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Questions loom over drug for sleepless vets Mon Aug 30, 2010

WASHINGTON — Andrew White returned from a nine-month tour in Iraq beset with signs of post-traumatic stress disorder: insomnia, nightmares, constant restlessness. Doctors tried to ease hi... more...
1 soldier in 9 exits Army for mental disorder Thu Jul 22, 2010

The number of soldiers forced to leave the Army solely because of a mental disorder has increased by 64 percent from 2005 to 2009 and accounts for one in nine medical discharges, according to A... more...
VA expects no claims spike under new PTSD rules Mon Jul 12, 2010

Veterans Affairs Department officials who are lowering the bar for veterans to receive benefits related to post-traumatic stress disorder say they don't expect more people to try to jump over i... more...
VA to loosen rules to get PTSD benefits Sat Jul 10, 2010

New rules could take effect as early as Monday to streamline the process for veterans of all eras with post-traumatic stress disorder to become eligible for disability benefits and treatment. <... more...
Senate passes PTSD Awareness Day resolution Fri Jun 25, 2010

BISMARCK, N.D. — The Senate has passed a resolution designating June 27 as National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day.

The resolution was authored by Sen. Kent Conrad,... more...

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Page 34 Army Times Mon Aug 30, 2010

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Page 15 Army Times Mon Aug 23, 2010

Washington Electronic copy of VA medical records at the click of a button kellykennedy@militarytimes.com By Kelly Kennedy When President Obama recently announced that veterans soon will be able to ... more...
Page 14 Army Times Mon Aug 16, 2010

FastTrack UPDATES FROM WASHINGTON AND BEYOND [$35BILLION] Amount the Defense Department is spending on the current round of base realignments and closures, which includes relocating more than 123,0... more...
Page 8 Army Times Mon Aug 16, 2010

Washington NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL kellykennedy@militarytimes.com Two years ago, Congress enacted rules to curb the military's practice of separating troops with combat stress for pre-existing person... more...
Page 4 Army Times Mon Aug 16, 2010

ArmyTimes Managing Editor Richard Sandza rsandza@militarytimes.com News Editor Kathleen Curthoys kcurthoys@militarytimes.com Deputy News Editor John Ryan jryan@militarytimes.com Bureau Chief Michel... more...