Christopher
Corey
Dr. Sonia
Begert
English 102
17 February
2015
Annotated Bibliography
Angrist, Joshua. "The Effect of
Veteran's Benefits on Education and Earnings.” Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 46.4 (Jul. 1993): 637-652. JSTOR. Web.15 Jan. 15.
Veterans utilizing their Montgomery or
Post 911 G.I. Bill have shown to have increased earnings and more educational
goals being achieved. The problem is that a lot of veterans that have this
benefit available to them don’t know the process involved in using it. Veterans
need to be educated on the qualification and process in using this great
benefit. A lot of veterans have been discharged or separated from their branch
of service for many years and may not even know who to contact in regards to
acquiring information.
Beckham, Jean C. “Are Iraq and
Afghanistan Veterans Using Mental Health Services? New Data From a National
Random-Sample Survey.” Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.) 64.2
(2013): 134–141. PMC. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
Many veterans who return home from
serving overseas particularly in Iraq or Afghanistan suffer from some form of
PTSD. This article looks into the facts of whether war veterans are using their
mental health benefits or if they have no knowledge of them. Data collected on
this survey provides us with a great idea of how many veterans are suffering
from some sort of mental issue and how many of those go untreated. Chris Kyle’s
story is a perfect example of how veterans are effected mentally and if left
untreated can turn into something much worse.
Bronstein,
Scott, Nelli Black, and Drew Griffin. “Hospital delays are killing America’s
war veterans” (2013). CNN. Web. 3 Feb
15.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/19/health/veterans-dying-health-care-delays/
This is another article explaining how
veterans are dying because of delays and how veterans are at the mercy of the
hospitals terrible planning. Even though many veterans have died awaiting
treatment these hospitals continue to receive good reviews and promote their staff.
The fact this is happening is wrong and this piece helps unravel the real
problem here.
Bronstein, Scott, Nelli Black, and Drew
Griffin. "Veterans Dying Because of Health Care Delays." (2014). CNN.
Web. 9 Jan 15
This article covers the story of atleast
19 veterans who died awaiting treatment and diagnosis at VA hospitals. The
story of Barry Coates is told first hand and goes into details of his
experience with the VA. For over a year Barry begged for an appointment to
receive a colonoscopy and did eventually get that appointment only to find a
cancerous tumor. He is now undergoing chemotherapy in an effort to save his
life. If we would have been properly diagnosed and treated well before his
appointment the tumor could have been caught much earlier.
Dawn, Vogt, et al. “Barriers to Veterans
Health Administration Care in a Nationally Representative Sample of Women
Veterans.” (2006). PMC. Web. 5 Feb
2015.
This article provides a different look
on what women veterans face in the difficulty utilizing their benefits. A
comparison between civilian women vice veteran women shows the difference is
psychological states as well as emotional states. Individual and structural
barriers have made using their benefits particularly more difficult than men’s.
Devin, Curt. “Bad VA Care may have
Killed more than 1,000 Veterans, senator’s report says.”CNN. 24 Jun 2014. CNN.
Web. 10 Feb 2015
This article goes into depth about
treatment delays for veterans resulting in deaths. Although the connection
between the wait time for diagnosis and treatment has not been officially
linked to each other it is under investigation. A controversial system that
promoted and incentivized managers to hide the fact that patients were waiting
months for care is brought to light.
Glantz, Aaron. The War Comes Home:
Washington's Battle against America's Veterans. Aaron Glantz, Berkley; UCP,
2009. Print.
This book goes into detail on how
America and Veterans Administration have neglected soldiers and specifically
their benefits not being provided to them. Veterans are felt as they are casted
aside for new and upcoming service members therefore their needs are not met.
It provides us with insight on how the Bush Administration cut back on veterans’ benefits year after year providing them with less
options. This book will be particularly useful because it gives a connection on
a personal level with the veterans effected by these cuts and maltreatment.
Lee, Christopher. "Delayed Benefits
Frustrate Veterans; Hundreds of Thousands of Disability Claims Pending at VA;
Current Wars Likely to Strain System further." The Washington
Post. Apr 08 2007. ProQuest. Web. 10 Feb. 2015.
This article tells the story of a World
War II veteran who contacted the VA nearly every day trying to collect his
benefits that he rightfully earned. The article goes into how the VA has this
cultural attitude of hostility surrounding it. Specifically, how business is handled
over the phone, in person, and on paper; as in paper just magically getting
lost 3 times. This article will provide me information on first hand encounter
and details of the encounter of a war veteran.
