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Traumatic Brain Injuries Linked to Faster Aging in Post-9/11 Veterans, New Study Finds
Post 9/11 veterans who sustained one or more traumatic brain injuries show faster biological aging compared to veterans without a TBI.
Veterans with Brain Injury and Disability Benefits: What to Know
On Veterans Day, the Brain Injury Association of America honors and thanks the veterans who bravely served our country and the military service members who serve today. Social Security benefits protect veterans when injuries, including brain injuries, prevent them from returning to active duty or performing other work. Both the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs...
Webinar: TBI Among Service Members & Veterans
What Behavioral Health Providers, Families, and Peers Should Know
Promising Research Promotes Hope Among Veterans with Moderate to Severe TBI
Among U.S. military personnel injured during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, 10 to 20 percent sustained traumatic brain injuries (TBIs).
Window to Hope: A Psychological Suicide Prevention Intervention for Veterans with TBI
Lisa Brenner, Ph.D., ABPP, presents a Mitchell Rosenthal Memorial Research live webinar.
VA Secretary Grants Relief for Veterans with TBI
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald has granted equitable relief to more than 24,000 Veterans following a national review of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) disability compensation examinations conducted between 2007 and 2015. Equitable relief is a unique legal remedy that allows the Secretary to correct an injustice to a claimant, where VA is not...
Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010
The Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 expanded services and supports for caregivers of Post 9/11 Veterans.
BIAA Announces Newly Formed Brain Injury Action Coalition, Names Dr. Michael S. Jaffee Chair
BIAA announces the Brain Injury Action Coalition, a new program to identify and prioritize advancements in brain injury treatment.
Leaked Department of Health and Human Services Budget Proposes to Eliminate Federal Funding for TBI Programs
The Brain Injury Association of America is categorically opposed to the proposed elimination, restructuring, and funding cuts to brain injury programs within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). A leaked HHS budget draft, obtained by the Washington Post and Politico, shows that the Administration seeks to deeply slash budgets for federal health programs...
April 2025 Larry Marquis
I wrote my story in October of 2015 and again in October of 2022 and now here is where I am today. It all started in 2005. We had just gotten engaged and I was noticing a flashing in the lower left-hand corner of my eyes, known as vision seizures. My PCP sent me for...
John D. Corrigan Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) congratulates John D. Corrigan, PhD, who has been awarded the International Brain Injury Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his transformative contributions to the brain injury field over the past four decades. In particular, Dr. Corrigan has long advocated for brain injury to be recognized and treated as a...
60 Minutes Segment Exploring Blast Injuries Highlights Urgent Need for Awareness and Research on a National Level
On Sunday, March 23, CBS’ 60 Minutes program spotlighted traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) sustained by military service members.