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| "Patslist" patslist | VA System overloaded | Mon, 4 Oct 2004 08:04:44 -0400 |
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Military.com Oct 4 article "War Veterans Overloading VA" -- you'll want to take a look!
Pat J.
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,FL_care_100404,00.html?ESRC=eb.nl
"Thousands of U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with physical injuries and mental health problems are encountering an overburdened benefits system, and officials and veterans groups worry that the challenge could grow as the nation remains at war.
"The disability benefits and health care systems that provide services for about 5 million American veterans have been overloaded for decades, with a current backlog of more than 300,000 claims. And as of Aug. 1, nearly 150,000 National Guard and reservist veterans became eligible for health care and benefits because they were mobilized to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. That number is rising."
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