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Paralyzed Veterans of America works with policymakers to implement legislation to improve benefits and health care services for veterans and their families.

Paralyzed Veterans of America’s Legislation Program plans, coordinates, and implements Paralyzed Veterans’ relations with the United States Congress and federal departments and agencies. Through our relationships with federal, state, and local policymakers, Paralyzed Veterans works to ensure that veterans, their dependents, and survivors, receive the best benefits and highest quality health care available. These benefits include compensation, pensions, insurance, housing and employment. For example, Paralyzed Veterans:
 

  • Ensures that veterans have access to quality, timely health care at VA medical facilities.
  • Promotes and supports VA research on spinal cord injury, dysfunction and rehabilitation.
  • Develops programs, including non-institutional long-term care, for aging veterans.
  • Works for realistic, cost-effective VA funding through The Independent Budget. This is an annual comprehensive budget and policy guide that provides budget and policy recommendations for the Department of Veterans Affairs. It is co-authored by Paralyzed Veterans of America, AMVETS, Disabled American Veterans, and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

To find out what the United States Congress and federal agencies are doing to help veterans or to get information on legislation pending before Congress, select one of the following links:

Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Labor-Veterans Employment and Training Service
House Committee on Veterans Affairs
Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
Congress.gov     

To learn about Paralyzed Veterans of America’s efforts on behalf of disabled veterans as well as all people with disabilities, visit the links to the left or call 800-424-8200 and ask for the Legislation Program.

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