Last update - 23:34 18/12/2007
Shell-shocked troops overlooked by gov't recognized in new law
By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel, IDF
An amendment passed Tuesday will enable shell-shocked Israel Defense Forces troops to receive recognition and stipends as disabled veterans from the Defense Ministry, despite prior recognition as disabled by the National Insurance Institute.
MK Zahava Gal-On (Meretz) advanced the amendment, which is to the law on disabled soldiers.
Gal-On said that soldiers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder frequently failed in proving to the Defense Ministry's pensions officer the connection between their suffering and their army service. As such, they were discounted from benefits mandated by the law on disabled soldiers.
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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/935989.html
Canada does not take care of their troops with PTSD
England, Scotland, Australia, the list goes on but at the top of the list of the nations not taking care of their veterans with PTSD is America. Why? Because they have the most vetearns needing to be taken care of and failing them the worst.
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