The Southeastern Paralyzed Veterans of America, Inc (SEPVA). SEPVA is one of 34 chapters of the Washington, DC based Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) . As a Congressionally charetered veterans service organization not an agency of the federal govenment, the SEPVA had been assisting veterans with spinal cord injuries or diseases, to include Multiple Sclerosis and ALS (Amyotrophic Sclerosis Lateral Sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrigis Disease) since 1962