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Injured soldiers returning home for medical treatment face an unacceptable maze of paperwork and bureaucracy, leaders of a presidential commission on veterans' health care said Saturday.

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STONERS
April 14, 2007, 12:19 p.m.
Jose Ramos, a student at George Mason University in Virginia, lost an arm during combat in 2004. He praised the medical care at Walter Reed - once he could get an appointment.
He described having to wait four hours after a scheduled appointment to get in, as well as rescheduling follow-up visits.
"I constantly had to re-explain my symptoms and medical history. It was like starting all over again every time I had an appointment," Ramos said.
Navigating the VA system was just as bad, Ramos said. "The VA system, much like the military medical outprocessing system, is a labyrinth of offices and paperwork that no one seems to want to help with."
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bubba2
April 14, 2007, 11:50 p.m.
From the article --
Tammy Edwards, the wife of Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Edwards who was severely burned when a 500-pound bomb exploded under his vehicle while serving in Iraq, told the commission that spouses often must drop everything to provide care, and parents and grandparents frequently change their way of life because of the burdens. "I have watched several marriages fall apart because the spouses did not receive the emotional support necessary to help them through such a challenging time," She added.
The Presidential panel will hopefully create a decent, intelligent, practical plan to FIX this appalling mess.
"Support the troops" - when will OUR GOVERNMENT really start doing that??