Veteran's Health Issues: Catastrophic Injuries and Brain Injuries
Reports suggest it will take a concerted effort to address the health problems confronting our nation's soldiers as they return from war. Their problems parallel some of the issues facing our overall health system, but in a more acute form. One such issue is catastrophic injury, another is the complex world of traumatic brain injury and polytrauma (multiple severe injuries). The presence of so many catastrophic injuries raises concerns about the ability of the Veterans' Administration to fulfill its duties. The Defense Appropriations Act of 2007 reduced the annual research funding for the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center from $14 million to $7 million. After an outcry from veterans' groups and others, the funds were eventually restored by politicians on both sides of the aisle.
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