Thousands of US veterans from the Afghan and Iraq wars who’ve been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome could receive larger disability checks from the government.
Thousands of US veterans from the Afghan and Iraq wars who’ve been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome could receive larger disability checks from the government.
The federal government has settled a lawsuit with The National Veterans Legal Services Program and is mailing letters to some veterans to explain. About 4,300 veterans are being contacted. Need to check whether you’re affected by this? Visit ptsdlawsuit.com to learn more.
Mistreatment of those living with disabilities is pandemic in our culture; however, the hypocrisy of asking men and women to risk their lives for their country in military service and then denying them benefits is unconscionable. The lawsuit is good news for US veterans.
This fraud against veterans is supported by unsympathetic and unscrupulous health care practitioners who assist the government in denying benefits. Bogus study says post-traumatic stress disorder being over-diagnosed. We contrast the shabby treatment veterans with disabilities receive with the pomp and ceremony accorded veterans killed in action.
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