VetsFirst » Military Health Care http://www.vetsfirst.org Vetsfirst Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:12:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Veterans Trying to Get an Accurate Diagnosis http://www.vetsfirst.org/veterans-trying-to-get-an-accurate-diagnosis/ http://www.vetsfirst.org/veterans-trying-to-get-an-accurate-diagnosis/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:33:08 +0000 admin http://www.unitedspinal.org/vetsfirst/?p=97 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” and other deployment-related health concerns. These centers are located in East Orange, New Jersey and Washington, DC.

For more information, contact the VA’s War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center at 800-248-8005 or visit http://www.wri.med.va.gov/.

You can view some of the issues and strategies at PDHealth.mil

]]> http://www.vetsfirst.org/veterans-trying-to-get-an-accurate-diagnosis/feed/ 1 Challenges of Polytrauma Rehabilitation http://www.vetsfirst.org/challenges-of-polytrauma-rehabilitation/ http://www.vetsfirst.org/challenges-of-polytrauma-rehabilitation/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:36:25 +0000 admin http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/vetsfirst/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.

]]> http://www.vetsfirst.org/challenges-of-polytrauma-rehabilitation/feed/ 2 Senators push disability boost for vets http://www.vetsfirst.org/senators-push-disability-boost-for-vets/ http://www.vetsfirst.org/senators-push-disability-boost-for-vets/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:48:19 +0000 admin http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/vetsfirst/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 expand medical care and counseling to family members and require better cooperation to end red tape for disabled service members moving from Pentagon to Veterans Affairs care.

Read the entire story at FortWayne.com   ]]> http://www.vetsfirst.org/senators-push-disability-boost-for-vets/feed/ 1 Pentagon panel endorses higher TRICARE fees, copayments http://www.vetsfirst.org/pentagon-panel-endorses-higher-tricare-fees-copayments/ http://www.vetsfirst.org/pentagon-panel-endorses-higher-tricare-fees-copayments/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:27:15 +0000 admin http://www.unitedspinal.org/publications/vetsfirst/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 reform package first proposed last year by the Department of Defense.

Read the entire story at Projo.com   ]]> http://www.vetsfirst.org/pentagon-panel-endorses-higher-tricare-fees-copayments/feed/ 1