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ALS in the Military
If you served in the military, contact the Department of Veteran Affairs (800-827-1000) about eligibility for health, vocational rehabilitation and disability programs and services.
National Registry of Veterans with ALS
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is currently not collecting any data for the National Registry for Veterans with ALS. Please click on the following link for any further information about the nationwide registry of living veterans. The ALS Association advised the study leaders and this effort was directed by the Epidemiologic Research and Information Center (ERIC) at the VA Medical Center in Durham, NC, with cooperation from the VA Medical Center in Lexington, KY.
ALS IN THE MILITARY: Unexpected Consequences of Military Service
News Items:
| September 23, 2008 | |  | VA Grants Benefits to All Vets with ALS |
| | | December 21, 2007 | | | Congress Passes Legislation for Additional $3 million in funding for ALS Registry |
| | | April 25, 2007 | | | Military Veterans with Lou Gehrig's Disease Report to ALS Awareness Month Frontlines |
| | | January 10, 2005 | | | VA Registry May Lead to ALS Clinical Trials |
| | | May 11, 2007 | | | Military Veterans at Greater Risk of ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease |
| | | February 2, 2005 | | | Epidemiology Studies Explore Potential Risk Factors for ALS |
| | | January 11, 2005 | | | Department of Defense Doubles Funding for ALS Research |
| | | November 23, 2004 | | | New Gulf War Study |
| | | September 29, 2004 | | | Department of Veterans Affairs Establishes ALS DNA Bank |
| | | July 29, 2004 | | | Congress Passes Defense Department Bill That Includes ALS Research Funds |
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