The News and Observer, May 11, 2007
In the on-going disgrace about health care for wounded military, the McClatchey Newspapers charge that Veterans Affairs has exaggerated its accomplishments, “inflating its achievements in ways that make it appear more successful than it is.” Meanwhile, the Institute of Medicine has issued "PTSD Compensation and Military Service," showing inconsistent patterns of disability compensations for PTSD. Plugging some of the holes for PTSD treatment would be provided immediately with $600 million for brain injury and PTSD (out of an additional $3.25 billion for vets health) in the House appropriations bill for Iraq (H.R.2206) facing an uphill battle in the Senate and a likely presidential veto.
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