New Hotline for Women Veterans; Task Force Report Out on Gulf War Illnesses

According to a VA press release on April 23, 2013, women make up nearly 15% of active-duty military and 18% of National Guard and Reserve forces but only 6% of VA patients. However, since 2000, the number of women using VA health care more than doubled, to more than 354,000 in 2012. As more women serve in all branches of the military, officials expect the number of women using VA services will also climb.