Comments on: In Honor of Veterans, 2009 http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/11/in-honor-of-veterans-2009/ Dr. John Grohol's daily update on all things in psychology and mental health. Since 1999. Sat, 26 May 2012 02:27:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dr. Robert E. Deakins http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/11/in-honor-of-veterans-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-637199 Dr. Robert E. Deakins Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:45:07 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=6699#comment-637199 Dr. Grohol, I am a service connected disabled combat veteran from the first Persian Gulf War and I am also a post-doctoral supervised psychologist.Thank you for your advocacy. The VA has been plagued by many problems throughout the years. This includes a increasing backlog of claims for service connected disabilities. Veterans must wait months to several years (My initial claim took 4 years to be approved)here is a link to a story from Bostan's local fox affiliate on two veterans caught up in the paperwork shuffle. http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/undercover/va-backlog-threatens-veterans Further here is a link to an excellent site that keeps tabs on the Veterans Administration. This is a great site to allow others to get a taste of the the barriers that veterans often face when seeking treatment along with other bureaucratic stories related to veterans. This is a must read website for any veteran that feels they are alone. http://www.vawatchdog.org/ Dr. Grohol,

I am a service connected disabled combat veteran from the first Persian Gulf War and I am also a post-doctoral supervised psychologist.Thank you for your advocacy. The VA has been plagued by many problems throughout the years. This includes a increasing backlog of claims for service connected disabilities. Veterans must wait months to several years (My initial claim took 4 years to be approved)here is a link to a story from Bostan’s local fox affiliate on two veterans caught up in the paperwork shuffle.

http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/undercover/va-backlog-threatens-veterans

Further here is a link to an excellent site that keeps tabs on the Veterans Administration. This is a great site to allow others to get a taste of the the barriers that veterans often face when seeking treatment along with other bureaucratic stories related to veterans. This is a must read website for any veteran that feels they are alone.

http://www.vawatchdog.org/

]]> By: Allison http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/11/in-honor-of-veterans-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-637131 Allison Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:59:19 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=6699#comment-637131 I am a veteran, and wearing my uniform today. I served my country as a sargeant (at 19) in the Women's Army Corps. Regards, Allison I am a veteran, and wearing my uniform today. I served my country as a sargeant (at 19) in the Women’s Army Corps.

Regards, Allison

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