i'd like to bring to your attention the article quoted below, the part i find most offensive is classifying us as "compensation-seeking veterans" this i believe reflects the view the va has of us, not wounded warriors, not american heros, just "compensation seeking veterans" non-adversarial  my butt.

"Judge to consider VA e-mail about PTSD diagnoses

By PAUL ELIAS
The Associated Press
Thursday, June 5, 2008; 9:20 PM

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge considering a lawsuit that alleges inadequate medical care for veterans ordered government lawyers Thursday to explain an e-mail by a Veterans Administration psychologist suggesting that counselors make a point to diagnose fewer post-traumatic stress disorder cases.

The hearing ordered by U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti follows a two-week trial that ended last month. Veterans groups had sued the VA, saying it inadequately addressed a "rising tide" of mental health problems, especially post-traumatic stress disorder and suicides.

The plaintiffs asked Conti to reopen the case in light of the e-mail discovered after the trial ended.

The judge agreed, saying "the e-mail raises potentially serious questions that may warrant further attention." He ordered lawyers for both sides to appear in court Tuesday to discuss whether the e-mail has any bearing on the case.

The document in question is a March 20 memo written by Norma Perez, who helps coordinate a post-traumatic stress disorder clinical team in central Texas.

"Given that we are having more and more compensation-seeking veterans, I'd like to suggest that you refrain from giving a diagnosis of PTSD straight out," Perez wrote to VA counselors. "We really don't or have time to do the extensive testing that should be done to determine PTSD." ..."