Mental Health: Bridging the Gap Between Care and Compensation for Veterans - Softcover

U.S. House Of Representatives, Committee On Veterans' Affairs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1478210710 ISBN 13: 9781478210719

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

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On May 10th, the United States Court of Appeals in the Ninth Circuit issued a decision that was heavily critical of the care and compensation that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides to veterans with mental illness. The Court cited VA's "unchecked incompetence" and the "unnecessary grief and privation" that delays in treatment and benefits cause veterans and families. I am not here this morning to judge the Court's decision, I will leave that to others. The heart of the Court's analysis of the issue is something with which all of us need to be concerned. Namely, is VA's system of care and benefits improving the health and wellness of the veterans that are suffering from mental illness? Recovery, restoration, and wellness; these should be overarching objectives of all of VA's programs, yet when I look at trends in disability ratings for veterans with mental illness, I see a very confusing picture.

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• Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1478210710
• ISBN 13: 9781478210719
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 170