PTSD 30% of Treated Troops

James G. Fausone
Veterans Disability Attorney

A report, posted to the VA's website, showed that 247,243 of the 834,463 treated veterans from the two current conflicts were diagnosed with PTSD.  So the question is does VA intend to have the resources necessary both in health care and in disability benefits to meet this reality.  Based on the recent VA report, on post-traumatic stress disorder that nearly 30 percent of veterans who served in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and treated at VA hospitals were diagnosed with PTSD what are you doing to address this situation.  At the law firm we help hundreds of vets with PTSD. The story is often the same VA diagnoses for PTSD but treatment is another challenge and disability benefits are years in waiting. Let’s solve this problem now.

http://www.stripes.com/news/special-reports/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/nearly-30-percent-of-recent-combat-vets-treated-by-va-have-ptsd-1.193913