Troops Return to Painful Wait for Needed Help
"The California Nurses Association reported that in the first quarter of 2006, the US Department of Veterans Affairs 'treated 20,638 Iraq veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder, and they have a backlog of 400,000 cases.' A returning soldier has to wait an average of 165 days for a VA decision on initial disability benefits, and an appeal can take up to three years. This is unacceptable and reprehensible," write Andrew J. Weaver and Ray McGovern.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020507M.shtml
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=post-traumatic+stress+disorder
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ray+McGovern
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020507M.shtml
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=post-traumatic+stress+disorder
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ray+McGovern
rudkla - 5. Feb, 16:06
