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Provides information to assist Veterans in preparing a claim for VA benefits based on a spinal cord injury during active military service or the onset or aggravation of a spinal cord-related disorder during, or as a result of, active military service.

Promotes excellence in all aspects of health care for individuals with spinal cord injury and educates health care professionals, patients and their families about spinal cord injury in order to increase the injured individual's independence.

Information about resources available from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center (PRC), the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) and the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) to enhance the care and recovery of active military and Veterans with paralysis and/or traumatic brain injury.

Provides information on back pain causes, clinical trials, treatments and more.

Provides reliable, timely and comprehensive resources on the Internet for brain injury and spinal cord injury survivors.

Fact sheet about spinal cord injury and the medical care and other benefits available from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Provides contact information for the VA's SCI Centers.

Discusses spinal cord injury and answers frequently asked questions.

Resources from the American Occupational Therapy Association on recovering from and living independently with a spinal cord injury.

Provides links to information on diagnosis and symptoms, treatment, rehabilitation and recovery and other related issues.

Provides an innovative Peer Support Network and raises awareness about spinal cord injury and disease through education. Includes an A-Z Resource Listing and links to fact sheets and local resources by state.

Information, resources and referral services for people living with a spinal cord injury, mobility impairment or paralysis.

Offers tools to understand the basic civil rights of people with disabilities, including basics of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), insurance and Medicare, vocational rehabilitation and work benefits.

Provides resources and expertise to enhance the care and recovery of active military and Veterans with paralysis and/or traumatic brain injury.

Online request form for a free book from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center that includes comprehensive information for people affected by paralysis and those who care for them.

Works to maximize the quality of life for people with spinal cord injury and disease. Advocates for health care, research, education, veterans' benefits and rights, accessibility and the removal of architectural barriers, sports programs and disability rights. Find a local chapter near you.

Links to recreation resources helpful to people with spinal cord injuries, paralysis and other disabilities.

Multi-media presentation on the causes, symptoms and rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries.

Basic information and statistics about spinal cord injury from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center.

Information from the National Institutes of Health on clinical trials now open for people with spinal cord injuries.

Information on spinal cord injuries from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A series of fact sheets from the Spinal Cord Injury Information Network on selected topics related to spinal cord injury. Includes resources on modifying cars and vans.

Provides an overview of spinal cord injury from the National Health Institute's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), including a description of the disorder, treatment, prognosis and research information and a list of referrals and links to other NINDS publications.

Provides contact information for VA Spinal Cord Injury Centers by state.

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Spinal Cord Injury Fact Sheet
Information on spinal cord injuries from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
Works to maximize the quality of life for people with spinal cord injury and disease. Advocates for health care, research, education, veterans' benefits and rights, accessibility and the removal of architectural barriers, sports programs and disability rights. Find a local chapter near you.
Paralysis Resource Center
Information, resources and referral services for people living with a spinal cord injury, mobility impairment or paralysis.
American Spinal Injury Association
Promotes excellence in all aspects of health care for individuals with spinal cord injury and educates health care professionals, patients and their families about spinal cord injury in order to increase the injured individual's independence.
Spinal Cord Injury InfoSheets
A series of fact sheets from the Spinal Cord Injury Information Network on selected topics related to spinal cord injury. Includes resources on modifying cars and vans.