GAO to look at soldiers' brain injuries

[babylonsister]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070505/ap_on_re_us/soldiers_brain_damage;_ylt=AuA8sc3yQFrTnJI8kwStz9vMWM0F

GAO to look at soldiers' brain injuries

By ROBERT WELLER, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 25 minutes ago

DENVER - The investigative arm of Congress said Friday it will send a team to Fort Carson to examine mental health care for Iraq war veterans after complaints that some soldiers with brain damage have been misdiagnosed.

Fort Carson, near Colorado Springs, has come under close scrutiny amid rising national concern about the Army's treatment of Iraq veterans with brain injuries and mental health problems.

Marcia Crosse, health care director for the Government Accountability Office, told The Associated Press that the team will visit soon, but no date had been set.

"We welcome all visits to look into the systems," Dee McNutt, a spokeswoman for Fort Carson, said Friday.

The advocacy group Veterans for America has said it is looking into as many as 40 cases where Fort Carson soldiers with brain damage or stress-related injuries may have been misdiagnosed with personality disorders. The GAO is aware of those cases, Crosse said, but the visit will look at systemwide mental health issues.

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[Monkeyman]

1. About Dam Time

[babylonsister]

2. Agree wholeheartedly! nt

[orleans]

3. well, that only took four fucking years. shame on all of them.

and just because they have been diagnosed with brain injuries does not mean they won't be redeployed.