Thursday, June 14, 2012

U.S. Defense Department To Review All Military Mental Health Cases Dating To 2001



DoD Orders Review Of Mental Health Diagnoses -- Marine Times

The Defense Department plans to review all military mental health cases dating to 2001 to ensure troops were not denied appropriate diagnoses or service-related benefits, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday.

At a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Panetta said he ordered the service chiefs to review the case files of all current and former troops who were screened for medical separation by a medical evaluation board for mental health issues.

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Pentagon chief orders all military to review mental diagnoses -- Stars and Stripes

My Comment: This is going to be a huge undertaking .... but necessary.

1 comment:

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