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Article: SEN. BOND MEETS WITH VA SECRETARY PEAKE ON POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

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May 20, 2008
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The office of Sen. Christopher S. 'Kit' Bond, R-Mo., issued the following news release:

U.S. Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) today met with Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary James Peake to urge improved treatment for our troops and veterans suffering with mental injuries, like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Bond also told Peake our troops deserve an answer on troubling allegations that the VA has suppressed the number of veteran suicides and has refrained from diagnosing combat veterans with PTSD in order to reduce costs.

"We won't tolerate our government failing our troops and their families who have sacrificed so much for this country," said Bond. ...

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