ptsd Settlement Approved For Oif Oef Ptsd

[Berta]

This is great news for thousands of PTSD Iraq and Afganistan veterans!

"December 28, 2011

Judge approves big vets' PTSD settlement

#Vets win, as a #court approves a big #PTSD class-action claim.

In a 14-page decision, U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge George Miller has approved a class-action settlement covering several thousand veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The claim was filed by the National Veterans Legal Services Program and the pro-bono co-counsel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

The settlement itself, fully unveiled in July, provides lifetime disability retirement benefits to 1,029 veterans with PTSD. Under the agreement , the military also agreed to increase the PTSD disability rating of another 1,066 vets.

Judge Miller, in his Dec. 22 decision approving the settlement, noted that 96 percent of the class-action members who responded were in favor of the deal; he praised, as well, the attorneys for plaintiffs and government alike for their "zealous, dedicated, and thorough" work.

Posted by Mike Doyle at Dec 28, 2011 10:08:39 AM |"

http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/law/2011/12/judge-approves-big-vets-ptsd-settlement.html

NVLSP has the history of this case at their web site with the settlement info.

[Stretch]

It is very good to hear that there is some good news coming out of the courts concerning Vets.

[carlie]

Great news - they need to be forced to apply all regs correctly.

JMHO

[Moody]

I was retired in jan due to PTSD and I think this is great because I saw a lot of guys get seperated so I hope they finaly get waht they deserve I will also have to check into this myself to see if it affects me.