DoD/VA
For lack of a better category title, this page will deal with news articles involving all branches of the service, the higher levels of military leadership, and general Department of Defense articles pertaining to PTSD, TBI, and health care for Wounded Warriors and Disabled Veterans.
VA spent $717 million on a drug deemed as effective as a placebo
Veteran wins fight of his life
Pentagon personnel chief investigated for ‘tyrannical’ leadership
DoD reviewing veteran disability ratings
The VA Fails at PTSD Treatment – Again
Wounded Warriors Get $53 Million Barracks But That Won’t Help Soldiers Who Can’t Get In
More Excuses and Delays from the VA
Study assesses how military treats coping skills
Gov’t Watchdog Criticizes Pentagon Center for PTSD, Brain Injuries
Returning vets encounter VA mental health meltdown
Senators tell VA to reduce veteran suicides
VA questioned on suicides among soldiers, veterans
Vets still battling Defense and VA for care and benefits, despite advances
Wounded vets say red tape, delays, and poor communication hinder disability process
Shortcomings in care of wounded vets draws ire of senators
Report: Many errors in VA mental health claims
Senators blast DOD/VA for bad coordination
Lynn Cites Progress in DOD, VA Partnership
Information overload, online chaos hurt wounded warrior care
Who Gets Better from Combat Stress (And How)
VA/DOD Smart Phone App Helps Veterans Manage PTSD
Missoula therapist fights human resources firm over confidentiality, PTSD treatment for soldiers
New DoD initiatives to detect concussion under study
Pentagon says military medical research trail was badly done
Did Navy’s Brain Injury Subjects Receive Substandard Care?
Problems Persist to Coordinate Wounded Warrior Care
Quick Facts: Mental health status of US troops
DoD Recovering Warrior Task Force Visits Fort Campbell
Army can’t track mental health records of deployed soldiers
Report: TBI center leadership unfocused
DoD Establishes Wounded Warrior Task Force
BG Sutton Quietly Leaves PTSD/TBI Job
Military’s Top Mental Health Specialist Quietly Steps Down
Pentagon Shifts Its Story About Departure of Leader of Brain Injury Center
Wounded Warrior Regiment Welcomes New Leader
Top Wounded Warrior Official: I Was Forced Out
Former Pentagon Personnel Official: The Warrior Units are Holding Tanks for Misfits
Noel Koch Responds to General Cheek, but Focuses on the Plight of Caregivers
Koch Responds to General Cheek: 90% of WTUers are not ‘Wounded Warriors’
