Iraq war veteran, 25, shoots himself after battle with PTSD
Once every half hour in America, a veteran tries to commit suicide according to VA figures for 2011 We’ll never know how many Civilian Contractor Suicides , how many could be prevented The Daily Mail...
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Texas District Court Rules Iraq War Not Life Threatening Eyesslinck VS Ronco Consulting: Injustice Prevails Many Civilian Contractors were sent to Post War Iraq in 2003 with little consideration for...
View ArticleArmy Wants PTSD Clinicians to Stop Screening for Fakers: Chances are they are...
While even the military realizes the dangers of delaying and denying PTSD Diagnoses and Treatment The Defense Base Act Insurance Companies and their Overly Zealous Defense continue to brutally delay...
View ArticleMesothelioma, Toxic Exposures, Veterans and Civilian Contractors
Mesothelioma and Veterans, Civilian Contractors Guest Post By Douglas Karr August 9, 2012 Military members are exposed to plenty of risks that the average person would never have to deal with. In...
View ArticleOfficer Down: Police, PTSD and Suicide
Left untreated, the effects of PTSD on law enforcement can be terrible. In 2012 so far, more police have died by their own hand than by gunfire. Workers Comp Insider August 13, 2012 Thanks to Workers...
View ArticleSuicides and Mental Trauma of Family Members
Civilian Contractors Families have no family support system, no family counseling, plus often the added stress of no medical care and/or disability payments for years on end Is it a wonder that most...
View ArticleBurn, Baby !, Burn !
Remember when rioters in Watts, Calif., began shouting “Burn, Baby! BURN!” in the turmoil of 1965? I’m sure they didn’t have the following future in mind. That would be the various lawsuits against KBR...
View ArticleTierney and Cummings Seek Administration Help on Legislation to Save...
“IT”S TIME TO FIX THIS PROGRAM” Washington, DC (Sept. 11, 2012)— September 17, 2012 Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep....
View ArticleChronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, CTE, due to lack of Diagnoses and Early...
“But we may be able to learn that early treatment of the initial acute [brain] injury may avoid this cascade from brain injury to CTE.” As a civilian contractor you will be denied early treatment by...
View Article$85 million awarded to 12 Oregon soldiers; KBR guilty of negligence, not fraud
Oregon Live November 2, 1012 A Portland jury found defense contractor KBR Inc. was negligent, but did not commit fraud against a dozen Oregon Army National Guard soldiers who sued the company for its...
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