Chronic Pain? Sleepless Nights?

VA Can Help.

VA public service outreach kit, informing Veterans with important benefits, services, and programs

Overview

VA healthcare provides comprehensive and personalized options to help manage chronic pain and improve sleep.

Already enrolled? Talk with your VA care team about your pain or sleep concerns.

Not enrolled? Enroll in VA Healthcare Today: How to Apply to VA Healthcare

Many Veterans may not be aware of life-changing VA benefits they’ve earned—and deserve—through their military service. This outreach kit includes flyers, social media graphics, and suggested corresponding language, radio public service announcements (PSA), newsletter content, and a sample blog post to help you spread the word about getting help with sleep and chronic pain. Please share this information broadly with your Veteran networks, family, and friends.

Choosing VA Health – Get help with Chronic Pain and Sleep

Context

Choose VA Healthcare

VA provides high-quality, affordable—and often no-cost—healthcare for Veterans. Choosing VA means getting everything you need in one spot.

Why Choose VA?

Get comprehensive coverage you can count on—primary care, specialists, hearing/vision, mental health, and more! Keep your private insurance AND use VA care. Pay less (or pay nothing) for copays, prescriptions, appointments, and urgent care. Use virtual visits, mailed prescriptions, and access 3,000+ urgent care locations.

Let’s talk about something real: chronic pain and sleep problems. If you’re a Veteran, you probably know these too well. That ache that just won’t quit, maybe it’s from your service, an old injury, or just life. You can’t remember the last time you woke up feeling rested. Pain and sleep problems can weigh you down in ways that mess with every part of your life, but here’s the thing: you don’t have to just “deal with it.” VA has personalized treatment options, whether you’re near a VA facility or not, and even if you’re not currently using VA healthcare.

So, let’s cut to the chase: if VA can help ease your pain and help you get more sleep, we can help you feel more like yourself. And VA has a toolbox full of ways to do just that.

As U.S. Navy Veteran Eric Drennan puts it: ‘I deeply appreciate VA’s approach to managing chronic pain, which is vital for overall well-being.”

Chronic pain and sleep problems could be connected to your military service, and you may be eligible for free or low-cost VA health care to help. Either way, VA can help you.

Feel like yourself again with personalized options depending on your needs:

For Chronic Pain: Physical therapy and rehab, acupuncture, chiropractic care, medication management, yoga and stretching, behavioral therapy, pain education and self-management, nerve blocks, injections, or surgically implanted devices for pain relief.

“What the Tele-Pain services have done for me in the last few weeks is more than what’s been done in the last ten years.” – Vietnam Veteran

For Sleep: Sleep studies, CPAP devices, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, relaxation techniques, stimulus control therapy, medications, education, and lifestyle coaching.

The first step? Enroll today and see a provider. Even if you don’t have a VA close by, VA offers care in your community, closer than you think.

Online: VA.gov/health-care/apply/application/introduction

Phone: Call VA toll-free at 1-800-MyVA411 (1-800-698-2411), Option 2.
In-person: Visit your nearest VA medical center (https://www.VA.gov/find-locations).“Veterans with pain or sleep issues need to get help at VA; it was the best decision I ever made.” 39-year-old Iraq U.S Marine Corps Veteran

Social Media

Suggested Tweet (X), post (Facebook) or Instagram: VA offers sleep studies, sleep apnea treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, relaxation techniques and other options to help you get better rest. You deserve to feel better. VA can help. Better Rest. Less Pain. Stronger Tomorrow. VA is here for you. Already enrolled? Talk with your VA provider about your sleep. Not enrolled? Enroll in VA Health Care Today. www.va.gov/health-care/how-to-apply/

#Veterans # SleepBetter #VAHealth

Suggested Tweet (X), post (Facebook) or Instagram: VA provides high-quality, affordable—and often no-cost—health care for Veterans. Keep your private insurance AND use VA care. Pay less (or pay nothing) for copays, prescriptions, appointments, and urgent care. Use virtual visits, mailed prescriptions, and access 3,000+ urgent care locations. Enroll today: www.va.gov/health-care/how-to-apply/
#Veterans #VAHealth #Sleep #PainCare

Suggested Tweet (X), post (Facebook) or Instagram: Choosing VA means comprehensive care you can count on. For chronic pain, VA offers personalized options including physical therapy and rehab, acupuncture, chiropractic care, medication management, pain education and more—all with a focus on functional recovery. Better Rest. Less Pain. Stronger Tomorrow. VA is here for you. Already enrolled? Talk with your VA provider. Not enrolled? Enroll in VA Health Care Today. www.va.gov/health-care/how-to-apply/
#VAHealth #Sleep #ChronicPain

Suggested Tweet (X), post (Facebook) or Instagram: Choosing VA means getting everything you need in one spot. Get comprehensive coverage you can count on—primary care, specialists, hearing/vision, mental health, and more. Keep your private insurance AND use VA care. You can also use virtual visits, mailed prescriptions, and access 3,000+ urgent care locations. Better Rest. Less Pain. Stronger Tomorrow. VA is here for you. Enroll in VA Health Care Today: www.va.gov/health-care/how-to-apply/
#VAHealth #Sleep #ChronicPain

Sample Newsletter

Choose VA Health Care—and Get Help for Chronic Pain and Sleep Problems

VA provides high-quality, affordable—and often no-cost—health care for Veterans. Choosing VA means getting everything you need in one spot.

