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Veterans Trying to Get an Accurate Diagnosis

There are many veterans out there, particularly from the Persian Gulf War or Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, who have deployment-related health problems that they haven’t been able to get accurately diagnosed.
There are so many in fact, that the VA has two centers dedicated to identification and treatment of “difficult to diagnose” [...]

Challenges of Polytrauma Rehabilitation

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in thousands of cases of serious multiple injuries to American service men and women. They will need a lot of help coming home.
Read about it at Action Online.

Senators push disability boost for vets

Type of Action: Legislation

June 13, 2007

WASHINGTON – Responding to shabby treatment of wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a group of senators moved on Wednesday to boost disability pay to those hurt in combat and improve care for brain injury.
The 93-page measure, introduced by 30 senators from both parties, also would [...]

Pentagon panel endorses higher TRICARE fees, copayments

Type of Action: Heads up on Tricare

June 11, 2007
The Pentagon-appointed Task Force on the Future of Military Health has endorsed higher TRICARE fees, deductibles and copayments for under-65 retirees and their families in an interim report sent to Congress on May 31. It also backs other key features of the so-called TRICARE [...]

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