FY 25 Veterans Administration Appropriations Request for Bone Health and Osteoporosis

April 19, 2024

The Honorable Kyrsten Sinema, Chair
The Honorable John Boozman, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Administration and Related Agencies
Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510

Dear Chair Sinema and Ranking Member Boozman,

On behalf of our 13 national aging, health, family caregiver and bone health organizations, we are writing to request the Subcommittee’s attention to the growing crisis in bone health and osteoporosis among our nation’s aging veteran population as you consider fiscal year 2025 appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

As you know, osteoporosis is a highly prevalent and costly chronic disease characterized by weakened and fragile bone tissue, leading to over 2 million costly fractures each year. One in two women and one in four men over the age of 50 will suffer an osteoporotic fracture, accounting for more hospitalizations than heart attacks, stroke or breast cancer. This is an even greater challenge for our veterans because they are at increased risk for osteoporosis and subsequent fractures.

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