U.S. Army veteran Luis Carlos Montalván

While deployed in Iraq, Luis Carlos Montalván took a blunt force trauma to the head during an enemy attack. After returning home, the U.S. Army veteran coped with anxiety, sleeplessness, irritability and dizziness — symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He started looking for help. That’s how he met his service dog, Tuesday, and his life changed forever.

Montalván shares his story as a “TBI champion” for A Head for the Future, the TBI awareness and prevention initiative from the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center: http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/

Visit http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/aheadforthefuture to learn about inspiring stories from those in the military community who experienced brain injuries and sought help. The website also features additional resources to prevent, recognize and recover from brain injury.

Follow the initiative on Twitter @AHFTF_Page, and the A Head for the Future page on Facebook.

It's important to know that each TBI is different; not everyone who sustains a TBI experiences these signs and symptoms, needs an MRI for diagnosis, or requires identical treatment.

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