Click To Call The effects of PTSD on soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are often overwhelming and life-altering. Not only are more service members returning from war with the serious psychological disorder, the VA is paying out more disability benefits for PTSD than ever. Last year mental illness accounted for 35 percent, or $22 billion of all disability payments.
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PTSD Disability Benefits on the Rise


Posted on Apr 28, 2010

The costs of war are mounting.  When discussing the costs of war we are not just talking about the cost of keeping troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, we are talking about the rising cost of VA disability benefits and the physiological effects of war on our nation's young veterans. 

At this time service related psychological damage and mental illness account for over 35 percent of the annual $22 billion spent on disability payments for veterans.  A recent study shows that 31 percent of Afghanistan and Iraq veterans are being diagnosed with mental health issues such as PTSD.  The fact of the matter is that this number is likely too low.  Many soldiers continue to suffer with PTSD, depression and other mental health issues without getting the help they need. 

So when we talk about the costs of the war we are not only talking about the monetary costs to the county, but more importantly about the cost of something less tangible; the serious psychological problems our service men and women are returning from war with.

As the amount of service members seeing combat increases so will the number of veterans suffering from mental illness.  The attorneys at LaVan & Neidenberg can bear witness to the scars, both mental and physical, that veterans return home with.  We hope that the attention that PTSD and its toll on veterans is receiving will help veterans get the help they need.  

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