BECOME A MEMBER
PVA membership opens up a world of programs and services designed to help you live your best life: assistance with your earned VA benefits; help with employment and higher education; sports and recreation opportunities; and a window into our important research and advocacy efforts.
PVA Membership Benefits
PVA members also receive:
- Membership to one of our 33 chapters, so you can meet fellow members and participate in local social and sporting events.
- Complimentary print and digital subscriptions to PN magazine, an invaluable resource for people with SCI/D, their family members, and caregivers.
- Complimentary print and digital subscriptions to PN Magazine, an invaluable resource for people with SCI/D, their family members, and caregivers.
- A complimentary online subscription to Sports ‘N Spokes magazine, a resource on sports and recreation for people living with SCI/D and amputations.
- Help with higher education through our college scholarships.
- Access to a Facebook Group just for PVA members. PVA women members also receive access to a Facebook group specifically created for them, PVA Women Empowered! .
Who’s Eligible?
PVA membership is open to anyone who:
- is a citizen of the United States or its territories;
- is a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces and whose discharge was other than dishonorable; AND
- has a spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D).
Related diseases include:
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (all Veterans qualify)
- Multiple sclerosis (MS) (all Veterans qualify)
- Cauda equina syndrome
- Poliomyelitis
- Spina bifida
- Spinal cord tumor
- Severe spinal stenosis (causing neurological impairment)
- Syringomyelia
- Transverse myelitis
We welcome Veterans with service-connected and non-service-connected disabilities. If your condition is not listed here, please contact members@pva.org.
How to Apply
Simply complete the form on this page! We’ll follow up with instructions for submitting your DD-214 and medical evidence of SCI/D. As medical evidence, you can have your physician complete this Physician’s Statement Form.
You can click here to apply online.
You can also download the printed membership application and send it to us by email or mail.
Update Your Membership Information
Notify us when your address changes so you continue to receive member benefits and other important information from PVA. Contact us to update your information.
Transfer Your Membership
If you move, you have the option to transfer your PVA membership to another local chapter. Email members@pva.org for more information.
Questions?
Contact Information
4010 Deans Bridge Road
Hephzibah, Georgia 30815-5616
706-796-6301
paravet@comcast.net