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VETSFIRST TELLS CONGRESS TO PASS THE COMBAT PTSD ACT

VetsFirst urges Congress to pass the Compensation Owed for Mental Health Based on Activities in Theater Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2009 (the COMBAT PTSD Act, H.R. 952).

United Spinal’s VetsFirst Program Partners With The Veterans Health Council

United Spinal’s VetsFirst partners with Veterans Health Council to improve veterans health by creating an ongoing educational forum for veterans, health care professionals, advocacy organizations, educational institutions, employee representatives, businesses, and state and local governments.

Vet Centers Help Vets Find Their Way Home

Vet Centers help vets find their way home. OIF, OEF and Vietnam veterans share their perspectives on care.

VetsFirst Joins Lawsuit To Protect Veterans With Mental Health Disorders

VetsFirst joins lawsuit to improve care for veterans with post traumatic stress disorder and other mental health disorders

New VA Regulation Eases Burden of Proving Service Connection for PTSD

New U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulation makes it easier for certain veterans to receive disability compensation and health care for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

VA Issues Updated Veterans Benefits Handbook

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently published an updated edition of the Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents handbook.
The handbook is revised every year to reflect the most current VA benefits and health care programs and services, as well as the rates for certain benefits payments. The 2008 version of the handbook [...]

Veterans Sue Government Over Mental Health Services

By Aaron Glantz
“(IPS/GIN) - Two veterans groups sued the Department of Veterans Affairs Monday for alleged “shameful failures” to help veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The lawsuit, which was filed by Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans [...]

Many Veterans of Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan Lack Access to Mental Health Treatment

Type of Action: Heads up on mental health treatment

June 11, 2007
Soldiers returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan "are finding it more difficult" to receive mental health treatment because therapists say reimbursement rates for care are too low, the AP/Arizona Daily Star reports. According to the AP/Daily Star, about one-third of the [...]

Better Veterans Stress Testing Urged

Action alert from: Military.com

Action Type: Letter to Senator

The following message is being sent in regards to a panel of medical experts urging the VA to gather data and provide reference materials to help disability raters better address the management of PTSD claims. The panel said the VA should base compensation decisions on how greatly [...]

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