Resources
Here are some useful links and resources from the internet:
Swords to Plowshares is a community-based veteran service agency which provides legal services,
employment and training, mental health and case management, and transitional and permanent
supportive housing for veterans. For more information on Swords to Plowshares programs and
services see http://www.swords-to-plowshares.org.
Linda Bilmes, "Soldiers Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan: The Long-Term Costs of Providing Veterans Medical Care and Disability Benefits," RWP07-001 (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Faculty Research Working Papers Series, 2007) available at http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/Research/wpaper.nsf/rwp/RWP07-001/$File/rwp_07_001_bilmes.pdf
U.S. Gov't Accountability Office, VA and DOD Health care: Efforts to Provide Seamless Transition of Care for OEF and OIF Servicemembers and Veterans, GAO 06-794R. (June 2006) available at http://www.gao.gov/htext/d06794r.html
C.W. Hoge et al., Combat Duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mental Health Problems, and Barriers to Care, The New England Journal of Medicine, July 1, 2004, available at http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/351/1/13.pdf
Frances M. Murphy, Statement Before the Former Members of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (Mar. 29, 2006), available at http://www.mhreform.org/pdf/Veterans%20Panel%20Murphy.pdf
Dep't of Defense Task Force on Mental Health, An Achievable Vision: Report of the Department of Defense, Task Force on Mental Health (June 2007), available at http://www.ha.osd.mil/dhb/mhtf/MHTF-Report-Final.pdf
Sara Corbett, The Women's War, N.Y. Times Mag., Mar. 18, 2007, available at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/magazine/18cover.html?ex=1331870400&en=823808201240cefd&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Dep't of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, Review of State Variances in VA Disability Compensation Payments, Report No. 05-00765-137 (May 19, 2005), available at http://www.va.gov/oig/52/reports/2005/vaoig-05-00765-137.pdf
Veterans Benefits Administration, Annual Benefits Report FY 2005 (Sept. 2005), available at http://www.vba.va.gov/reports.htm
Jeremy Manier & Judith Graham, Veterans Fight the War Within, The Chicago Tribune, Mar. 13, 2007, available at http://www.bcbs.com/news/national/veterans-fight-the-war-within.html
Nathaniel M. Rickles, et al., Health Care Experiences and Health Outcomes of African-American Veterans, Institute on Urban Health Research (April 2007), available at http://www.thebostonchannel.com/download/2007/0524/13385287.pdf
Maureen Murdoch, et al., Mitigating Effect of Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefits for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder on Low Income, Military Medicine (Feb. 2005), available at http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3912/is_200502/ai_n10298781/print
Stacy Bannerman, Iraq Reservists Face a 'Perfect Storm' of Post-Traumatic Stress, Foreign Policy in Focus, Mar. 15, 2007, available at http://www.alternet.org/module/printversion/49226
Daniel Bertoni, "Veterans' Disability Benefits: Processing of Claims Continues to Present Challenges", Testimony before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives (Mar. 13, 2007), available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07562t.pdf
Dep't of Veterans Affairs, VHA Handbook 1601 E.01: Compensation and Pension Examinations (Veterans Health Administration 2006), available at http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1400
James P. Terry, Report of the Chairman, Board of Veterans Appeals, for Fiscal Year 2006 (2006), available at http://www.va.gov/Vetapp/ChairRpt/BVA2006AR.pdf
Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, National Research Council, PTSD Compensation and Military Service (National Academies Press 2007), available at http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11870.html
U.S. Gen. Accounting Office, Quality Assurance for Disability Claims and Appeals Processing Can Be Further Improved, GAO-02-806, (Aug. 2002), available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02806.pdf
Dep't of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, Combined Assessment Program Review of the VA Regional Office in Oakland, California, No. 01-02124-7 (March 21, 2002), available at http://www.va.gov/oig/CAP/01-02124-71.pdf
William P. Greene, Jr., Statement before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives (May 22, 2007), available at http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/schedule110/may07/05-22-07/5-22-07greene.shtml
Robert V. Chisholm, Statement Before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives (May 22, 2007), available at http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/schedule/110/may07/05-22-07/05-22-07chisholm.shtml
Paul R. Michel, State of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Cambridge, MD, June 28, 2007, available at http://www.fedcir.gov/pdf/State_of_the_Court.pdf
Department of Veterans Affairs FY 2006 Performance and Accountability Report (2006), available at http://www.va.gov/budget/report
Dan Frosch, Fighting the Terror of Battles That Rage in Soldiers' Heads, N.Y. Times, May 13, 2007, available at http://www.veteransforamerica.org/ArticleID/9643
Daniel Bertoni, "Veterans' Disability Benefits: Long-Standing Claims Processing Challenges Persist", Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, U.S. Gov't Accountability Office, GAO-07-512T (March 7, 2007), available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07512t.pdf
Jon A. Wooditch, Statement Before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Hearing on Variances in Disability Compensation Claims Decisions (Oct. 20, 2005), available at http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/schedule109/oct05/10-20-05/jwooditch.html
U.S. Gov't Accountability Office, Report to the Ranking Democratic Member, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, VA Health Care: VA Should Expedite the Implementation of Recommendations Needed to Improve Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Services, GAO-05-287 (Feb. 2005), available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05287.html
U.S. Gov't Accountability Office, Report to Congressional Committees, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: DOD Needs to Identify the Factors Its Providers Use to Make Mental Health Evaluation Referrals for Servicemembers, GAO-06-397 (May 2006), available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06397high.pdf
U. S. Gov't Accountability Office, Report to the Ranking Democratic Member, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, VA and Defense Health Care: More Information Needed to Determine If VA Can Meet an Increase in Demand for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Services, GAO-04-1069 (Sept. 2004), available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d041069.pdf
Robert Epley, Training Letter 01-01 (Compensation & Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Jan. 8, 2001), available at http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/Admin21/LETTER/TL01_01.doc
U.S. Gov't Accountability Office, VA Health Care: Budget Formulation for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2006, GAO-06-430R (Feb. 2, 2006), available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06430r.pdf
U.S. Gov't Accountability Office, Report to Congressional Requesters, VA Health Care: Spending for Mental Health Strategic Plan Initiatives Was Substantially Less Than Planned, GAO-07-66 (Nov. 2006) available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0766.pdf