To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish stellate ganglion block to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2026-05-12

The Department of Veterans Affairs would be required to offer stellate ganglion block procedures—injections that numb nerve clusters in the neck to reduce pain and stress responses—to veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. This treatment option would give veterans with PTSD access to a medical procedure that some research suggests may help reduce PTSD symptoms, alongside or instead of traditional treatments like therapy and medication. The change would expand the VA's treatment options for the roughly 3.6 million veterans living with PTSD.