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Posts filed under: military

May 11, 2011
ProPublica
More Than Half of Recent War Vets Treated by VA Are Struggling With Mental Health Problems
More than half of all Iraq and Afghanistan veterans treated in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals since 2002 have been diagnosed, at least preliminarily, with mental health problems, according to statistics obtained by the advocacy group Veterans for Common Sense.
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Filed Under: hidden disability, military, psychiatric disability, public policy, veteran

Aug. 25, 2010
KUSA-TV (Denver, Co.)
Pit bulls could once again live in cities with bans
Glenn Belcher and his dog Sky enjoy walking and playing in Cheesman Park, but Walker couldn't get his dog there without a fight.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), military, PTSD, public policy, service animal, veteran

June 18, 2010
Asbury (N.J.) Park Press
VA still battling errors, backlog in disability claims
Retired Marine Sgt. Michael Madden of Prescott, Ariz., knows what it means to battle. In Vietnam, he was shot in the head, forcing him to undergo spinal cord surgery that has left him in a wheelchair. But the fight was not over for Madden. After being told by a Veterans Affairs doctor to file for funding to make his home and car wheelchair-adaptable, Madden has spent the last decade in a jungle of bureaucracy, legalese and claim denials.
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Filed Under: military, public policy, veteran

June 17, 2010
Times Herald-Record (Middletown, N.Y.)
VA streamlines application form for disability pay
Rep. John Hall is hailing two recent steps to speed the approval of disability pay for injured veterans — a process that can last months or even years.
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Filed Under: military, veteran

June 14, 2010
WJLA-TV (Arlington, Va.)
Time Running Out for PTSD Sufferers to Claim Benefits
The U.S. military has agreed to pay millions of dollars to veterans who were discharged from the service for post-traumatic stress disorder with lower disability ratings than they are entitled to. But time is running out for those who are eligible.
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Filed Under: military, PTSD, veteran

May 31, 2010
Los Angeles Times
Veterans Affairs wants to be an advocate, not an enemy
John Lamie survived six roadside bombings in Iraq, only to have the Department of Veterans Affairs refuse to accept three months' worth of medical tests he underwent for jaw and shoulder wounds — tests performed by VA-approved doctors at VA facilities.
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Filed Under: healthcare, military, traumatic brain injury, veteran

March 14, 2010
KDRV-TV (Medford, Ore.)
Injured soldier, National Guard in debate over benefits
A Oregon National Guardsman says that despite severe health problems that have confined him to bedrest, military doctors are deeming him fit for service.
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Filed Under: employment, healthcare, military

Jan. 24, 2010
The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
Soldier with disability continues to serve
Capt. Ivan Castro is taking it easy this spring. He's running only three full marathons and the Myrtle Beach half-marathon.
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Filed Under: military, visually impaired

Dec. 27, 2009
The Washington Post
Military helps families find care for special-needs kids
When her husband, a Marine Corps colonel, was transferred last summer from the Pentagon to a base in southern California, Karen Driscoll was forced to confront her autistic child's new school district and the intricacies of federal special education law.
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Filed Under: children, education, K-12, military, parenting, veteran

Nov. 19, 2009
The New York Times
Back to School
Hola amigos! Greetings from the great state of Virginia. It has been a couple of months since my last post and during that time I have been on a couple of trips and even attended my 10-year high school reunion in St. Petersburg, Fla. It was nice to see some of the people that I have not seen since graduation. I received a very warm welcome from everyone.
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