VA Publishes Final Regulation to Aid Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange - Public and Intergovernmental Affairs

"Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam and other areas will have an easier path to access quality health care and qualify for disability compensation under a final regulation that will be published on August 31, 2010 in the Federal Register by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The new rule expands the list of health problems VA will presume to be related to Agent Orange and other herbicide exposures to add two new conditions and expand one existing category of conditions."


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Adult asthmatics at increased risk for pneumococcal infection

"Study results show that adult asthmatics of working age are at significantly greater risk for invasive pneumococcal infection (IPI) than the general population."

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Hundreds of soldiers with PTSD incorrectly dismissed - USATODAY.com

"At the height of the Iraq war, the Army routinely fired hundreds of soldiers for having a personality disorder when they were more likely suffering from the traumatic stresses of war, discharge data suggest."

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Obama promises end of US combat in Iraq : News : WPBN TV 7&4

"ATLANTA (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Monday that the Iraq war was nearing an end 'as promised and on schedule,' touting what he called a success of his administration though it comes amid persistent instability and uncertainty in Iraq."

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Free Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities Opens at Whitman School of Management

"The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will welcome 23 veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraqi conflicts to its Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) on July 24. The program, offered entirely free (including travel and accommodations) to post-9/11 veterans, provides men and women representing all four branches of the U.S. military with cutting-edge training in entrepreneurship and small business management in an effort to help them “create their own jobs.”"

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U.S. is obligated to treat PTSD | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

"This month, federal officials made a welcome, and long overdue, move toward providing easier access to medical treatment for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder."

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New regulations help veterans with PTSD | wisconsinrapidstribune.com | Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

"New government rules have relaxed the requirements for veterans to see a doctor about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and therefore make it easier to receive disability benefits.

In a region like central Wisconsin, which has seen the recent return of hundreds of troops, the changes are welcomed news at a great time. They will hopefully encourage more veterans to come forward for diagnosis.Veterans no longer have to prove they experienced traumatic events -- referred to as stressors -- to get into a psychologist's office to be diagnosed. Simply saying they experienced a stressor is now enough to get into the doctors office."

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