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The Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting the standards to be considered a Purple Heart recipient have recently changed which is meeting with mixed reactions from some veterans. Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) could now be eligible to be considered for the Purple Heart medal.
The Purple Heart was not originally intended to be a medal awarded to those soldiers injured in battle but has evolved into being that award over the years. At first it was only given to soldiers "for instances of unusual gallantry, extraordinary fidelity and essential service."The Army recently decided to give the award to soldiers suffering such injuries as battlefield concussion and some specific non-physical injuries.
Due to recently elevated numbers of varying levels of brain trauma, the Army changed what it considered a concussion. The Army has established fairly high standards to be met, which include very specific standards favoring the presentation of both "diagnostic and treatment factors."
A question arises: can those veterans who have already entered the VA system go back and apply for a Purple Heart under the new standards? It may be an attractive option for some, especially given a recent study showing those people awarded the Purple Heart live longer, more physically uncompromised lives.
Making the Purple Heart retroactive for veterans who did not report their injuries at the time may very well put even more of a burden on the VA's already overburdened claims backlog system. Having already left active duty, there are tens of thousands of soldiers who would now qualify for Purple Hearts, and allowing them to retroactively apply would put the VA even farther behind in their backlog.
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