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Originally Posted by Americano
Want to bet whether or not VA expenses (which are outside the DoD budget) for Iraq veterans will be unknowingly cursed by some as more entitlement? Most aren't even aware VA funding isn't considered a defense cost nor do they calculate debt service for deficit spending on war as a defense cost.
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I read this yesterday:
When It Costs Too Much to Support the Troops
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The comment was outrageous, but it was not the least bit surprising. A psychologist responsible for assessing returning war veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder—a psychological ailment that could entitle them to monthly disability payments—told staff members not to diagnose the illness because to do so would increase the government’s costs.
“Given that we are having more and more compensation-seeking veterans, I’d like to suggest that you refrain from giving a diagnosis of PTSD straight out,” the psychologist at a Department of Veterans Affairs center in Texas wrote in an e-mail. She suggested diagnosing a less severe disorder that would not carry the greater long-term disability costs.
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There's a lot of big talk about honoring veterans, all the politicians talk big about their sacrifices yet this is how they treat those who risk their lives for national defense. What a shame - The VA is run worse than the DMV.
No money for veterans - but yes to
build prisons in Afghanistan at taxpayer expense.