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Court Demands Mental Health Care Reform for Veterans, Cites VA’s “Unchecked Incompetence“
Before he left office two years ago, George W. Bush released two reports touting his accomplishments during his tenure as president, boasting that he “provided unprecedented resources for veterans” …
PTSD Claims Rise Among Veterans Treated at VA, New Research to Study PTSD and TBI
New statistics show that the number of Iraq and Afghanistan veteran patients being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and who have had PTSD claims approved increased. Also, new …
Obama’s Wars, Obama’s Casualties, Obama’s Responsibilities
On Veterans Day 2009, President Barack Obama walked through the headstones in Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, DC. He was deliberating his impending decision to escalate and then terminate …
Obama Administration Struggling to Tackle Mental Health Crisis Plaguing Military
In May 2008, during a campaign stop in Charleston, West Virginia, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama gave a passionate speech about the inadequate care war veterans had received, particularly those …