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The Politics of Veteran Benefits in the Twentieth Century
What happened to veterans of the nations involved in the world wars? How did they fare when they returned home and needed benefits? How were they recognized—or not—by their governments and fellow citizens? Where and under what circumstances did they obtain an elevated postwar status? In this sophisticated comparative history of government policies regarding veterans, Martin Crotty, Neil J. Diamant, and Mark Edele examine veterans' struggles for entitlements and benefits in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, the Soviet Union, China, Germany, and Australia after both global conflicts. They illuminate how veterans' success or failure in winning benefits were affected by a range of factors that shaped their ability to exert political influence. Some veterans' groups fought politicians for improvements to their postwar lives; this lobbying, the authors show, could set the foundation for beneficial veteran treatment regimes or weaken the political forces proposing unfavorable policies. The authors highlight cases of veterans who secured (and in some cases failed to secure) benefits and status after wars both won and lost; within both democratic and authoritarian polities; under liberal, conservative, and even Leninist governments; after wars fought by volunteers or conscripts, at home or abroad, and for legitimate or subsequently discredited causes. Veterans who succeeded did so, for the most part, by forcing their agendas through lobbying, protesting, and mobilizing public support. The Politics of Veteran Benefits in the Twentieth Century provides a large-scale map for a research field with a future: comparative veteran studies.
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Beyond the Bonus March and GI Bill
The period between World Wars I and II was a time of turbulent
political change, with suffragists, labor radicals, demagogues, and
other voices clamoring to be heard. One group of activists that has
yet to be closely examined by historians is World War I veterans.
Mining the papers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the
American Legion (AL), Stephen R. Ortiz reveals that veterans
actively organized in the years following the war to claim state
benefits (such as pensions and bonuses), and strove to articulate a
role for themselves as a distinct political bloc during the New
Deal era. Beyond the Bonus March and GI Bill is unique in its
treatment of World War I veterans as significant political actors
during the interwar period. Ortiz's study reinterprets the
political origins of the \"Second\" New Deal and Roosevelt's
electoral triumph of 1936, adding depth not only to our
understanding of these events and the political climate surrounding
them, but to common perceptions of veterans and their
organizations. In describing veteran politics and the competitive
dynamics between the AL and the VFW, Ortiz details the rise of
organized veterans as a powerful interest group in modern American
politics.
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What have we done : the moral injury of our longest wars
\"Most Americans are now familiar with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and its prevalence among troops. In this ... new book, David Wood examines the far more pervasive yet less understood experience of those we send to war: moral injury, the violation of our fundamental values of right and wrong that so often occurs in the impossible moral dilemmas of modern conflict. It is a call to listen intently to our newest generation of veterans, and to ponder the inevitable human costs of putting American 'boots on the ground' as new wars approach\"-- Adapted from book jacket.
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Consideration of substance use in compensation and pension examinations of veterans filing PTSD claims
Veterans filing claims that service-induced PTSD impairs them worry that claims examiners may attribute their difficulties to conditions other than PTSD, such as substance use. Substance use commonly co-occurs with PTSD and complicates establishing a PTSD diagnosis because symptoms may be explained by PTSD alone, PTSD-induced substance use, or by a substance use condition independent of PTSD. These alternative explanations of symptoms lead to different conclusions about whether a PTSD diagnosis can be made. How substance use impacts an examiner's diagnosis of PTSD in a Veteran's service-connection claim has not been previously studied. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that mention of risky substance use in the Compensation & Pension (C&P) examination would result in a lower likelihood of service-connection award, presumably because substance use reflected an alternative explanation for symptoms. Data were analyzed from 208 Veterans' C&P examinations, medical records, and confidentially-collected research assessments. In this sample, 165/208 (79%) Veterans' claims were approved for a mental health condition; 70/83 (84%) with risky substance use mentioned and 95/125 (76%) without risky use mentioned (p = .02). Contrary to the a priori hypothesis, Veterans with risky substance use were more likely to get a service-connection award, even after controlling for baseline PTSD severity and other potential confounds. They had almost twice the odds of receiving any mental health award and 2.4 times greater odds of receiving an award for PTSD specifically. These data contradict assertions of bias against Veterans with risky substance use when their claims are reviewed. The data are more consistent with substance use often being judged as a symptom of PTSD. The more liberal granting of awards is consistent with literature concerning comorbid PTSD and substance use, and with claims procedures that make it more likely that substance use will be attributed to trauma exposure than to other causes.
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Wounded Warrior Handbook
The typical wounded soldier must complete and file twenty-two forms after an active-duty injury.To soldiers and their families coping with the shock and reality of the injuries, figuring out what to do next--even completing tasks that seem easy like submitting paperwork--can be overwhelming and confusing.The second edition of this popular.
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IMPLEMENTING AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH SYSTEMS: SCALING 4MS CARE ACROSS VA
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides health care to 9 million enrolled Veterans across a variety of settings. Nearly 50% of enrolled Veterans are age 65 and older, compared to 16% of the U.S. population. The VA has set out to become the largest integrated Age-Friendly Health System (AFHS), using the 4Ms as a framework to improve care for older adults: what Matters, Medication, Mentation and Mobility. When implemented together, the 4Ms allow interprofessional teams and health systems to provide care consistent with what Matters to each older adult. Since joining AFHS movement in 2020, over 190 care settings at 100 VA facilities have earned recognition from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). VA has identified key drivers to scale-up and spread 4Ms care at the national, local, and team level. Drivers include active and visible national leadership, building a coalition of local champions, and regular commmunication with teams. VA has accelerated adoption of the 4Ms by following IHI’s Action Community (AC) model. At close of registration, 145 teams from 69 VA facilities enrolled in the VA AC. The VA AC offered a series of monthly webinars and coaching calls to empower teams to create a 4Ms plan building on exisiting best practices. In addition to using evidence-based tools identified by IHI, teams may also leverage VA clinical innovations to support their 4Ms plan. Implementation of AFHS provides a framework for interdisciplinary teams to continuously improve Veteran-centered care and ultimately, fulfill VA’s mission to honor America’s aging Veterans.
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