WOCN SUPPORTS LEGISLATION TO ASSIST VETERANS

WOCN has endorsed The Disabled Veterans Dignity Act. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – introduced legislation to permanently authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Bowel and Bladder program to better address the needs of disabled veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI-D) and their caregivers. The Disabled Veterans Dignity Act would enact VA’s Bowel and Bladder program into law. The program reimburses caregivers, family members, or agencies for performing necessary care, including a bowel program, ostomy or colostomy care and urinary catheterization to veterans who are unable to manage these functions independently.