Archive - Aug 2010
Latino Soldiers Returning from Iraq
LAKEWOOD, Wash.—“When you go to war ... life stops, the whole time you’re away from home. But the people who are here still go on. They grow up, life goes on. It's hard to go back and adapt,” Martha Arenas tells La Opinión.
VA Simplifies Access to Health Care and Benefits for Veterans with PTSD
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced a critical step forward in pro-viding an easier process for Veterans seeking health care and disability compensation for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), with the publication of a final regulation in the Federal Register.
VA Approves $2.8M for Gulf War Illness Research
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has approved $2.8 million to fund three new research projects that focus on testing or developing new treatments for illnesses affecting Veterans who served in the Gulf War 1990-1991. The research incorporates recommendations of the department’s Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force.
“Reaching out to Gulf War Veterans is essential to the transformation of VA,” said Veterans Affairs Chief of Staff John R. Gingrich. “This research is a great opportunity to do something that will improve the care and services these veterans have earned.”
Military sees it's time for a change in camouflage
Soon, when soldiers stalk the enemy in Afghanistan, they may be harder to see. The Army this month began issuing new uniforms printed with a camouflage pattern called MultiCam, which is designed to blend in better with the varied landscapes of the country's mountainous terrain.
Data: Hundreds of soldiers with PTSD incorrectly dismissed
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the height of the Iraq war, the Army routinely fired hundreds of soldiers for having a personality disorder when they were more likely suffering from the traumatic stresses of war, discharge data suggest.