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Houston Texas is making plans for helping a flood of new veterans and their needs. It's said that 'one in 11 soldiers who are wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan is a Texan. And 25 percent of the state population is from the Houston-Galveston area' so the government is making arrangements. [Houston Chronicle]
Two Vietnam-era veterans have opened up a new way to help veterans get what they deserve and sort through the paperwork on the way. [Foster's Daily Democrat]
The Institute for Public Accuracy looks at the number of veterans suicides. [IPA]
Veterans are being helped by the students at the University of Virginia's Law School. The students gain important experience and the veterans get assistance. [The Daily Progress]
Women veterans face a hard road since few existing studies center on women in the military. Issues they deal with include PTSD and sexual harassment. 'The VA diagnosed 60,000 veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Of those, 22 percent of women suffered from "military sexual trauma," which includes sexual harassment or assault, compared with 1 percent of men.' [CNN.com]
A new white paper (on PDF) from the Disability Management Employer Coalition addresses the problems, stresses and challenges facing returning veterans, their co-workers and their worksites.
The Senate added '$50 million to the fiscal 2009 Department of Veterans Affairs budget specifically to speed the processing of disability claims.' [Navy Times]
Two new programs have started in Illinois, the Illinois Warrior Assistance Program and a '24-hour helpline for those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder' from any war. [SouthtownStar]
Many veterans are finding help outside of the VA system because the doctors in the VA hospitals are swamped and overworked. A hearing before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee illustrates stories of the difficulties wounded veterans face. [Navy Times]
Veterans, the IRS wants send you your 'electronic stimulus' rebate and it's cross-checking with the Veterans Administration and Social Security to identify all those who qualify. [San Jose Mercury News]
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