Audit: Vets with brain injury still not getting proper care

[Taylor1]

:flame::flame: WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?

WASHINGTON - Many Iraq war veterans with traumatic brain injury are not getting adequate health care and job assistance for their long-term recovery despite years of government pledges to do so, Veterans Affairs Department investigators say.

"Significant needs remain unmet," according to the report released Thursday by the VA's inspector general. It is the first to examine the Bush administration's long-term efforts in supporting veterans with traumatic brain injury, a leading problem among soldiers struck by roadside bombs that often causes lasting emotional and behavioral difficulties.

more:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/health/sns-ap-vets-brain-injuries,0,5533106.story

[Rhino]

:flame::flame: WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?Clue #1: By HOPE YEN | Associated Press Writer

Clue #2: "It found that 10 of the 41 veterans who agreed to be interviewed said they weren't getting needed help for health care, vocational rehabilitation, family support or housing."

"Eighteen of the 41 interviewed veterans with brain injury, or 44 percent, said anger was "a problem" for them."

Hmmmm. Do you think anger might cloud responses?

"Twenty-one veterans, or 51 percent, reported receiving adequate counseling and support for their behavioral or emotional problems." Must not be the angry ones.

Clue #3: "Earlier this year, the Government Accountability Office found that thousands of Iraq war veterans who could have suffered traumatic brain injury may be getting unnecessary or inadequate health care..." This is in reaction to problems found no more than four months ago. Anyone even remotely familiar with government knows how ridiculous it is to assume that those problems would be fixed that fast. In fact, it's somewhat surprising that they've made the improvements that they have in that short amount of time.

The VA has made progress, but they aren't there yet. If you know even a little about the VA, that won't be a huge surprise. Also, some of the complaints from the original study that identified this problem, were later found to be invalid because veterans were found to have actually gotten treatment they claimed they had not, had been personally responsible in some way for their not getting treatment or were actually complaining about not getting treatment that they weren't actually entitled to. Some or all of that may also be the case here.

The VA is certainly far from perfect, and there is most definitely plenty of room to improve, but you really need to learn not to take stuff you see in the MSM at face value. That's what liberals do, and it's the main reason they are so woefully misinformed/uninformed.