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Taking Care of Our Vets
Nancy Gibbs Time May 17, 2008
Etched onto the wall of a sentry box in Gibraltar is an unsigned indictment from an unknown soldier.
VA E-mail: Save Money, Do Not Diagnose PTSD
Kelly Kennedy Army Times May 17, 2008
Two veterans advocacy groups have asked for copies of all documents relating to the Veterans Affairs Department’s post-traumatic stress disorder policies after an e-mail surfaced asking VA doctors to keep costs down by giving diagnoses of adjustment disorder instead.
US Soldier Refuses to Serve in 'Illegal Iraq War'
Breit Bart May 17, 2008
Matthis Chiroux is the kind of young American US military recruiters love.
Obama Demands VA Investigation into PTSD Diagnoses
Daniel W. Reilly CBS May 17, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is demanding an investigation into reports that a supervisor at a Texas Veterans' Affairs facility told staff members to refrain from diagnosing returning war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in order to reduce costs.
Senator Leahy Schedules Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Right to Vote
Senator Patrick Leahy Senate Press Office May 17, 2008
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has scheduled a hearing to examine the constitutional underpinnings of voting rights and to investigate obstacles that impede access to the ballot box for all Americans.
Congressional Leaders Demand Answers from VA About PTSD E-Mail
Kimberly Hefling Associated Press May 17, 2008
Two congressional committee chairmen said Friday they plan to investigate whether there were broader motives behind a Veterans Affairs Department employee's e-mailed suggestion to diagnose veterans with mental disorders that have a lower disability payout.
May 17, VCS in the News: Furor Continues Over VA Psychologist's Anti-PTSD E-Mail
Judith Graham Chicago Tribune May 17, 2008
What’s at stake is veterans’ ability to get disability and health care benefits from the VA. A diagnosis of “adjustment disorder” doesn’t deliver the same level of benefits as would a diagnosis of PTSD, Paul Sullivan, the executive director of Veterans for Common Sense, told CBS news.
Akaka Requests Documents and Investigation of VA PTSD Diagnosis Following Shocking E-Mail
Senator Daniel K. Akaka United States Department of Veterans Affairs May 17, 2008
Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake today, in response to a recently disclosed email from a VA mental health professional which suggested that time and money could be saved if VA stopped diagnosing veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
NPR News Continues Investigations Into Treatment of Soldiers Suffering from PTSD
NPR May 17, 2008
In its continuing coverage of military treatment of soldiers returning from war, NPR News reports that spouses of troops with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other serious mental health problems have made it their mission to force the military to give the troops the help they need. The report from NPR National Correspondent Daniel Zwerdling is airing Friday, May 16 on NPR News All Things Considered.
May 17, Suicide Epidemic Continues: After Fourth Combat Deployment, Iraq Veteran Involved in Murder Suicide Near Grand Canyon A decorated Marine Corps staff sergeant who apparently fatally shot his brother before killing himself at the end of a long police chase in Arizona served four tours in Iraq, met President Bush and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, his wife said Thursday. . . . [Grand Canyon] Park spokeswoman Shannan Marcak said that investigators believe, based on how the car was hung up on a tree, the men may had tried to drive off the road and into the canyon.
Arthur H. Rotstein, Associated Press Tucson Citizen (Arizona) May 17, 2008
Akaka Calls VA Employee's Suggestion to Misdiagnose Veterans Disturbing and Disappointing
Senator Daniel K. Akaka Veterans' Affairs Committee May 16, 2008
Calls for Inspector General investigation and renewed guidelines for PTSD
Where Bush Draws the Line on Iraq Costs: Education Benefits for Veterans
John Young Seattle Post-Intelligencer May 16, 2008
In Jurassic Park, the favorite line of the theme park's mastermind is, "Spared no expense."
Dems Derail McCain Bill to Boost Veterans' College Aid as Not Enough Help
Anne Flaherty Associated Press May 16, 2008
Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a bill by John McCain that would have increased college aid for military veterans because they said it doesn't go far enough and would serve only as political cover for the GOP presidential candidate.
Bush's Golf Claim Angers Veterans
Ed Pilkington The Guardian May 16, 2008
George Bush has angered US war veterans by declaring that out of solidarity with those who made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq he decided to make his own sacrifice: giving up golf.
Reclaiming the Forgotten Veterans
Michele Morgan Bolton The Boston Globe May 16, 2008
They wait in dusty basements, long forgotten on darkened shelves. Some have been neglected for 100 years or more.
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