Personal dealing with the VA
These links are about personal interactions and problems I have encountered with the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Mental health failure by the VA. Part I. Most of the backstory from May 2017 until September 2017.
Mental health failure by the VA. Part 2. A letter to my Congressman. September 2017.
A letter from my wife to the VA Care Giver Support Program.
My letter to California Senator Kamala Harris into my continuing VA problems. November 2017.
An angry message to the VA and the usual response.
News reports on Veteran Affairs issues.
This Jarring Photo Series Captures What PTSD Really Looks Like. [Buzzfeed link]
Government Accountability Office reports VA denies 80% of Gulf War Illness claims
Veteran Affairs whistleblower facing retaliation. Washington Post article.
Veteran Affairs whistleblower facing retaliation. Washington Post article.
2016 Veteran suicide report by the Office of Suicide Prevention on 3 August 2016
Iran-Iraq War. The Gulf Wars. Sarin nerve gas and Gulf War Illness. A possible link explained.
News link – Another veteran dies after he set himself on fire to protest the VA.
VA Whistleblowers more likely to receive disciplinary actions. NPR article.
VA article – Horrific conditions and rusty surgical instruments
VA article – San Diego VA studying CBD for PTSD treatment. (NBC article)
VA OIG report – Denied Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Claims Related to Military Sexual Trauma
Veterans – The busy empty phones. Washington Post article.
VA News – Court rules class-action lawsuits can be brought against the VA
VA – a small payout of $1,385.08 a day for defective earplugs over 18 years.
Veteran Affairs – Jason Kander on dropping out of politics to address PTSD after 11 years of denial
Veteran Affairs – Fox31 Denver report VA spent $750,000 for a 176-yard bus ride
Military medicine article – Casualties of the GWOT and future impact on Health Care and Society
Veteran medical – Expanded Medical Marijuana Research Bill Approved by Congress
VA spends millions to guard Confederate cemeteries. AP News article