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WASHINGTON, July 15, 2010—This week VA published new criteria for veterans seeking service-connected benefits and care for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.
Tammy Moore Webboard User Reg: 01-14-2010
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My father was at the VA Hospital on Tuesday and they were all discussing this. It is a very good move as the current requirements are very time consuming, obtaining a DX for PTSD has been way too difficult for our vets, which has really delayed treatment options. Big move to help veterans get benefits they have earned!
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I would like to add that I feel sorry for all the vets that have had to put up with all the grueling paperwork pertaining to this all these years. I am sure many walked away from their much deserved benifits because they felt they could not provide enough information about their combats, time, place, duties, events, many have been unable to remember such things,many didn't even know that they were suffering from PTSD, so they gave up!
Excellent point Tammy. I feel bad for the Vets also.
Thinking back, my Uncle was a Vet from WWII(Normandy and Battle of the Bulge) and he had come back with horrible PTSD, and back then there was nothing much they did for those brave men. They came back and did their best to forget it. Unfortunately, it doesn't just go away and they are left to deal with a very difficult time internally. It was very sad to see.
Every Veteran should be given nothing but the best treatment for their health and wellbeing. There should never be a question or difficulty for any Vet needing good care.
PTSD is without a doubt a real issue. Its a bout time the military and the VA caught up with reality.
I read an article a while back (vanity fair or esquire) by a soldier who suffered severe PTSD while still in Iraq. He told his higher ups about the trouble he was having and nobody would do anything about it. They basically called him a faker.
The poor guy eventually had a complete and total breakdown while still overseas. The Army kicked him out. Dishonorable Discharge!.
I can't even discuss this issue without going on an all out rant about politics, the last decade and the state of the world as a whole....
One of the things that's been making me nuts lately for our vets is all the trouble they're having over the concussive brain injuries they're suffering from all those damn IEDs and such.
The military neurologists don't seem to recognize this as a valid problem, and are not diagnosing these folks properly, so of course, they're not getting the treatment they deserve and need.
Our country seems so willing to send our boys and girls into danger, and then pay lip service to taking care of them when they come back home, with or without injuries. I mean, have you heard about the foreclousres that happen when they're serving our country?
OK, I'm gonna quit now before I work myself up into a real state .
However, IMO, we don't do enough for these people.
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