Membership & Volunteer Information

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 also download the printed membership application and send it to us by email or mail.

Questions?

We’re here to help! Contact the Membership & Volunteer Program:

members@pva.org

888-838-7782