The Growing Health Care Crisis For Iraq/Afghan U.S. Veterans

Over 700,000 New Vets Seek Health Care, Half With Mental Problems -- Time

Nearly three-quarters of a million veterans back from Iraq and Afghanistan who are now out of the military have sought medical care from the government, and more than half of those service members suffer from a mental health condition, including post-traumatic stress disorder.

These are among the stunning numbers in a new report compiled by Veterans for Common Sense, a veterans' advocacy organization. VCS shared the new report with TIME prior to public release scheduled for this week. The group culled the information from government data mostly obtained through a raft of Freedom of Information Act requests submitted to the Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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My Comment: If the results from this study are accurate ....to say that this is stunning is an understatement.

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