Hi,
I've heard this story on the radio.
Only one Congress member and a few reporters are trying to fix this.
22,600 soldiers have been diagnosed with personality disorders and then discharged with no benefits.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.p...t=va&aid=18770
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An army sergeant who had received 22 honors including a Combat Action Badge prior to being wounded in Iraq by a mortar shell was told he was faking his medical symptoms and subjected to abusive treatment until he agreed to a "personality disorder"(PD) discharge.
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Luther's case is no isolated example, writes Kors, noting that in the past three years "The Nation" has uncovered more than two dozen such cases. "All the soldiers were examined, deemed physically and psychologically fit, then welcomed into the military.
All performed honorably before being wounded during service...Yet after seeking treatment for their wounds, each soldier was diagnosed with a pre-existing personality disorder, then discharged and denied benefits," Kors writes.
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http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/291022
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The military uses a diagnosis of PD to deny lifetime disability benefits that the military is required to provide to soldiers like Luther who are wounded during service. When soldiers are discharged with PD, they are also denied long-term medical care.
If that's not enough, soldiers discharged with PD are required to give back part of their re-enlistment bonuses, which if oftentimes larger than their final paychecks.
Consequently, when soldiers diagnosed with PD are discharged, they could end up owing the Military several thousand dollars.
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M.