The Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach Program has resources for Veterans with Parkinson’s Diesease and their care partners to help understand the relationship between military exposures and Parkinson’s disease, clinical care for Parkinson’s disease at the VA, how to apply for benefits or get help doing so, and more.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates that 110,000 veterans have Parkinson’s disease (PD). In response, the VA has established six Parkinson’s Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Centers (PADRECCs) in Philadelphia, Richmond, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland/Seattle. In addition, a network of 51 Consortium Centers offer veterans and their care partners administrative assistance, professional collaboration, and educational support from PADRECCs. Veterans who cannot visit a PADRECC facility can be treated at their nearest Consortium Center or through telemedicine.

We have created this page of resources to help you understand the relationship between military exposures and Parkinson’s disease, clinical care for Parkinson’s disease