{"id":734,"date":"2010-07-13T21:47:40","date_gmt":"2010-07-14T03:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waiting.com\/blog\/?p=734"},"modified":"2010-07-13T21:47:40","modified_gmt":"2010-07-14T03:47:40","slug":"veterans-not-satisfied-with-new-regulation-on-ptsd-and-collecting-disability-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waiting.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/veterans-not-satisfied-with-new-regulation-on-ptsd-and-collecting-disability-benefits.html","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Not Satisfied With New Regulation On PTSD And Collecting Disability Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>The government&#8217;s new rule regarding disability benefits for\u00a0veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder are an improvement but still don&#8217;t go far enough, according to veterans&#8217; groups.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/07\/13\/us\/13vets.html?scp=1&amp;sq=veterans%20and%20mental%20health&amp;st=cse\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/07\/13\/us\/13vets.html?scp=1&amp;sq=veterans%20and%20mental%20health&amp;st=cse<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>The new regulation says that veterans no longer have to document a specfice event, like a particular bomb blast, as the cause of them developing PTSD. Such evidence is often hard, if not impossible, to track down, according to The New York Times.<\/p>\r\n<p>President Obama even referenced the new regulation on his radio show this weekend, saying, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think\u00a0our troops on the battlefield should have to take notes\u00a0to keep for a claims application.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<p>While\u00a0veterans groups were happy about the change in the rule, they still voiced criticism about it. They are concerned about a\u00a0clause that says the final say on whether a vet&#8217;s PTSD is a result of their military service can only be made by a doctor or psychologist that works for the\u00a0Department of Veterans Affairs.<\/p>\r\n<p>The veterans believe that private doctors should be allowed to make that determination, too. Such physicians have often been treating a vet and are familiary with his or her\u00a0issues and background, the veterans groups argue.<\/p>\r\n<p>The veterans affairs department argues that there will be more\u00a0consistency in the exams if they are done by doctors working for the government, and that these physicians will be ablet to pick out &#8220;malingerers.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<p>Groups such as the National Organization of Veterans Advocates fear that government doctors will reject legitimate PTSD claims from veterans.<\/p>\r\n<p>The veteran affairs department held a press conference on the new regulation regarding PTSD and\u00a0disability payments on Monday. <a href=\"http:\/\/www1.va.gov\/opa\/pressrel\/pressrelease.cfm?id=1922\">http:\/\/www1.va.gov\/opa\/pressrel\/pressrelease.cfm?id=1922<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Officials\u00a0denied that\u00a0government doctors would be less likely to find that a veteran&#8217;s PTSD was due to their military service.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government&#8217;s new rule regarding disability benefits for\u00a0veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder are an improvement but still don&#8217;t go far enough, according to veterans&#8217; groups.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/07\/13\/us\/13vets.html?scp=1&amp;sq=veterans%20and%20mental%20health&amp;st=cse The new regulation says that veterans no longer have to document a specfice event, like a particular bomb blast, as the cause of them developing PTSD. 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