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Women's VA Benefits

The VA wants to make sure that Women know their military benefits. On June 20-22 the Fourth National Summit on Women's Veterans' issues took place at the Westin Washington, DC, City Center. James B. Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs said the three-day meeting helped to ensure that women veterans know about the benefits and health care they have earned.

"With more women than ever serving in our armed forces, this public forum will bring visibility to the issues important to women veterans of all eras," Peake said. "Today, women are important contributors to the military and valued members of the veterans community."

Recognizing the valor, service and sacrifice of America's 1.7 million women veterans, the VA has created a comprehensive array of benefits and programs.

Basically women are entitled to the exact same benefits and medical care as males in the military. This includes:

• Health care
• Disability compensation
• Education assistance
• Work-study allowance
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Employment and counseling services
• Insurance
• Home loan benefits
• Nursing home care
• Survivor benefits
• Various burial benefits

In addition, there are also a number of services that are specific to women:

• Pap smears
• Mammography
• General reproductive healthcare
• Substance abuse counseling
• Counseling for sexual trauma
• Evaluation and treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

VA has already launched an aggressive program to ensure women veterans receive the highest quality of care, including $32.5 million to purchase additional equipment to meet the health care needs of women.

This new equipment includes:

• Full field digital mammography equipment
• Stereotactic imaging technology
• Specialized ultrasound and biopsy equipment
• DEXA scanners for bone density measurements

For female military personnel there is a:

• Women veterans program manager at every VA medical center
• A women's liaison at every community based outpatient clinic
• A women veterans coordinator at every VA regional office

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