Injuries and health problems among veterans U.S.

Share of U.S. veteran and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project experiencing select injuries and health problems as of 2023*

Characteristic	Percentage of survey respondents
Sleep problems	82.5%
Anxiety	80.3%
Depression	76.7%
PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)	76.5%
Hearing loss, tinnitus	67.4%
Bone, joint, or muscle injury	58.6%
Migraines, chronic headaches	55.5%
Nerve damage or neurological problems	47%
Head injury (i.e., bump, blow, jolt, or penetrating injury to the head)	37.4%
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)	35.2%
Spinal cord injury	15%
Military sexual assault	9.9%
Military sexual harassment	8.8%
Other	8.6%
Blindness or other vision impairment	5.1%
Burns	3%
Amputation or loss of body part	2%
No severe physical or mental health problems experienced	1.9%

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Release date

February 2025

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Region

United States

Survey time period

May 25 to August 1, 2023

Number of respondents

18,891 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

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* Respondents were members of the Wounded Warrior Project and are veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001.

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Almost 83 percent of veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001 and who responded to the annual Wounded Warrior Project Survey in 2023 stated they experienced sleep problems, while 76.5 percent had PTSD. The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a U.S. charity and veteran organization for veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001.