Gulf war vets and troops in current deployments are
not being evaluated to rule out MILD BRAIN INJURY.
It is to government advantage to send a troop/vet to
the psychiatrist exam and omit neurologist exam.
PTSD can be a complication to a Concussion.

Memory problems and changes in personality is common
in Mild Brain Injury cases. It is an ecomnic boom to
the pharmacologic increase selling these medication to
VA and Military medical centers.

Venus Hammack - ED of DSJF
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Opening with the tragic story of an Army captain's suicide, the House
Committee on Veterans' Affairs held a hearing to assess how
effectively the Department of Veterans Affairs identifies veterans at
risk for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Chairman Steve Buyer (R-IN) asked widow, Stefanie Pelkey of Spring,
Texas, to share her family's story in an effort to focus the hearing
on what must be done for those soldiers returning from Operation
Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Her husband, Capt.
Michael Pelkey, who had served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, died of a
self-inflicted gunshot wound in November 2004. He was diagnosed with
PTSD a week before his death.

Chairman Buyer supported the President's increased funding of $100
million for mental health services in the VA fiscal year 2006 budget.
The fiscal year 2006 budget proposal includes more than $2.2 billion
for enhanced mental health services, including increased PTSD
treatment.

The Committee plans follow-on hearings to ensure that VA is accurately
identifying veterans at risk of experiencing PTSD, and to assess the
quality of PTSD treatment.
Check out this link:
http://www.military.com/MilitaryReport/0,12914,74529,00.html?ESRC=vr.nl
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Does Concussion involve permanent brain damage? It can.

Does Concussion disable? Often, but usually not for extended periods.
<just long enough for these troops to attempt suicide>

Will I get better? In all likelihood.

If I don't have a full recovery, is it because I am nuts? No.

Why is it that some people continue to have persisting problems? That
is what this page is about.
http://subtlebraininjury.com/