Allen, Michaud To Offer Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Bill

Allen, Michaud To Offer Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Bill


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AUGUSTA (NEWS CENTER) -- Maine's two Democratic congressmen are co-sponsoring a bill to help veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

With veterans by their side, Representatives Tom Allen and Mike Michaud announced Monday that they will submit The Full Faith in Veterans Act in Congress this week.

They say the bill will improve the way veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are diagnosed, treated and compensated.

Vietnam Veteran Tom Waddell says it took him years to come to grips with the affects of his service.

"And finally I went to the VA and bingo, you find out all the problems you're having in your life with anger, anxiety, and drinking and drugging, depression, is all related to your experiences in Vietnam," Waddell said.

"There are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of thousands of veterans out there today who are walking around with PTSD and they say they haven't got it and can't provide it and won't give them their rights," said Vietnam Veteran Bob Doyle.
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