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Strategy for Our Veterans: 6 Monthly Report (August 2022)

Summary: This report will outline how the OVA is working with departments across government, as well as with external stakeholders, to deliver in each of these areas. …

State of the Knowledge of VA Military Sexual Trauma Research

Abstract: Despite substantial efforts to counter sexual assault and harassment in the military, both remain persistent in the Armed Services. In February 2021, President Biden …

Removing Barriers to Diversity and Inclusion in the Military

Abstract: Efforts to improve representation and remove barriers for personnel with protected characteristics are seen as essential steps for modern militaries, but have not gone …

Outcome metrics utilized in evaluations of programs and interventions for combat and operational stress: A review of psychometric properties

Abstract: The Department of Defense has mandated combat and operational stress control (COSC) efforts for the Services since 1999. Although several COSC-related programs have been …

VA Disability Benefits: Compensation Program Could Be Strengthened by Consistently Following Leading Reform Practices

Summary: In fiscal year 2021, VBA provided over $112 billion in disability compensation to approximately 5.6 million veterans and their families. Over the past decade, VBA has …

Eating disorders and disordered eating in servicemen and women: A narrative review

Abstract: Eating disorders (EDs) are mental illnesses impacting all aspects of an individual's life. Recent research has examined EDs and disordered-eating behaviors in the …

Recontextualising Moral Injury Among Military Veterans: An Integrative Theoretical Review

Abstract: Moral injury was originally conceived as a socially-inflicted wound of betrayal experienced by military veterans (Shay, 1994). However, moral injury has since been …

Response to 'Further information about the latest study of UK nuclear test veterans' by Susie Boniface

Abstract: We thank Susie Boniface for her interest in our editorial. Her letter is wide-ranging. We largely limit our response to matters relating to mortality and incidence of …

Analysis of physiological markers and risk factors for the development of rhabdomyolysis in military personnel: a systematic review

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To analyze case reports with individual patient data belonging to the Armed Forces submitted to specific physical or military combat training that was …

Pride and Privilege? New Approaches to War Disability in the Twentieth Century

Abstract: War disability occupies a prominent space within the small but rapidly blossoming field of disability history. The experience of maiming in war can contribute to a …

Overturning the “Risk Rule” of 1988, Opting for New Risks: U.S. Women Servicemembers and the War in Afghanistan

Codebeautify.org Text to HTML Converter Abstract: The evolution of the status of American women as warriors between Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in 1990-1991 and the War in …

The Military Covenant, Contractual Relations, and Social Cohesion in Democracies: Estonia as an Exploratory Case Study

Abstract: The military covenant is a set of morally binding expectations marking the exchange between military, society, and the state. Its base is the military’s duality: like …