharmacies throughout the United States and Canada that will read all medication information aloud.   This service has also been available to blind and low vision veterans through VA Blind Rehabilitation

BVA has joined several other Veterans Service Organizations in voicing opposition to H.R. 3132, the CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025. If legislated into law, the new law would enable private, for-profit companies to charge thousands of dollars for the same service that the BVA Veterans Service Program (VSP) and its trained, accredited staff members provide without charge. It would allow the outside companies to offer initial assistance and charge up to $12,500, or an