Why Choose VA?

With VA health care, you can get comprehensive coverage you can count on—including primary care, specialists, hearing/vision, mental health, and more. You can keep your private insurance AND use VA care, pay less (or pay nothing) for copays, prescriptions, appointments, and urgent care, and use virtual visits, mailed prescriptions, and access 3,000+ urgent care locations.

Pain that won’t quit? Sleepless nights?

You deserve to feel better. VA can help. VA health care can help you feel like yourself again, with personalized options focused on your needs and goals.

For chronic pain, options may include physical therapy and rehab, acupuncture, chiropractic care, medication management, pain education and self-management, and other treatments focused on functional recovery.

For sleep, VA offers sleep studies, sleep apnea treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, relaxation techniques, medications, education and lifestyle coaching.

Better Rest. Less Pain. Stronger Tomorrow. VA is here for you.

Already enrolled? Talk with your VA care team about your pain or sleep concerns.

Not enrolled? Enroll Today and See a Provider.

Apply online at How to apply to VA Health, call 877-222-8387, or visit your nearest VA medical center.

Sample Blog Post

Choose VA Health Care—and Get Help for Chronic Pain and Sleep Problems

VA provides high-quality, affordable—and often no-cost—health care for Veterans. Choosing VA means getting everything you need in one spot.

Why Choose VA?

Managing Chronic Pain and Sleep Issues: How VA Can Help Veterans Rest and Recover

For many Veterans, chronic pain and sleep problems go hand in hand. Ongoing pain makes it hard to fall asleep, stay asleep, or wake up feeling rested. Meanwhile, poor sleep can intensify pain, drain your energy, and impact your ability to work, exercise, or enjoy daily life. The good news: you don’t have to live this way, and you don’t have to figure it out alone.

VA offers a wide range of evidence-based treatments—both medical and non-medical—to help Veterans take control of pain and reclaim healthy sleep. Pain and sleep are connected.

Chronic pain can disrupt the body’s natural rhythm, making it difficult to get restorative sleep. When the brain is on “high alert,” muscles stay tense, and the nervous system doesn’t get the downtime it needs.

In turn, lack of sleep heightens pain sensitivity. This cycle can feel impossible to break—but with the right support, it can be interrupted.

Here’s a quick rundown of what VA offers for chronic pain, designed to meet you where you are:

Whole Health Approach: VA’s Whole Health program looks at your life—nutrition, sleep, stress, movement—and builds a plan to help you feel better overall. Think of personalized coaching to tackle pain from all angles, available through VA or local providers.
Physical Therapy: Got a bad back, sore joints, or lingering injuries? VA’s physical therapists can create a plan to improve mobility and reduce pain without relying solely on meds. The Community Care Network can connect you to local therapists if you’re not near a VA.
Acupuncture: Yep, the VA offers acupuncture! It’s been shown to help with chronic pain, and many Veterans swear by it for relief. Through Community Care, you can find licensed acupuncturists in your area if a VA clinic isn’t nearby.
Pain Management Programs: From cognitive behavioral therapy for pain to mindfulness techniques, VA has non-medication options to help you manage discomfort, often accessible through telehealth or local providers.
- Non-opioid Pain Treatments: These may include anti-inflammatory medications, nerve-targeted treatments, chiropractic care, acupuncture, or other integrative therapies
- Whole Health & Complementary Therapies: VA’s Whole Health model empowers Veterans to explore mindfulness, yoga, tai chi, massage therapy, and other practices that reduce stress and pain naturallyCommunity Care Network: Live far from a VA facility? VA’s Community Care Network lets you see doctors, specialists, and therapists in your community—often at little or no cost. No VA trip required.

You don’t have to be in pain. These options are there for you, whether you’re down the road from a VA medical center or hours away in a small town. Starting is as simple as a conversation.

VA Services for Sleep Issues: Sleep problems aren’t “just part of getting older.” They’re treatable, and VA has specialized care to help you rest better.

Sleep Studies & Sleep Disorder Diagnosis
VA providers can evaluate issues like sleep apnea, insomnia, night terrors, or disrupted sleep patterns.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
CBT-I: Considered one of the most effective treatments for chronic insomnia—and it’s available across VA, including through telehealth.
CPAP & Sleep Apnea Care: If diagnosed with sleep apnea, VA provides equipment like CPAP machines, supplies, and follow-up support.
Medication Review & Alternatives

Sometimes medications for pain or mental health can affect sleep. VA clinicians help adjust your regimen safely and effectively.

How to Get Started

If chronic pain or sleep issues are a part of your life, you don’t have to go it alone, no matter where you live. Here’s how you can act right now:

Online: VA.gov/health-care/apply/application/introduction
Call or Text for Help: Not sure where to start? Dial, 1-800-MyVA411 (1-800-698-2411). Or contact us online through Ask VA
Need help finding a VA facility closest to you. Go to https://www.VA.gov/find-locations to see how close VA is to you.
Check Out VA Resources: Visit VA.gov/REACH to explore pain management options and Community Care details. You’ll find info on Whole Health, local providers, and more.
Reach out to your nearest VA medical center (find it at VA.gov) or ask about Community Care options. They can walk you through eligibility and next steps, even if you’re not enrolled or live far away.

Reach out today. Relief starts with a conversation.

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VA Healthcare Social Media Graphics

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