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Panel backs more TBI research but warns against defunding VA science
Summary
The Beacon Act would fund randomized controlled trials and innovation for chronic mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Supporters said evidence-driven pilots could improve outcomes; APA and VA witnesses warned that parallel research pathways risk diverting funds and weakening scientific rigor without alignment with VA's research enterprise.
General Bergman described the Beacon Act, a discussion draft titled the Veterans TBI Breakthrough Exploration of Adaptive Care Opportunities, to authorize VA grants for randomized controlled trials and evaluation of neurorehabilitative therapies for chronic mild TBI.
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