Comments on: Wartime Mental Health, Scandal and Stigma http://www.theamericanconservative.com/blog/2009/04/09/wartime-mental-health-scandal-and-stigma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wartime-mental-health-scandal-and-stigma @TAC Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:27:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MattSwartz http://www.theamericanconservative.com/blog/2009/04/09/wartime-mental-health-scandal-and-stigma/comment-page-1/#comment-5618 MattSwartz Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:22:10 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/blog/?p=1695#comment-5618 From what I've heard, one problem is that they use the stigma to save money. I've been told that the VA refuses to pay out for PTSD and other psych treatment for anyone who doesn't score 100% on the psych eval that new recruits receive. That is, they enlist a certain class of soldiers but disavow financial responsibility for their care if things go badly in the future. From what I’ve heard, one problem is that they use the stigma to save money. I’ve been told that the VA refuses to pay out for PTSD and other psych treatment for anyone who doesn’t score 100% on the psych eval that new recruits receive.

That is, they enlist a certain class of soldiers but disavow financial responsibility for their care if things go badly in the future.

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