Legislation signed in 1992 authorized VA to provide counseling to eligible women veterans to overcome psychological trauma resulting from sexual assault, battery or harassment while on active duty. Since that time, VA has treated more than 15,000 women veterans in its Vet Centers and medical centers. Gynecological services are available at all VA health-care facilities, the majority of which also have special women's clinics. Eight Women Veterans Comprehensive Health Centers have been established to develop new programs for meeting women veterans' health needs, and each VA medical center and regional benefits office has a women veterans' coordinator to provide information on benefits and services. VA counselors or women veterans' coordinators are available to provide information on VA and non-VA community programs, as well as assistance in filing claims.
Information also is available through VA's Web site on the Internet.