Posted on Nov 5, 2015
How can our government better provide for veterans after combat?
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What type of transition and reintegration programs can our govermwnt implement to better prepare our veterans for their return to civilian life. What can government do to prepare and educate the veteran's family members on hope to identify the veteran's triggers?
PTSD
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Combat
Posted 9 y ago
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Sgt Joe LaBranche
VA benefits should be automatic for someone coming off active duty for up to five years.
The process to request VA benefits should be an automatic process by which you leave active duty and based on a discharge physical you are assessed and assigned a disability rating, all medical records should transfer over. The physical should have a follow up 180 days or one year later at a VA hospital to check the discharge physical findings.
I think this action alone would solve many issues with soldiers missing care.
VA benefits should be automatic for someone coming off active duty for up to five years.
The process to request VA benefits should be an automatic process by which you leave active duty and based on a discharge physical you are assessed and assigned a disability rating, all medical records should transfer over. The physical should have a follow up 180 days or one year later at a VA hospital to check the discharge physical findings.
I think this action alone would solve many issues with soldiers missing care.
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Sgt Joe LaBranche
Good point, LTC Shaw, but your suggestion make too much sense for the politicians to understand!
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LTC John Shaw
Sgt Joe LaBranche Sgt Gus Laskaris
SGT Laskaris, We agree, I don't want to provide benefits to veterans not in legitimate need. I say nothing about granting a percentage of disability, only that an evaluation process should occur. If you have a physical on the way out of service, the VA can use this to prove/disprove as required to support the service member and provide the service needed. Most young service members will have no problems and many soldiers would have a 0% disability rating. If they come back later in life with a specific issue, because the documentation is available in the VA system, they have a better shot at getting care.
SGT Laskaris, We agree, I don't want to provide benefits to veterans not in legitimate need. I say nothing about granting a percentage of disability, only that an evaluation process should occur. If you have a physical on the way out of service, the VA can use this to prove/disprove as required to support the service member and provide the service needed. Most young service members will have no problems and many soldiers would have a 0% disability rating. If they come back later in life with a specific issue, because the documentation is available in the VA system, they have a better shot at getting care.
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Sgt Joe LaBranche
I firmly believe that there are a number of individuals receiving benefits fraudulently.
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SP5 Michael Cates
God Bless You! Just attended a Fundraiser for the American Veteran Foundation run by Shad Me Shad! It was Great! A lot of positive energy!
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MAJ Ken Landgren
Sgt Joe LaBranche - You are a sublime example of a leader in the Veterans' Health Community. The only thing I do is to try to install hope in one's heart, so they can move forward. Nothing like your accomplishments.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
Sgt Joe LaBranche - As you already know, giving someone's life back is the best feeling in the world.
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Does anyone think that the VA can handle any more on their plate? Maybe military personnel shouldn't be discharged until their disabilities/injuries/illnesses arising from their service are resolved.
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SP5 Michael Cates
By 100% support of the American People Including the Media and the Left when Soldiers are in Combat! Finishing and Winning a War or Conflict is Mandatory if you we want soldiers taking their lives when returning! Democrats are so quick to say thanks! To your or I for our service but Really What you and I needed was to have had their support when we were in Combat 100%! You see in WWII the Democrats and Everyone else supported the Troops 100%! The same was True in Korea! Not so strange that we have so many mentally sick Veterans from Vietnam Iraq and Aphganistan! How do you take a Village a town a Country and then have a Pres. in fact turn it over to the Enemy WITHOUT HAVING THE WORDS NO ONE WANTS TO SAY "Died in Vain" It hurts to my soul! I was suppose to have died in '67 but another young man Traded Places so I I did not Die but he did! What for Refugees now so many years later that same thing has happened again in Iraq well you know the other country! Now we have Refugees Again! I hope some one says this is not so! If not I just hope that it does not happen again! Cates
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CPT Jack Durish
SP5 Michael Cates - Sadly, We the People are now divided and there are ideologues who have a vested interest in keeping us divided. They agitate and take advantage of every crisis to drive us further apart. I can't imagine us supporting anything 100% ever again.
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