Katrina J. Eagle, a veterans' lawyer in California, said the proposed rule would also require veterans to receive diagnoses from department-employed or approved psychiatrists and psychologists.
Critics said the proposed rule would still require veterans to prove a connection between a traumatizing event and their PTSD, even when that connection was not clear cut.
Current rules require veterans who have received diagnoses of PTSD to document that they experienced traumatic events during service that triggered the disorder.
WASHINGTON — Under withering criticism from veterans and Congress, President Obama on Wednesday abandoned a proposal that would have required veterans to use their private health insurance to pay for the treatment of combat-related injuries.
The Veterans Affairs Department plans to announce Monday it will no longer require veterans to prove what might have triggered their illness.
Democrats in Congress are organizing to squash a White House proposal that would require veterans to use private insurance to pay for treatment of their combat and service-related injuries.
While the Defense Department claims that 88percentt of military jobs have "direct civilian counterparts," Reuters reports, most states require veterans to register for lengthy and burdensome training classes before they can take on comparable positions at home.
Few fire departments require veterans to maintain the physical standards required of new hires [ 23].
Historically, teams with freshman superstars have always required veteran leaders: Michael Jordan won in his first year at North Carolina with help from his elders; so did Carmelo Anthony, at Syracuse.
