Finally Senator seeks justice for troops discharged under personality disorders

Personality Disorder Discharges are a disgrace that has never been resolved. Glad Sen. Michael Bennet is talking about these veterans at least.

Senator seeks probe of discharges linked to mental health issues
Navy Times
By Patricia Kime
Staff writer
November 7, 2013

A Colorado senator wants the Government Accountability Office to look into whether the military improperly discharged personnel with conduct problems stemming from a mental health condition.

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced a bill Thursday asking the government’s watchdog agency to explore whether troops are receiving other-than-honorable discharges for discipline problems related to post-traumatic stress disorder or another combat-related condition.

“We’ve heard anecdotal evidence about these discharges, yet we don’t have the data to assess if, when, and how often this might be happening,” Bennet said.

The bill would have the GAO examine the services’ mental health assessment protocols, data on any treatment received prior to a discharge and how many troops received a discharge that prevents them from getting VA benefits.

The bill also seeks more information whether troops are counseled on the potential loss of their VA benefits before they accept a dishonorable discharge or bad-conduct discharge in lieu of a court-martial.
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