California: A New Hearing in V.A. CaseA federal judge presiding over a lawsuit alleging mistreatment of veterans has ordered a hearing regarding new evidence in the case. The judge, Samuel Conti of Federal District Court in San Francisco, ordered the hearing, scheduled for Tuesday, after the emergence of an internal e-mail message that appears to urge Veterans Affairs clinicians to avoid making a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder to save money.
The first of several breaking news stories involves the latest on the "Blue Water Navy" lawsuit. Unfortunately, it is not good news. Several years ago Congress ordered the Department of Veteran Affairs to stop compensating Navy Veterans who did not serve on land during the Vietnam War. These veterans suffered from the same diseases that plague those who did serve on land. But, according to somebody in power in Washington, they could not possibly have been exposed to the herbicides, which were sprayed over the entire land therefore their benefits were stopped.
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