The troubles with the VA are not new. They are decades old with veterans from all wars fighting a battle they shouldn't have to fight to get the care they were promised. They do have the best programs but getting into them is troublesome for many veterans. Depending on where you live, you may get better care than other states offer.
Best advice I can give is, don't give up! If you are in crisis and can't get through to the Veterans Crisis line, then call 9-11 or a friend. If you can't get into the VA for treatment, then find one of the charities in your area collecting millions a year in donations to help you and then make them prove their word.
This is a battle you shouldn't have to fight but surviving after combat shouldn't be a fight you lose!
Your life matters to a lot of people as you'll see in this report of another veteran gone too soon and the family he left behind instead of letting them fight by his side!
Body of Libertyville veteran missing since Dec. 1 found
Daily Herald
Steve Zalusky
March 14, 2015
Nerstrom had been trying to set up an appointment with a therapist through the Department of Veterans Affairs since October, but it had been pushed back several times, his girlfriend, Amanda Tiffany, told the Daily Herald in December.
"His (post-traumatic stress disorder) is really what set this whole thing off," she said at the time.
"There are certain anniversaries of the war and it kicks in; he gets nightmares."
30-year-old Dan Nerstrom, shown here with girlfriend Amanda Tiffany and her son Austin, had been missing since Dec. 1.
Courtesy of Amanda Tiffany
The search for a Libertyville resident and Iraq War veteran who has been missing since Dec. 1 reached a tragic end Friday.
The body of 30-year-old Dan Nerstrom was found around 10 a.m. alongside railroad tracks south of Lake Minear near Oak Spring Road, according to Nerstrom's father, Douglas.
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Original report
Police need help finding missing Iraq Veteran with PTSD from Libertyville
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