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Health care inspectors to visit Iowa City VA next week
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 2:19 PM EDT (press-citizen.com)
A team of federal health care inspectors will visit the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System next week to review patient care conditions at the facility.The inspection, which is being led by a officials from the VA Office of the Inspector General, is part of an ongoing r …
Army launches review of post-traumatic stress disorder diagnoses
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 2:14 PM EDT (Syracuse.com)
Army leaders said Wednesday they are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly overturned. The Army said it will review the diag …
Study Links Veterans To Brain Disease
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 10:16 PM EDT (www.ktts.com)
A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of the traumatic brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers.The research suggests they may be at risk of developing the same kind of degenerative brain disease as some retired football players who suffered y …
Curing PTSD is a face-to-face battle
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 8:08 PM EDT (Charleston, SC)
When Mary Martin was asked to be a health policy analyst for the Air Force Reserve, a position as one of the few female colonels at the Pentagon, she was honored to accept. Little did she know, her appointment would turn into the worst day of her life. "Every Tuesday morning, we …
Head of Arkansas vets office quits after bad audit
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 8:02 PM EDT (CW Arkansas)
The head of Arkansas' Veterans Affairs Department retired suddenly Monday, four days after state auditors questioned whether his agency suffered from lax oversight of its finances.Legislative auditors found that a state credit card was used at liquor stores, beauty salons and pet …
Oakland VA office mishandled claims, inspector general finds
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 4:57 PM EDT (California Watch)
Staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Oakland office regularly made incorrect decisions when evaluating disability claims and failed to inform veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan that they are entitled to free mental health care, according to a report release …
Exposing-the-truth-about-PTSD
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 4:54 PM EDT (WAVY.com | Portsmouth, Va.)
While most of us go about our daily lives today, it's estimated 18 veterans will kill themselves. Many soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan feel they must hide their deepest wounds to save their careers, but one marine is putting it all out there in the hope of helping hi …
Estate of soldier sues over his death while under the care of Roseburg VA
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 4:50 PM EDT (OregonLive.com)
The estate of a Puyallup, Wash., soldier who died in Roseburg in 2008 is suing the federal government for $2 million, arguing that he was too impaired to have been given a three-day pass by the Roseburg VA Medical Center. According to the lawsuit in federal court in Eugene, Jeffr …
Inside Politics: Lawmakers question VA plans for more staff
Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 12:01 AM EDT (The Washington Times)
Members of Congress expressed doubts Tuesday on plans by the Department of Veterans Affairs‘ to hire 1,900 additional workers to improve access to mental health care. Rep. Jeff Miller, chairman of the House committee with jurisdiction over veterans’ issues, said the …
Federal court reverses order to overhaul VA system
Seeded on Tue May 8, 2012 2:40 PM EDT (PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com )
A federal appeals court on Monday reversed its demand that the Veterans Affairs Department dramatically overhaul its mental health care system. A special 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that any such changes need to be ordered by Congress or the pres …
Spirit bows to pressure: Airline CEO to refund dying veterans fare
Seeded on Mon May 7, 2012 10:39 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)
Dying Vietnam veteran Jerry Meekins is getting his money back from Spirit Airlines' tightfisted boss after all. After a week of criticism from veterans around the nation, Spirit CEO Ben Baldanza issued a statement Friday afternoon saying he would personally refund M …
Veterans Group Promises More Anti-Obama Ads
Seeded on Sat May 5, 2012 3:38 AM EDT (US News & World Report)
In 2012 expect to see a lot more bite from Veterans for a Strong America, the group that bashed President Obama for politicizing the anniversary of the Osama bin Laden raid. [Photo gallery: One Year After Osama bin Laden's Death.]
Pentagon to limit antipsychotic drugs for PTSD
Seeded on Sat May 5, 2012 3:34 AM EDT (Navy Times)
The Pentagon is moving to limit off-label use of powerful anti-psychotic drugs for post-traumatic stress disorder — a practice some say may contribute to accidental drug overdoses among troops. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Jonathan Woodson sent a l …
VA held accountable for limited access to mental-health care
Seeded on Sat May 5, 2012 3:30 AM EDT (The Seattle Times)
With a nudge from Capitol Hill and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, the Department of Veterans Affairs' own Office of the Inspector General poked holes in rosy statistics about veterans' access to mental-health care.
