http://grittv.org/2010/01/02/year-in-review-the-things-veterans-carry/ Cultivating a Better Conversation Sat, 14 May 2011 01:31:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://grittv.org/2010/01/02/year-in-review-the-things-veterans-carry/comment-page-1/#comment-2228 elkojohn Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:51:35 +0000 http://www.grittv.org/?p=3696#comment-2228 The last film clip explains the suicide rate. The game is set up against the vet. We have to fight the system to get the assistance to which we are entitled. It's an adversarial system. The VA has all the records, all the information, all the experience of previous claims. I have to prove everything without knowledge of what has been accepted by the VA in previous cases. For some of us the war affects our mental health. Loose your temper in the VA and security escorts you to the street. The rage and despair takes over. Do I kill the enemy or kill myself. Sometimes suicide seems like the best way out. The last film clip explains the suicide rate.
The game is set up against the vet.
We have to fight the system to get the assistance to which we are entitled.
It’s an adversarial system.
The VA has all the records, all the information, all the experience of previous claims.
I have to prove everything without knowledge of what has been accepted by the VA in previous cases.
For some of us the war affects our mental health.
Loose your temper in the VA and security escorts you to the street.
The rage and despair takes over.
Do I kill the enemy or kill myself.
Sometimes suicide seems like the best way out.

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