The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC)

The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) Johnstown provides medical care, clinical research, and educational programs to active duty service members, veterans or eligible dependents who have Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). Through assisted living, community re-entry, and outpatient services the DVBIC provides state of the art treatment for TBI or ABI.

The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) is a part of the U.S. Military Health System(link is external).

Specifically, DVBIC is the traumatic brain injury (TBI) center of excellence for the Defense Health Agency(link is external).

Founded in 1992 by Congress, DVBIC’s responsibilities have grown as its network of care and treatment sites has grown.

DVBIC supports a network of 21 sites, operating out of 16 military treatment facilities and five Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers.

The specific activities vary at each site and can include conducting research; providing education in military and civilian settings; providing direct care to service members; helping service members, veterans and their families locate services; and assessing TBI injury data.