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No2W2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-04 08:51 PM
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VA Health Care Faces Wave of Returning GIs
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=533&e=3&u=/ap/20040517/ap_on_re_us/returning_from_war

WASHINGTON - More than 20,000 soldiers have sought care from the Veterans Affairs Department since returning from Iraq (news - web sites) and Afghanistan (news - web sites). With thousands more expected to seek benefits and health care, the VA faces its biggest challenge since the early 1990s.

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When Willie Buckels applied for veterans health care after returning from Iraq, the back and knee injuries he suffered while rescuing a fuel truck during a mortar attack were not enough to guarantee him treatment.

The Mississippi reservist had to bring along Army paperwork proving his combat service because the VA still lacks a computer system that tracks a new applicant's service record.

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benddem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-04 08:53 PM
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1. And when I was at the VA hospital in Portland on Fridayt
They told me how extensive their budget cuts are. Thank heavens we have such a caring pResident.
:hurts:
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