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Editorial – Politics Are Put Ahead of Our Soldiers’ Mental-Health Concerns
May 14, 2007 – Two recent studies – one initiated by the Pentagon, the other by the Department of Veterans Affairs – found that the military’s health system is unprepared to handle mental-health issues created by battlefield stress. These two … Continue reading
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South Dakota Case Highlights Army’s Mental Health Challenge for Iraq War Veterans
May 12, 2007 – Spc. Ryan LeCompte of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe was on his way last week from Fort Carson, Colo., to a Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Sheridan, Wyo. The former scout with the 3rd Armored Cavalry … Continue reading
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Fort Carson Mental Health Care Goes Under Microscope
(AP) DENVER The investigative arm of Congress said Friday it will send a team to Fort Carson to examine mental-health care for Iraq war veterans after complaints that some soldiers with brain damage or stress-related injuries have been misdiagnosed with … Continue reading
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Team to Investigate Fort Carson Mental Health Care
The investigative arm of Congress said Friday it will send a team to Fort Carson to examine mental-health care for Iraq war veterans after complaints that some soldiers with brain damage or stress-related injuries have been misdiagnosed with personality disorders … Continue reading
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Mental Health Centers for War Troops Proposed
Hundreds of thousands of service members nationwide, including thousands stationed in San Diego County, could benefit from medical centers dedicated to treating war-spawned mental illness and brain injuries, two U.S. senators said yesterday in introducing a bill to create such … Continue reading
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Bush Orders Veterans Health Action Plan Implemented
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) – President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he was ordering implementation of a government-wide “action plan” to improve health care and related services for U.S. troops and returning veterans. The plan was developed by Veterans … Continue reading
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Colorado Senate Backs Mental Healthcare for Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans’ Families
(AP) DENVER The Senate gave initial backing Tuesday to a proposal that would pay for mental health counseling for the families of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. The proposal (Senate Bill 146) would set up a three-year pilot program in … Continue reading
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Soldier Health Scare Back in News
Lori Brim cradled her son in her arms for three months before he died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. Dustin Brim, a 22-year-old Army specialist had collapsed three years ago in Iraq from a very aggressive cancer … Continue reading
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Resolution Would Give VA Record Health Funding Boost
The Department of Veteran Affairs would receive a record increase of $6.6 billion in health care funding in the fiscal 2008 budget resolution that the House passed today over this year’s level under the continuing resolution. “It is the largest … Continue reading
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Letter to Editor: Veterans’ Health Care
To the Editor, New York Times: As a former Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters project manager who monitored returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, I agree with Paul Krugman’s comment that the V.A. is a stunning success for quality medical care … Continue reading
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