5 Minutes Iraq or Afghanistan veterans seek help from the VA

VCS in the Headlines: One New Iraq or Afghanistan War Veteran Seeks VA Treatment Every 5 Minutes
Written by Sharon Ellman
Thursday, 24 February 2011 14:43

VCS FOIA Research in the News
February 28, 2011 (Army Times) - WHAT’S UP: The number of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans seek ing medical treatment from the Veterans Affairs Department has reached 625,000, growing at a rate of about 10,000 new patients a month - or one every five minutes, according to infor mation gathered by Veterans for Common Sense using the Freedom of Information Act.

More than half of the new patients are diagnosed with at least one mental health disorder, according to Paul Sullivan, the group’s executive director.
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