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 [Personal Injury Legal News - injuryboard.com] Wounded Vets Face Attacks at Home From Unlikely Source: The New York Times has run a series of articles concluding that, as bad as the numbers are concerning PTSD, traumatic brain injury, is the signature injury of the Iraq war. Those with brain damage have more than just an anxiety disorder .

 [More Than Coping] From The Wallstreet Journal- PTSD and Purple Hearts?: Certain says that he is conflicted about whether veterans with PTSD should be eligible for the Purple Heart. In his own case, the disorder wasn’t diagnosed until decades after the Vietnam War ended but he believes that making troops suffering from the disorder eligible for the award might persuade more of them to seek help.

 [Army Paratrooper - The Dropzone] No More PTSD Diagnosis say VA Staffer: "Given that we are having more and more compensation seeking veterans, I'd like to suggest that you refrain from giving a diagnosis of PTSD straight out," Norma Perez wrote in a March 20 e-mail to mental-health specialists and social workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Olin E. Teague Veterans' Center in Temple, Tex.

 [Compatible Creatures - War & Politics & Life] ”˜Support the troops!’: An estimated 300,000 veterans among the nearly 1.7 million who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan are battling depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. More than half of these people, according to the study conducted by the Rand Corp., are slipping through the cracks in the bureaucratic system, going without necessary treatment.

 [Crooks and Liars] VA Worker suggests avoiding a diagnosis of PTSD: If it was okay to make TONS of money off a war which was strictly for the corporations benefit then they should pay compensation to the Veterans who helped make them so rich with life and limb. Perhaps if that was so they would think twice about using war for profit.

 [MTV Newsroom] Virtual-Reality Game Treats Soldiers With PTSD: and we were using the incomplete setup of just a controller and the virtual-reality helmet! The full set-up includes a rumble mat and odor machine with authentic Iraq War scents such as “body odor”

[bluegrassroots - Front Page] The Great Myth: GOP Support For The Troops: Image from DODIt's always blown my mind how overwhelmingly Republican the military in this country has become--not conservative, mind you, because it's pretty much always been that, as are most militaries in most countries, but actually aligned with a political party. I imagine that this is borne of the traditional GOP desire to have a massive military and not send it anywhere-- everybody gets new equipment, and they don't have to deploy.

 [Experience Advocacy] The VA Ducks on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Yes, it’s horrible that a Veterans Administration (VA) psychologist says lets avoid the costs of  compensating PTSD and call it something else (adjustment disorder). She is properly mortified for creating an Orwellian experience.

[Personal Injury Lawyer Blog] Wounded Vets Face Attacks at Home From Unlikely Source: DSM-IV §309.81 says the "essential feature of Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the development of characteristic symptoms following exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor involving direct personal experience of an event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury...." 

[the TOWN HALL weblog] NRA’s Celebration of American Values Leadership Forum: Speakers for the event included Governor Steve Beshear, Karl Rove, Ollie North, Governor Mike Huckabee, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ambassador John Bolton, Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell, Governor Mitt Romney, Congressman Dan Boren, and Senator Mitch McConnell.

[Blog | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington] Extensive coverage of CREW/VoteVets release of email telling VA ...: Veterans diagnosed with PTSD can be eligible for disability compensation of up to $2,527 a month, depending on the severity of the condition, said Alison Aikele, a VA spokeswoman. Those found to have adjustment disorder generally are not offered such payments, though veterans can receive medical treatment for either condition.

 [Christine A. Scheller] PTSD and Spiritual Abuse: Last week, the New York Times ran an editorial about the cover-up of the high suicide rate among Iraq war veterans. The editorial says that one-in-five returning veterans exhibit symptoms of PTSD or major depression.

[PROGRESSIVE FUTURE: Building A Progressive Future] The Trauma of Silence: For the past three days, this five-part diary series has shared the experiences of Rachel, an Iraq War Veteran, and her encounters with the private military contractor, KBR. In a series of interviews, she revealed stories of unfair disparities in pay and treatment between contractors and military personnel, having to shower in what was essentially wastewater because of KBR's negligence, and her reactions to the KBR water scandal investigations upon her return to the United States.

 [The Carpetbagger Report] Thursday’s Mini-Report: Scandalous: “VoteVets.org and CREW released an e-mail today that reveals ”˜a Veterans Affairs (VA) employee directing VA staff to refrain from diagnosing soldiers and veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

[Iraq Reviews] Escalation of Air War, Iraq: The Hanscom Family Weblog Why Am I Not Surprised?: SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 21 (OneWorld) - About 300000 US veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or major .

 [Police Technology] Gates Calls for Faster Application of Warfighting Assets: Troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan need more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets, the best possible vehicles, and proper outpatient care and support when they're wounded, Gates told the group. "These are issues I take seriously -- and very personally,"

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