Coming from a long line of military in my family this issue hits home, the neglect of veterans, coming home from war with little or no assistances. My Dad severed in the United State Marine during the Vietnam War. He was a proud Jar head, my uncle also severed during that time was navy my cousin’s army all served in the Gulf War and a niece in the Air Force. Veterans have gone off to fight, as early as the civil war, and have come home to the cold shoulder from the government. My dad would have nightmares about the war, and for coping he started using drugs. This is the pattern of the many veterans that fought in the Vietnam War, drugs were the coping mechanisms during and after they came home from war. I have lost a cousin to drug due to mental
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More than 700,000 claims are currently pending before the VA regional offices, of which over 500,000 have been awaiting action for over 125 days. The official claims backlog currently stands at 600,000. (Robinson …show more content…
PTSD is one of the leading diagnostic that veterans are applying for second to loss of limbs while in combat. Because little things can trigger PTSD most veterans have a hard time adjusting to everyday life. For example, Fourth of the July is hard on veterans because of fireworks and the smell of gun powder. Veterans must undergo psychological exams and along with combat history to increase the service connected. “The military doctors who prepare the case for the Physical Evaluation Boards pick only one condition for the service member 's rating, even though many of the current injuries are much more complex.” (McWhorter,2014)
Movement
The # We Defend Our Soldiers Movement (WDOSM) was established in November 15, 2016, because of the undeserved treatment of veterans returning home from war. One issued is the long wait time for reply approval or denial of benefits. There are large numbers of veterans that are homeless due to the rejection of a service connection issue. Because of the uphill battle to apply for benefits, WDOSM has prided itself on proving assistance to elevate the red tape of applying for benefits.
Mission
More than 700,000 claims are currently pending before the VA regional offices, of which over 500,000 have been awaiting action for over 125 days. The official claims backlog currently stands at 600,000. (Robinson …show more content…
PTSD is one of the leading diagnostic that veterans are applying for second to loss of limbs while in combat. Because little things can trigger PTSD most veterans have a hard time adjusting to everyday life. For example, Fourth of the July is hard on veterans because of fireworks and the smell of gun powder. Veterans must undergo psychological exams and along with combat history to increase the service connected. “The military doctors who prepare the case for the Physical Evaluation Boards pick only one condition for the service member 's rating, even though many of the current injuries are much more complex.” (McWhorter,2014)
Movement
The # We Defend Our Soldiers Movement (WDOSM) was established in November 15, 2016, because of the undeserved treatment of veterans returning home from war. One issued is the long wait time for reply approval or denial of benefits. There are large numbers of veterans that are homeless due to the rejection of a service connection issue. Because of the uphill battle to apply for benefits, WDOSM has prided itself on proving assistance to elevate the red tape of applying for benefits.
Mission