Tag Archives: Gulf War PTSD Claims

A scientist with guts: VA Whistle-blower testimony

In December 2012, Dr. Steven Coughlin quit his job as a VA epidemiologist in disgust with his supervisors and VA policies that hurt veterans.  He is working as a professor now.  He  testified before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs on 3/13/13. … Continue reading

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FEINSTEIN SAYS VETS HAVE BENT BRAINS

Member Paul sends us this juicy tidbit from Capitol Hill. It kind of makes you wonder what’s in the water in California. Perhaps Timothy Leary polluted the groundwater back in 68. That might explain why Diane thinks PTSD originated during the Iraqi War. Whoooooooo, … Continue reading

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PTSD–DIRECTIONS FOR CYA

I received this from Law Bob and/or Berta from Hadit.com, one of the more outstanding  sister sites which looks out  for the best interests of Veterans. Veterans have been getting a raw deal for the last sixty years when they … Continue reading

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VA GUN SCARE– IT’S A CONSPIRACY

Every time I get one of these in the mail, I immediately digest the entire website to make sure I’m not being inveigled into promoting some goofball “Holes in the Poles” theory about where the aliens park all their spaceships … Continue reading

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VA PTSD SUICIDE STATISTICS FOR 2012

Hot off the press. Find out who, where and when. The why is pretty much a foregone conclusion.  A big thank you to Bob for this one. Perhaps this will also help in spotting trends that develop geographically or by … Continue reading

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DISTINGUISHED WARFARE MEDAL

Imagine watching your hopes of ever experiencing the thrill of victory and the agony of TBI evaporate when you see your orders for  Tech training. Your expertise and prowess on HALO- Warrior from the Sky video gaming has earned you … Continue reading

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“FIXING” THE VA BACKLOG

Member JAVet was toying with this bone and I finally take the initiative and publish it. He pointed out correctly that 16-17 Vets were checking out of the Hotel California each day in 2011-some without collecting their benefits check before … Continue reading

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GOING UP? SIXTH FLOOR! SUICIDES AND MURDER

I don’t mean that to be humorous. Everything is going up. The delay times in our adjudications. The time to get in to VAMC for a mental health evaluation. The price of gas. And so on. What shouldn’t be, is. … Continue reading

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MILITARY SUICIDES HIT RECORD NUMBERS IN 2012

Military suicides (349) surged to record heights in 2012 exceeding the number of losses in Afghanistan (295). Leon “the pants” Panetta had tentatively forecast  325 so this came as a rude surprise. In fact, all the services reported more this year but … Continue reading

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2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 80,000 times in 2012. If it were … Continue reading

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