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Million Veteran Program (MVP)

MVP is a national, voluntary research program funded entirely by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research & Development. The goal of MVP is to partner with Veterans receiving their care in the VA Healthcare System to study how genes affect health. To do this, MVP will build one of the world's largest medical databases by safely collecting blood samples and health information from one million Veteran volunteers. Data collected from MVP will be stored in a secure manner and will be coded for researchers so that they cannot directly identify you. Researchers will study diseases like diabetes and cancer, and military-related illnesses, such as post-traumatic stress disorder. Learn more.

Frequently Asked Questions

• How do I participate?
• Do I need to schedule an appointment to participate?
• I've completed the MVP Baseline Survey - do I need to wait for the appointment letter?

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Contact MVP

For enrollment information call toll-free at: 866-441-6075.

Send us an email at vhacomvpnewsletter@va.gov.

ATTENTION VETERANS: Please DO NOT include your SSN or other private information in your email correspondence.

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Why Veterans Are Joining MVP... "I have always known someone in the family with Diabetes or Hypertension. I eagerly volunteered to participate in MVP so I can help medical researchers better understand how genes influence diseases. One blood draw is all it took...yet the potential to contribute to scientific discoveries is enormous!" Priscilla Bryant U.S. Army 1974 - 1994 VA Palo Alto Health Care System "I enrolled in The MVP because I thought it would help Veterans get even better healthcare in the future!" Gennaro F. Carbone U.S. Marine Corps Gulf War Era VA Connecticut Healthcare System View more