Aug
22
2010
Two years ago, the Rand Corporation released a study saying that 20 percent of all military service members who returned from Iraq and Afghanistan — 300,000 in all — reported symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or major depression. Many of those did not seek help because of the military culture or fear for their [...]
no comments | tags: Disorder:, Iraqi, Main Category, military service members, Post, Story, Stress, Struggle, Traumatic, traumatic stress disorder, Veterans | posted in Politics
Jul
9
2010
Hundreds of thousands of veterans of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam could be affected by new government rules meant to make it easier for them to apply for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder benefits. The Veterans Affairs Department regulations would throw out a requirement that vets document the specific events that led to their condition, [...]
no comments | tags: Access, Benefits, Change, Could, Main Category, Post-Traumatic, Stress, traumatic stress disorder, veterans affairs department, Vets' | posted in Politics
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