Federal Judge backs VA in PTSD case
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A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Wednesday that although the Department of Veterans Affairs might have provided inadequate care or benefits to some veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, the department had not done so systematically, according to this report in the Los Angeles Times.
The report notes that “Veterans had sought a court order to compel the VA to improve services. U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti agreed that some veterans experienced “significant” delays in trying to untangle problems with their benefits but said he could find no “systemic violations” that compelled court intervention.”
The judge wrote that “Congress, the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the adjudication system within the VA and the Federal Circuit” are responsible for fixing problems within the VA.
They certainly have their work cut out for them.
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