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Vol. 1 No. 2, Spring 2010; Iraq Veterans' War With The U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Claims Under A Procedural Due Process Analysis, Purvi Shah
Northern Illinois Law Review Supplement
This Comment explores the Department of Veterans Affairs and its current disability compensation and medical care systems for soldiers who have returned from the War on Terror with mental health disabilities, such as post traumatic stress disorder. More specifically, this Comment analyzes two assertions made by veterans groups — Veterans United for Truth and Veterans for Common Sense — against the VA: (1) there is a lack of neutral decision-makers for veterans who would like to appeal their compensation amount , and (2) there is a lack of an additional procedure allowing a veteran with a mental health emergency to …