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Look at how our veterans are being treated...OUR VETERANS, who have given and sacrificed so much.
How many think our treatment will be any better if the government starts controlling our health care?
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Wounded Veterans' New Fight: The VA
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"Former Army medic Jeremy Smith was wounded and paralyzed in Afghanistan. Clearly qualified for both medical and pension benefits, Smith was surprised when a Veteran's Affairs counselor told him he wasn't disabled enough for vocational benefits."
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VA to Reopen "Gulf War Illness" Cases
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"The Veterans Affairs Department will re-examine the disability claims of what could be thousands of Gulf War veterans suffering from ailments they blame on their war service, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war ended.
VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said the decision is part of a "fresh, bold look" his department is taking to help veterans who have what's commonly called "Gulf War illness" and have long felt the government did little to help them. The VA says it also plans to improve training for medical staff who work with Gulf War vets, to make sure they do not simply tell vets that their symptoms are imaginary - as has happened to many over the years."
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The Longest Battle
Quote:
"The combined casualty total for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq now shows more than 2,900 killed and more than 20,000 wounded. Many of those who were wounded would have died on the battlefield in any previous conflict. But as CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports, those who survive terrible wounds may then face an everyday battle to get the care they need."
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Veterans Department A Bureaucratic Mess
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"All too often, our veterans feel like they're David battling Goliath, when dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
In the latest outrage involving the VA, it turns out thousands of claims for benefits weren't even opened, reports CBS News correspondent David Martin."
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How many think our treatment will be any better if the government starts controlling our health care?
Click the links for the whole story
Wounded Veterans' New Fight: The VA
Quote:
"Former Army medic Jeremy Smith was wounded and paralyzed in Afghanistan. Clearly qualified for both medical and pension benefits, Smith was surprised when a Veteran's Affairs counselor told him he wasn't disabled enough for vocational benefits."
Link Removed
VA to Reopen "Gulf War Illness" Cases
Quote:
"The Veterans Affairs Department will re-examine the disability claims of what could be thousands of Gulf War veterans suffering from ailments they blame on their war service, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war ended.
VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said the decision is part of a "fresh, bold look" his department is taking to help veterans who have what's commonly called "Gulf War illness" and have long felt the government did little to help them. The VA says it also plans to improve training for medical staff who work with Gulf War vets, to make sure they do not simply tell vets that their symptoms are imaginary - as has happened to many over the years."
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The Longest Battle
Quote:
"The combined casualty total for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq now shows more than 2,900 killed and more than 20,000 wounded. Many of those who were wounded would have died on the battlefield in any previous conflict. But as CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports, those who survive terrible wounds may then face an everyday battle to get the care they need."
Link Removed
Veterans Department A Bureaucratic Mess
Quote:
"All too often, our veterans feel like they're David battling Goliath, when dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
In the latest outrage involving the VA, it turns out thousands of claims for benefits weren't even opened, reports CBS News correspondent David Martin."
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