Thank you for the sacrifices you have made to serve your neighbors and protect our country. Providing veterans with top-line care reflects America’s commitment to protecting those who have protected us. It is essential for agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide quality support to our veterans and their families.
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Dr. Ann McKee, Department of Veterans Affairs
Revolutionized scientific research and our understanding of the long-term effects of concussions, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which disproportionately affects military veterans and athletes. Known as a trailblazer in the field of head trauma, her research has been groundbreaking in the understanding of brain diseases and has led to changes in how the military screens veterans for head trauma and its chronic effects.
The Trump administration has chosen not to fill 14,400 vacant medical positions at VA hospitals despite more than 90% of those hospitals reporting “severe shortages” of doctors in 2025
New York TimesNearly 50,000 employees left the Veterans Health Administration between January 2025 and February 2026, including nearly 3,000 nurses and over 1,000 doctors.
Despite the VA continuing to struggle with the staffing of mental health professionals, the organization lost 4% of all psychologists and 6% of all psychiatrists in 2025.
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