{"id":73423,"date":"2024-03-29T21:21:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T21:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/03\/29\/its-time-for-the-va-to-stand-and-deliver-care-to-paralyzed-veterans\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:22:19","slug":"its-time-for-the-va-to-stand-and-deliver-care-to-paralyzed-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/opinion\/2024\/03\/29\/its-time-for-the-va-to-stand-and-deliver-care-to-paralyzed-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s time for the VA to stand and deliver care to paralyzed veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New advancements in assistive technology have offered many veterans with spinal injuries a new lease on life. Due to innovations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2023\/12\/13\/robots-in-the-ranks-army-integrating-robots-in-two-platoons\/\" target=\"_blank\">robotics<\/a>, many men and women who were paralyzed during their service to our country have been able to stand, walk, and move about with mechanical mobility and a regained sense of independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, it\u2019s egregious to think that these same men and women who have been injured in service to our nation might have to struggle and claw through bureaucratic red tape just to access the resources and technology they now require to achieve this independence. Those who stood in harm\u2019s way for us \u2014 and in doing so lost their ability to walk \u2014 deserve every ounce of our help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s why I introduced the Veterans Spinal Trauma Access to New Devices (Veterans STAND) Act, which requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer annual health evaluations of paralyzed veterans, identify those who may be eligible for FDA-approved assistance devices \u2014 powered exoskeletons, for example \u2014 under existing and emerging VA clinical guidance, and ensure those veterans are actually able to receive these technologies in a timely, reliable manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/6373\/text?s=1&#038;r=14\" target=\"_blank\">this legislation<\/a> in November 2023 along with House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee Chair Mike Bost, R-Ill., Ranking Member of the Health Subcommittee Julia Brownley, D-Calif., and Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., because the health and success of our veterans is a priority that transcends party lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fact is, we are systematically failing those paralyzed from service if they are being denied expeditious access to essential technology. The few veterans who have received these devices through the VA have only been able to do so following extreme self-advocacy, months of delays, and often hundreds of miles of travel to find a VA doctor and facility willing to meet their needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These barriers exist despite the VA\u2019s own research, which has shown the tremendous physical and mental health benefits these technologies afford for veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders, or SCI\/D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We must do better as individuals, as a legislature, and as a nation to honor the brave service members who volunteered in our place to make unparalleled sacrifices without guarantee of their own safety. When innovation has the potential to grant SCI\/D veterans a new lease on life, Congress has the responsibility to bridge that gap and ensure VA is doing everything it can in service to those who served.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the VA, there are approximately 42,000 veterans with spinal cord injuries in the U.S., only 27,000 of whom receive VA annual care through the VA SCI\/D network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evidently, there\u2019s ample room for improvement at the VA to extend vital assistance to paralyzed veterans, which is why this legislation has been endorsed by Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America \u2014 the two largest organizations dedicated to serving SCI\/D Veterans \u2014 and the Reserve Organization of America, the only operation solely dedicated to supporting the Reserve components and their critical role in our nation\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Demand can\u2019t be met with apathy or sluggishness. Congress must do its part to ensure that VA acts swiftly and pragmatically on behalf of the greatest among us by advancing the bipartisan Veterans STAND Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bottom line is this \u2014 technology is ready to serve those who served us. Now it\u2019s time to do our part and complete this critical mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Jack Bergman serves as Representative for Michigan\u2019s First Congressional District. Bergman served for 40 years in the United States Marine Corps, retiring in 2009 at the rank of Lieutenant General.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this op-ed, Rep. 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