Iowa Paralyzed Veterans of American

the iowa paralyzed veterans of american (ipva) is a non-profit organization and is one of 33 chapters which represents our national organization, paralyzed veterans of america. our membership is free and consists of veterans of the united states armed forces who have suffered a spinal cord injury or received a diagnosis of disease affecting the spinal cord. on behalf of the board of directors of paralyzed veterans of american, please accept our most sincere appreciation for your interest in our organization. it is our pleasure to share with you an overview of the organization and a few of the primary projects and programs we provide to assist our veteran members: providing a national service officer to assist veterans in the process of their claims through the veterans administration. sponsoring athletes who attend the national veterans wheelchair games and other sporting or recreational events. providing funds for patient programs at both the des moines and iowa city vamcs, and at th