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Legislation signed to help vets get PTSD screening (lakeconews.com)

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sept. 30 signed SB 1401 by Sen. Joe Simitian (D- Palo Alto) and AB 3083 by the Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs, measures that will extend mental health services to... More

Tags: california,legislation,gov arnold schwarzenegger,veterans affairs,mental health services,ptsd,tbi

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Veteran with traumatic brain injury feels lost in the fog of war (www.kansascity.com)

Marshall Dial sits at the picnic table and slides packages of chocolate wafers and licorice sticks to his friend, a fellow Iraq war veteran.

Tags: veterans,tbis,traumatic brain injury,kansas city veterans affairs medical center,veterans affairs,iraq,afghanistan

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VA failing too many veterans (www.timesgazette.com)

Folks, some of the information I am sharing with you today came from an article written by Joshua Kors for The Nation.

Tags: veterans affairs,veterans

Submitted 15 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

VA doctors tell Mullen that vets need mental health screenings (www.latimes.com)

Senior physicians with the veterans health system in Los Angeles told the top U.S. military officer Saturday that the Pentagon needs to overhaul the way it discharges troops because hundreds are... More

Tags: veterans,veterans affairs,us military,mental health,admiral mike mullen,joint chiefs of staff,department of defense

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Woman faces federal charges after refusing to pay for soda, pouring it on counter (www.idahostatesman.com)

The U.S. Attorney’s office is making a federal case out of spilled soda. The Bush administration’s top attorney in Idaho is bringing charges against a North Idaho woman for refusing to pay for... More

Tags: us attorneys office,bush administration,idaho,veterans affairs

Submitted 23 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

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