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Many soldiers who are being treated by the Army for PTSD are now routinely being discharged without benefits. The soldiers are given a discharge due to a supposed, "personality disorder" ,even though they have completed one or more tours in Iraq. This type of discharge leaves them with no VA medical benefits. Video included in link.
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/WoodruffReports/
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/WoodruffReports/story?id=3368726&page=1
I see a catch 22 in all of this. Soldiers are encouraged to ask for help with PTSD, when they do many are discharged with no benefits.
Edit: It would appear that many of the Misdiagnosed cases and discharges were intentional.
http://www.veteransforamerica.org/ArticleID/9639
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/WoodruffReports/
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/WoodruffReports/story?id=3368726&page=1
I see a catch 22 in all of this. Soldiers are encouraged to ask for help with PTSD, when they do many are discharged with no benefits.
Edit: It would appear that many of the Misdiagnosed cases and discharges were intentional.
Fort Carson soldiers have accused Army officials of everything from deploying them to Iraq with brain injuries to punishing them for behavior related to their combat injuries.
The soldiers also say that after Veterans for America asked for an investigation by the Army inspector general, no one from the IG’s office talked to them before submitting a report that essentially said no problems had been found.
http://www.veteransforamerica.org/ArticleID/9639
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