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Fort Belvoir Program Rubs Injured Soldiers the Right Way - 0 views

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    Injured Veterans of Overseas Service Benefit From Massage, Facial Therapy
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Injured soldier: It's Really Great to be home - 0 views

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    A hometown hero is finally home after being injured in Iraq almost two years ago. U.S. Army Sgt. David Battle of Clayton County arrived to cheers from family, friends and supporters who welcomed him at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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Defense, VA Reform Evaluation System for Seriously Injured Vets - 0 views

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    Time table moves from 2 years to 100 days for seriously injured servicemembers to receive disability benefits.
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DoD Summit youtube video - 0 views

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    Families of ill and injured ask and answer questions with DoD Secretary Gates.
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Military update: Disability reforms bring higher ratings, faster pay - 0 views

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    The pilot for a new, jointly-developed DoD-VA disability evaluation system (DES), set to expand from five to 22 military bases by May, does much of what proponents hoped it would. It allows more injured or ill service members to win higher disability ratings, to see VA payments start faster and, through greater transparency in the process, to feel they have been treated more fairly by government.
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Pilot Program Helps Streamline Disability Evaluation Process for Wounded Service Members - 0 views

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    FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The Department of Defense (DoD) is working with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to expand a pilot program that simplifies the current disability evaluation process for wounded, injured and ill service members.
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MHS - Warrior Care Webhall - 0 views

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    The Military Health System will host a Web town hall on Nov. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. Eastern time on www.health.mil as part of the ongoing dialog between senior military leaders and service members and their families about the Defense Department's medical care programs and services for its wounded, ill and injured troops.
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Military docs: Better hospital may be crucial - 0 views

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    The U.S. military is rethinking its "golden hour" goal for critically injured troops, questioning whether it should spend a little longer evacuating patients to get them to a better hospital.
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Pentagon's New PTSD Treatments: Wireless Monitors, Software Pals | Danger Room from Wir... - 0 views

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    The Defense Department recently handed out contracts to three companies to design independent living systems for injured vets. They're supposed to help the wounded make the transition from hospitalization to home, and then provide long-term care. Two of the systems being developed, from Ingenium Care, LLC and Camris International, use a wireless network packed with touch screens, motion detectors and wearable, pre-programmed schedulers.
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Innovative Brain Therapies Offer Hope to Injured Troops - 0 views

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    Innovative therapies that have assisted previously comatose patients regain consciousness may be incorporated on a greater scale to treat troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries, a brain injury expert said here today.
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Defense Department, VA Smooth Path to Benefits for Severely Wounded - 0 views

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    The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments today announced a new, faster means for handling troops with "catastrophic" injuries who seek the veterans' status that allows them access to VA medical and other entitlements.
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Army secretary visits injured troops in transition unit - 0 views

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    The Army's top civilian leader visited Fort Bragg's wounded soldiers Monday, days after a news report that they are being punished three times as often as healthy soldiers on post.
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Wii makes therapy a game for wounded vets - Military News - Military Times - 0 views

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    The James A. Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa finds itself at the vanguard of a therapeutic revolution at the Department of Veterans Affairs, using a popular video game to bring veterans back from the brink.
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Dressing wounds after war - 0 views

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    Eighteen months ago, Lt. Col. KC Bolton took command of the newly created Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Lewis, where 99 combat-wounded soldiers are recovering from injuries suffered "in theater."
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Homes for Wounded Veterans - 0 views

  • Model Formula for our Wounded Hero Home Program:Average Cost of Home $250,000 Source of Funds: Developer donates lot $ 50,000 Builder matches lot value $ 50,000 Cash raised from community $100,000 Veteran mortgage $ 50,000
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      I guess we shouldn't say 'free' housing. Maybe a free house is a better way to describe it.
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    Specially adapted homes are being built by Helping a Hero for our severely wounded heroes injured in theater during the War on Terror
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DOD seeks high-tech mobile units for brain trauma treatment - 0 views

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Warrior, Family Support Center Gets Upgrade in San Antonio - 0 views

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    A new, $4 million, 12,000-square-foot facility is slated to open by December 1, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas.
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MyVetwork Home Page - 0 views

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    Open to all members of the military--whether active duty, retired, or veteran--and those who care about them, MyVetwork is our community...to help navigate our world every day of the year.
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New Army technology could save soldiers' lives - CNN.com - 0 views

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    Regrowing a fingertip cut off in an accident sounds like something from a futuristic movie. But with innovative technology developed by the U.S. Army, such regrowth is possible today.
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