Will Army review of PTSD and TBI claims include falsely discharged?

Will Army review of PTSD and TBI claims include falsely discharged?
by
Chaplain Kathie

Of the more than 22,000 discharged because of "Personality Disorders" this may seem like good news. Is it? Are they to be included in this review? When will what happened to them be reviewed and when will they have their dignity restored?

We know it was the practice of the military to falsely discharge this way. It left them with nothing. They can't even go to the VA with an other than honorable discharge topped off with "pre-existing" illnesses are not covered by the DOD.

Imagine for a second here that you served your country with the same passion as everyone else. After too much combat, you ended up paying the price with PTSD, sought help and ended up being kicked out with the military telling you that you must have had it when you took their psychological tests. Then you have no more job in the military and zero chance of getting one in the civilian world plus a head filled with PTSD and probably TBI. After you lost your family, your home, your car and woke up in a box, you pick up the old newspaper you used for a pillow and read about how many veterans are getting help because things changed.

Wouldn't it be more fair for them to read that they will have their cases reviewed so they can finally get justice from this nation they served? How about having their records restored, paid back for the money they lost after being falsely accused? How about a public apology so that employers know they served with honor even if the government was not so honorable to them at the time?

“We owe it to every soldier to ensure that he or she receives the care they need and deserve,” said Army Secretary John McHugh, adding that the Army “must ensure that our processes and procedures are thorough, fair and conducted in accordance with appropriate, consistent medical standards.”

Army policy calls for every service member involved in a blast, vehicle crash or a blow to the head to be medically evaluated.

Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses after complaints some were overturned
By Associated Press
Published: May 16

WASHINGTON — Army leaders are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly overturned.

The Army said Wednesday it will review the diagnoses at all of its medical facilities going back to October 2001. And top Army leaders said they will develop a plan to correct any decisions or policies necessary to make sure that soldiers are receiving the care and treatment they deserve.

The latest reviews were triggered by revelations that the forensic psychiatry unit at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state may have reversed diagnoses based on the expense of providing care and benefits to members of the military.
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