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Troops' post-deployment questionnaires missing

WASHINGTON—Congressional investigators say tens of thousands of questionnaires aimed at measuring the mental and physical health of returning combat troops can't be found. As a result, the Government Accountability Office says, the military does not ...

From KIMBERLY HEFLING, Boston Globe,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Government Accountability Office

Number of wounded troops in Afghanistan increasing

WASHINGTON - Far from winding down, the numbers of U.S. soldiers coming home wounded have continued to swell. ...

From KIMBERLY HEFLING, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Guard,  Walter Reed Hospital,  Northern Illinois University

Military sees increase in wounded in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON—Far from winding down, the numbers of wounded U.S. soldiers coming home have continued to swell. The problem is especially acute among those who fought in Afghanistan, where nearly four times as many troops were injured in October as a year ...

From KIMBERLY HEFLING, Denver Post,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Guard,  Walter Reed Hospital,  Northern Illinois University

11/11/2009 -- Military sees increase in wounded in Afghanistan

Vincent Short, 42, of Washington, who suffered brain injuries in an IED attack in 2003 in Iraq, talks with the Associated Press at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, where he receives weekly physical and mental ...

From KIMBERLY HEFLING, Mother Earth News,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Collegiate Athletic Association,  National Guard

Shortage of military therapists creates strain

But with the U.S. fighting two wars, an acute shortage of trained personnel has left these therapists emotional drained and overworked, with limited time to prepare for their own war deployments. An Army psychiatrist is suspected in the shootings at ...

From KIMBERLY HEFLING, San Diego Union-Tribune,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nidal Malik Hasan,  Tim Murphy,  Walter Reed Hospital,  Robert Gates,  National Guard

Congress extends benefits to military spouses

WASHINGTON Congress is sending to the president a bill that allows military spouses to claim residency in the same state as their wives or husbands. Military spouses lobbied for the change. Under current law, service members can choose to keep their ...

From KIMBERLY HEFLING, San Diego Union-Tribune,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Carter

VA secretary promises help for homeless veterans

WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is promising help for homeless veterans. Shinseki is speaking to 1,200 homeless service providers at a Washington conference. He says the VA will spend $3.2 billion next year on the problem. It is ...

From KIMBERLY HEFLING, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Eric Shinseki

Gates: injured troops face too much bureaucracy

WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Robert Gates says troops injured in combat are still facing too many bureaucratic hurdles. He says paperwork alone for them can be "frustrating, adversarial, and unnecessarily complex." Gates spoke Monday at a mental health ...

From KIMBERLY HEFLING, Boston Globe,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Robert Gates,  Eric Shinseki

VA Proposal Would Ease Requirements for PTSD Disability Payments

But the Department of Veterans Affairs has proposed reducing the paperwork required for veterans to show that their experience caused combat-related stress. Even just the fear of hostile action would be sufficient, as long as a VA psychologist or ...

From KIMBERLY HEFLING, The Washington Post,  15 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Patty Murray,  John Hall

VA to ease way for vets to get stress disability

WASHINGTON—Female soldiers and others serving in dangerous roles behind the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan have long complained it was hard to prove their combat experience when applying for disability for post-traumatic stress disorder. That ...

From KIMBERLY HEFLING, Boston Globe,  14 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Eric Shinseki,  Patty Murray,  John Hall,  Congressional Budget Office

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