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Iraq War Vets Return; Some Have No Home National Guard Cpl. Joe Raicaldo is home from Iraq with things he didn't have when he left: an honorable discharge, metal rods and screws up and down his spine, and an arm that moves like a robot's. He's also homeless, living in his car. There are at least 600 recent vets who are homeless. Raicaldo's story is one that tells how hard it is going to be to weave some of America's warriors back into the fabric of home.
Libby Lewis NPR October 27, 2006
Disabled Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Flood into VA
John Roberts CNN October 14, 2006
Paul Sullivan told CNN's John Roberts: "The veterans want to know when they come home, John, if they walk into a V.A. hospital, can I see a doctor right away? When I need disability benefits, because I can't find a job and I'm disabled, will I get that check? And right now, the Department of Veterans' Affairs has no plan to beef up the number of doctors, no plan to beef up the numbers of claims processors to make sure that those veterans get the benefits they need and they earned from fighting on the front lines."
Data Suggests Vast Costs Loom in Disability Claims “The trend is ominous,” said Paul Sullivan, director of programs for Veterans for America, an advocacy group, and a former V.A. analyst. Mr. Sullivan said that if the current proportions held up over time, 400,000 returning service members could eventually apply for disability benefits when they retired.
Scott Shane New York Times October 11, 2006
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