Ruling expected in VA mental health care lawsuit
June 19th, 2008From National Public Radio:
A ruling in a lawsuit against the Veterans Administration by Berkeley-based Disability Rights Advocates could be handed down as soon as today. Plaintiffs allege that the VA has not provided timely mental health care for returning veterans, and say there is a backlog of 600,000 claims at the VA, some dating all the way back to the Vietnam war.
A recent study by the Rand Corporation found that nearly one out of every 5 troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan is suffering from a mental health disorder, including traumatic brain injury, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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