It will not be enough for the VA secretary to say his hands are tied by law or bureaucratic procedure. Assuming Dr. David Shulkin will be confirmed as the next secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and all indications leave us no reason to think otherwise, he will face a number of tests within […]

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WASHINGTON, DC 5/24/17 – Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)—authors of The Independent Budget (IB)—today responded to the Administration’s proposed budget for the delivery of health care for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for FY 2018 and advance appropriations for FY 2019. The Independent Budget Veterans […]

THE INDEPENDENT BUDGET AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND FISCAL YEAR 2019 MAY 24, 2017 Chairman Roe, Ranking Member Walz, and members of the Committee, as one of the co-authors of The Independent Budget (IB), along with DAV and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) is pleased to […]

WASHINGTON, DC 5/22/17 – Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) this week appointed immediate past national senior vice president to hold the organization’s highest elected office, its national president. David Zurfluh, a native of Washington State, has served as Paralyzed Veterans’ senior vice president since 2015. Zurfluh is a U.S. Air Force veteran who served […]

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WASHINGTON, DC 5/9/17 — In a May 3, 2017 letter sent to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Paralyzed Veterans of America  (Paralyzed Veterans) urged the House leaders to reject the latest version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), citing conflicting information circulating about this legislation and the adverse […]

Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) programs and services ­– such as benefits assistance, legislative and community advocacy, medical monitoring and intervention, career assistance, and adaptive sporting events support the long-term recovery of paralyzed veterans by holistically addressing all critical dimensions of life and living with severe disability. Paralyzed Veterans’ national headquarters also provides funding to […]

When to disclose your disability: There is no “right” time or place to disclose your disability. Select a confidential place and allow enough time for the person to ask questions. Do not focus on the limitations of your disability. Weigh the pros and cons of disclosure at each point of your job search, recruitment and […]

WASHINGTON, DC 4/25/17 –  Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) presented the Virginia Governor’s Mansion with its 2017 Barrier-Free America Award at a private event on the evening of April 24.  Paralyzed Veterans presents the award annually to public access buildings that incorporate accessible architectural design, demonstrating the importance of equal access in the built environment for […]

Shop today via this link! What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile allows customers to enjoy the same convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com. The difference: when customers shop via AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to Paralyzed Veterans of America. No fees charged to us, no fees kept by Amazon. […]

WASHINGTON 4/10/17 – Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) today expressed immense relief that the VA position of Executive Director, Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders (SCI/D) System has been filled after remaining vacant for more than one year.  The VA announced this week that I. Manosha Wickremasinghe, MD has been appointed to the position, effective […]

3/31/17 – WASHINGTON, DC—This week, Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) announced it has awarded the 2017 Barrier-Free America Award to the Virginia Governor’s Mansion, for accessible architectural design demonstrating the importance of equal access in the built environment for all individuals with disabilities. The award will be presented in a private celebratory event on […]

Gifts of Stock It is frequently advantageous to make your donation in the form of appreciated securities. In most cases, the full market value of the securities is deductible, while capital gains taxes are eliminated. For more information please contact David Fanning at (800) 424-8200 ext 789 davidf@pva.org or Beth Buechner at (800) 424-8200, ext. […]

A retirement plan gift is easy to make and may be the most tax-efficient gift you can make to a charity. Since most individuals have contributed to retirement plans on a tax-deferred basis (meaning taxes have been postponed), retirement plan income is taxed at your marginal rate (federal and state). You can avoid the two-fold […]