Railroader Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 VA's Hometown News Service The following was provided by the Hometown News Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs: No Across-the-Board Review of PTSD Cases - Secretary Nicholson WASHINGTON (Nov. 10, 2005) - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will not review the files of 72,000 veterans currently receiving disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder, the Department's secretary announced today. On May 19, 2005, VA's Inspector General reported on an examination of the files of a sample of 2,100 randomly selected veterans with disability ratings for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The IG cited insufficient documentation in the files and a dramatic increase in veterans filing for disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder since 1999. "We have now just completed our own careful review of those 2,100 files cited in the IG's report,'' said the Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. "The problems with these files appear to be administrative in nature, such as missing documents, and not fraud." "In the absence of evidence of fraud, we're not going to put our veterans through the anxiety of a widespread review of their disability claims,'' Nicholson said. "Instead, we're going to improve our training for VA personnel who handle disability claims and toughen administrative oversight." "Not all combat wounds are caused by bullets and shrapnel," Nicholson added. "We have a commitment to ensure veterans with PTSD receive compassionate, world-class health care and appropriate disability compensation determinations." To view and download VA news release, please visit the following Internet address: http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Johnson Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Thank god.... I'll be sending some thank you emails to obama and the other senators that made this happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VA's Hometown News Service
The following was provided by the Hometown News Service of the
Department of Veterans Affairs:
No Across-the-Board Review of PTSD Cases - Secretary Nicholson
WASHINGTON (Nov. 10, 2005) - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
will not review the files of 72,000 veterans currently receiving
disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder, the
Department's secretary announced today.
On May 19, 2005, VA's Inspector General reported on an examination of
the files of a sample of 2,100 randomly selected veterans with
disability ratings for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The IG
cited insufficient documentation in the files and a dramatic increase in
veterans filing for disability compensation for post-traumatic stress
disorder since 1999.
"We have now just completed our own careful review of those 2,100 files
cited in the IG's report,'' said the Honorable R. James Nicholson,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. "The problems with these files appear to
be administrative in nature, such as missing documents, and not fraud."
"In the absence of evidence of fraud, we're not going to put our
veterans through the anxiety of a widespread review of their disability
claims,'' Nicholson said. "Instead, we're going to improve our training
for VA personnel who handle disability claims and toughen administrative
oversight."
"Not all combat wounds are caused by bullets and shrapnel," Nicholson
added. "We have a commitment to ensure veterans with PTSD receive
compassionate, world-class health care and appropriate disability
compensation determinations."
To view and download VA news release, please visit the following
Internet address:
http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel
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