Thursday, March 3, 2011

Patients with PTSD from Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Hits Record High

The numbers hit a record high, but as VCS points out, that number was hit seven months ago!

Count of Veteran Patients with PTSD from Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Hits Record High
Written by VA
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 11:08

VA Report Obtained by VCS Using FOIA Reveals 182,147 OEF/OIF Veterans Treated for PTSD
December 2010, Washington, DC - Veterans for Common Sense used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the following VA report counting the number of Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans treated for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Please note the counts are seven months old.

Consequences of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
Updated March 2, 2011
625,384: U.S. Veteran Patients Treated at VA 537,550: U.S. Veteran Disability Claims Filed Against VA
2,158,015 deployed into the war zone with 973,766 still in the military.
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Count of Veteran Patients with PTSD

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