Spirit Airlines boss calls complaints irrelevant & says dying veteran should've bought insurance
Seeded on Thu May 3, 2012 2:56 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)
The boss of Spirit Airlines isn't about to cave in to a dying former Marine, and he doesn't lose sleep knowing his company leads the industry when it comes to customer complaints, he told FoxNews.com. “That’s an irrelevant statistic,” Spirit CEO Ben Baldanza sa …
Military affairs beat: VA faulted for record on mental health care
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 4:50 PM EDT (The Minneapolis Star Tribune)
An inspector general's report released last week faults the Department of Veterans Affairs for caring more about meaningless performance goals than helping veterans in need of mental health care. The report, revealed before a Senate hearing on the subject, said the VA lacks a re …
SEALs: Obama Taking Credit for bin Laden 'Cheap Shot'
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 4:12 PM EDT (NewsMax)
Current and former US Navy SEALs have joined the attacks on President Barack Obama for attempting to take credit for killing Osama bin Laden and using them and Special Forces members as 'ammunition' for his campaign.Author and former SEAL Brandon Webb told Newsmax that Obama's Wh …
Dishonorable Discharge: A WAFF 48 News Special Report
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 3:28 PM EDT (WAFF-TV: News, Huntsville, AL)
It's one of the invisible wounds of war: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It's been documented and diagnosed in past wars, but is it being under-diagnosed in our current returning warriors? The Vietnam Veterans of America believe so and they filed a federal lawsuit to gather info …
Laboratory analyzes shrapnel to look for uranium
Seeded on Tue May 1, 2012 5:17 PM EDT (The San Antonio Express-News)
Military doctors at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland are examining shrapnel taken from service members and veterans, looking for depleted uranium and other metals. The Joint Pathology Center's Biophysical Toxicology and Depleted Uranium/Embedded Metal Fragment Laboratories branch …
Loyal companion helps veteran regain her life after trauma
Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:59 PM EDT (San Jose Mercury News)
Tori Stitt is among the many thousands of veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan whose post-traumatic stress disorder cases are considered chronic: so severe that treating the disorder into remission through standard practices is expected to take many years. It is not su …
The War on Women in Uniform: How Female Veterans Are Fighting Sexual Trauma
Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:27 PM EDT (Market Wire)
How are America's female post combat veterans transitioning into civilian life? Are female combat veterans victim to MST receiving the correct wellbeing care? Is sexual assault in uniform an epidemic within military combat life? These questions will be addressed in part by Los An …
Local service dog group needs your help
Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:24 PM EDT (KXXV-TV News Channel 25)
A local organization is running out of money, and they fear they won't be able to continue helping soldiers. For soldiers like MJ Alvarez, service dogs have made the world of a difference. "He's there with me when I feel anxious," Alvarez said. "At night time, I have trou …
First responders learning how to help PTSD victims
Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:22 PM EDT (The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME )
Just weeks after Farmington police shot and killed Army veteran Justin Crowley-Smilek outside the town's police station, Kennebec County Sheriff Randall Liberty set in motion a plan to teach law enforcement and corrections officers how to deal with people suffering from post-trau …
Cost of disability benefits for veterans soars
Seeded on Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:51 AM EDT (Money - Home)
Bureau of Labor Statistics: About 633,000 veterans have service-connected disability After more than a decade of continuous warfare, the cost of disability compensation for wounded veterans is surging to mammoth proportions. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs expects to sp …
A suicidal veteran and a call for help, unanswered
Seeded on Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:37 PM EDT (News - Stripes)
Jacob Manning waited until his wife and teenage son had left the house, then walked into his garage to kill himself. The former soldier had been distraught for weeks, frustrated by family problems, unemployment and his lingering service injuries. He was long ago diagnosed with t …
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Head of Arkansas vets office quits after bad auditThe head of Arkansas' Veterans Affairs Department retired suddenly Monday, four days after state auditors questioned whether his agency suffered from lax oversight of its finances.Legislative auditors found that a state credit card was used at liquor stores, beauty salons and pet …
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- Oakland VA office mishandled claims, inspector general finds
Staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Oakland office regularly made incorrect decisions when evaluating disability claims and failed to inform veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan that they are entitled to free mental health care, according to a report release …
- Estate of soldier sues over his death while under the care of Roseburg VA
The estate of a Puyallup, Wash., soldier who died in Roseburg in 2008 is suing the federal government for $2 million, arguing that he was too impaired to have been given a three-day pass by the Roseburg VA Medical Center. According to the lawsuit in federal court in Eugene, Jeffr …
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Obama’s announcement Wednesday that he supports same-sex marriage has been quickly elevated by the American liberal establishment and the media into a watershed moment in his presidency. The president announced on ABC News that, “for me personally, it is importa …
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Woo hooo, can't believe I am the first to post anything here. Anyhow - wanted to say, I like it when you come in with the facts.
I'm a 100% disabled vet who walked into the VA hospital in Bonham, Texas 7 years ago in great health, just needed my blood pressure prescription. I've gone from a man able to live a healthy, full, active life (with two small service connected disabilities) to never being able to work again.
To make things worse, when I sought justice for myself and help for me and my family, I found that not only did both Bonham and Dallas Med Centers commit malpractice, but engaged in a scandalous cover-up. I'm on a campaign now to force my congressmen, senators and everyone else who has a voice to help me and as many other veterans who've been wronged, crippled, or killed, as I can possibly find.
Email me at txafdav@yahoo.com, or find me on facebook. Thanks.— txafdav
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Head of Arkansas vets office quits after bad audit
Oakland VA office mishandled claims, inspector general finds
Estate of soldier sues over his death while under the care of Roseburg VA
Judge Sets Accused Sex Predator's Bail at $500,000
SEALs: Obama Taking Credit for bin Laden 'Cheap Shot'
Judge Sets Accused Sex Predator's Bail at $500,000
Inside Politics: Lawmakers question VA plans for more staff
Federal court reverses order to overhaul VA system
Pentagon to limit antipsychotic drugs for PTSD
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