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Hearing Begins in Veterans’ Lawsuit Against VA for Delays in Processing PTSD Disability Claims
December 16, 2008 – A hearing begins Wednesday in a lawsuit aimed at cutting the time that the Department of Veterans Affairs takes to process disability claims to no more than 90 days. Vietnam Veterans of America and Veterans of … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Taking the First Step – Honor and Treat Veterans with PTSD
Warriors with PTSD should be honored by supporting them in seeking help. December 15, 2008 – In my position as sergeant major of the Army Wounded Warrior Program, I see every day extraordinary men and women who have sacrificed so … Continue reading
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Dec 1: More than Two Thirds of Americans Unaware of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – PTSD
December 1, 2008 – In a survey conducted Oct. 24-27, most of the 1,008 respondents said they had never even heard of the acronym PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Of the respondents, 9{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} answered “Yes, I have heard of it … Continue reading
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Gates: Follow Law on PTSD-Disability Rating
November 22, 2008 – Defense Secretary Robert Gates has issued a policy stating that the military will follow a new law requiring that service members being medically retired for post-traumatic stress disorder be rated at least 50 percent disabled, a … Continue reading
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Tests Start on US-Backed PTSD Drug
November 4, 2008, Basel, Switzerland – Clinical trials have begun on a new U.S.-backed drug to treat the debilitating feeling of heightened vigilance experienced by veterans with post-traumatic stress, Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Synosia said Nov. 3. The study is funded … Continue reading
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Iraq War Veteran Tammy Duckworth Promotes Illinois PTSD Site
October 20, 2008 – Nearly four years after Tammy Duckworth lost her legs in Iraq, she is breaking new ground in her role as director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs. As an Illinois National Guard major and former … Continue reading
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Mind Training Helps Troops with Combat, Then PTSD
October 7, 2008, Camp Lejeune, NC – The explosion of practice mortars sent Army Spc. Kade Williams into panic attacks, and nightmares plagued his sleep. The ravages of post-traumatic stress had left the veteran of the war in Afghanistan vulnerable, … Continue reading
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Marine’s Death, After Five Combat Tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Shows Tragic Results of PTSD
September 22, 2008 – Travis Twiggs, a Marine veteran of five tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, drove his car over the roadside curb and stopped at the rim of the Grand Canyon. His older brother, Will, was in the passenger … Continue reading
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Bay Area Vet Overcomes PTSD
September 17, 2008, Walnut Creek, CA – The Veterans Administration estimates more than 20 percent of those who come back from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may develop PTSD — post traumatic stress disorder. That’s 40 to 50,000 people, … Continue reading
‘Broken’ is First Novel to Address the Epidemic of Returning Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans with PTSD
September 3, 2008 – Broken: One Soldier’s Unexpected Journey Home is an intimate portrayal of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from Author and PTSD survivor W.C. Turck. The book describes the physical and psychological trauma faced by returning Iraq and Afghan … Continue reading
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