Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Vietnam Veterans Sue Military in Conn. Over PTSD | Redux

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Vietnam Veterans Sue Military in Conn. Over PTSD

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The military has failed to correct the wrongful discharges of thousands of Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, an advocacy group says in a federal lawsuit. Vietnam Veterans of America on Monday joined a proposed class action lawsuit in Hartford against the Army, Navy and Air Force. The lawsuit, filed last year by a veteran, says the Vietnam veterans suffered PTSD before it was recognized and were discharged under other-than-honorable conditions that made them ineligible for disability compensation and other benefits. The lawsuit says the military has refused to review or upgrade the discharge statuses of thousands of Vietnam War-era veterans with service-related PTSD. "People did not understand PTSD during the Vietnam era," said John Rowan, national president of Vietnam Veterans of America.

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John Shepherd

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal

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-0.143983"The fact that Post-Traumatic Stress was not understood during the Vietnam War era should not preclude a reconsideration now of individual cases," Blumenthal said ...
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John Rowan

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-0.175984"People did not understand PTSD during the Vietnam era," said John Rowan, national president of Vietnam Veterans of America. "Now that we do, these service members must not be denied the recognition and benefits they long ago earned."
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HealthCondition: post-traumatic stress disorder

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Country: Vietnam

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Disambiguation: Location | GovernmentalJurisdictionReferences:

Organization: Department of Veterans Affairs

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Organization: Army

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Organization: Department of Defense

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