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- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in War Veterans: Disability of a Veteran (Part B)
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in War Veterans: Disability of a Veteran (Part A)
- Coping with PTSD Symptoms: Veterans of the Gulf War (Part B)
- Coping with PTSD Symptoms: Veterans of the Gulf War (Part A)
- Veterans of War with TBI: Obtaining Veteran Medical Records (Part B)
Veterans of War with TBI: Obtaining Veteran Medical Records (Part B)
Affording Care at a Veterans Brain Injury Center
The veterans' brain injury center at a VA hospital should be open access to any veteran of war that suffered a TBI while in combat. Unfortunately, these services are only obtained with the proper veteran medical records to confirm the disabling condition.
Getting veteran medical records through the VA system can take months, even years, as many hospitals are overrun with cases to handle. As more and more soldiers return from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the number of TBI cases to be confirmed has increased drastically in the past years. Unfortunately, the VA system hasn't expanded enough to handle this new wave of veterans.
This leaves many veterans seeking care at a veteran's brain injury center without the credentials to be approved for disability benefits. The quickest way to resolve this issue is often having an independent medical exam (IME) which can confirm the TBI and qualify the veteran for disability benefits.
An IME is one of the fast tracks to getting our veterans of war the medical care they deserve. However, these exams cost money that many veterans don't have due to difficulty finding employment with their disability. It's a difficult situation for many veterans - they need their veteran medical records to prove a disability rating, but they often can't obtain those records due to VA hospital waiting lists or inability to pay for an IME.
2 Ways to Help Veterans of War with TBI
Financial donations to a veterans advocacy program like Care for Veterans can help fund the process of obtaining medical records to qualify them for a disability rating. This allows them to obtain treatment at a veteran's brain injury center through the VA without worry of cost.
Medical professionals can also help our veterans in many ways. By joining with veterans advocacy groups and offering evaluations or low-cost exams to our veterans. Many doctors specialize in veterans disability cases and can help speed up the disability rating process so our returning soldiers get the care they need.
You Have the Power to Help a Disabled American Veteran!
Medical evidence is a critical component in the successful fight for veterans disability benefits. Unfortunately, many veterans lack the financial resources to obtain an independent medical exam (IME) that can provide this crucial evidence. These deserving men and women are left to rely on the VA medical system, which may not always provide the best assessment of their conditions.
At Care for Disabled Veterans we focus on connecting qualified veterans to doctors and health care facilities that provide IME services for disability claims. We are a non-profit organization that relies on donations to help provide the funding necessary to obtain these records and help disabled American veterans qualify for combat-related disability benefits.
Want to make a difference in a disabled veteran's life? Give a secure online donation to Care for Disabled Veterans. Or call 1-877-617-2170 to contact us directly. Order our free veterans and caregivers guide to learn more about who we are, what we do and why we care.