Maynard, Charles. "Department of
Veterans Affairs Compensation and Medical Care Benefits Accorded to Veterans
with Major Limb Loss." (2010). Journal of Rehabilitation and
Development. 47.4 (2010):
403-408. Web. 08 Jan 15.
This article dives into the relatively
unknown federal benefits available to veterans who have lost a limb in combat.
Over 2000 veterans reported a limb loss during the Vietnam War most of which
reported receiving some sort of care of compensation from the VA. These
benefits are important because they provide health care and financial support.
This article is a great rendition of how the VA should be operating and
providing care to its service members.
Philpott, Don, Janelle Hill. The
Wounded Warrior Handbook: A Resource Guide for Returning Veterans. Lanham,
MD: Government Institutes, 2012. Print.
This handbook gives wounded combat
veterans specific information on questions or benefits inquiries that they may
have. From personal experience information is not always at the ready and you
must dig deep to find the answer to your questions. This hand book covers all
of the benefits wounded veterans are entitled to and how to go about obtaining
those benefits. Veterans can retrieve specific form numbers and resources to
fulfill their requirements to collect benefits. This handbook is useful because
it is a prime example of ways to improve upon veteran’s awareness of VA
policies and procedures and is a perfect example of what should be the norm for
VA practices. Every veteran should get this handbook as a benefit to them at no
charge.
Oppel, Richard. “Some Top Officials Knew
of V.A. Woes, Before the Scandal.” NY
Times. 25 Dec 2014. Web. 1 Feb 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/26/us/politics/high-level-knowledge-before-veterans-affairs-scandal.html?_r=0015.
This article goes into details about the
politics that were played by the VA’s higher up officials. Susan Bowers is an
executive in charge of dozens of VA hospitals submitted a report that claimed all of the hospitals she was in
charge of were in certified compliance with policy. She was pressured to submit
that report falsely by other VA officials knowing full well that they were not
compliant.
Peterson, Gary, Emmons, Mark. “Veterans’
claims for benefits delayed by crushing VA backlog.” San Jose Mercury News. 16 Apr 2013. Mercurynews. 16 Feb 2015.
A insight into William Kasten’s VA claim
that went untouched for over 700 days which triggered a series of interviews with
VA reps. These interviews unveiled a ton of facts about a giant backlog of over
800,000 claims in processing and the average wait time for a claim to be
processed is 273 days. Specific VA sites are worse than others and this article
provides information from multiple sites.
“Some Veterans’ Hospitals in Shocking
Shape.” ABC News (2012) Web. 16 Feb 2015.
ABC News took a tour of several
hospitals throughout the United States with a hidden camera and a reporter to
see the conditions of these hospitals. They found almost all of them were not
up code and tons of backlog patient files. Reports of misdiagnosis, terrible
management, and deficient care we’re all hot issues that were addressed.
Snyder, Michael. “Why does the U.S.
Government Treat Military Veterans Like Human Garbage?” 30 Aug 2012. The American Dream. 11 Feb
2015.
An article that dives into various
stories of the terrible treatment of veterans returning from war. Each and
every service member has dedicated their lives to serving their country only to
be re paid with not so good rewards. The author provides thorough details and
facts about endless waiting for veteran benefits, homeless veterans, VA
hospital conditions, and much more.
United States. Department of Labor. “Employment
Workshop Transition from Military to Civilian Workforce.” Department
of Labor. Jan 2015. Web. 10 Feb 2015.
A government document written by the
Department of Labor which is a guide for participants in a transition to
civilian life course offered for service members. It covers different scenarios
and possible differences in personal interactions members should expect to see.
Through resume writing and knowledge of all your benefits this guide will give
you the tools to be successful and knowledgeable of the transition in front of
you.
United States. Department of Labor.
“Transition Assistance Manual.” Deparment
of Labor. 2015. Web. 10 Feb 2015.
An additional guide for transitioning
service members to use in helping the process to civilian life. This guide
offers instruction on personal appraisal, career exploration, strategies for an
effective job search, and much more. This is the guide that is used in the
military Transition GPS course which is a requirement for all military members
separating from their branch of service. This guide details benefits available
to service members as well.
United States. Department of Veterans
Affairs. Office of Inspector General. “Review of Alleged Patient Deaths,
Patient Wait Times, and Scheduling Practices at the Phoenix VA Health Care
System.” Office of the Inspector General.
Department of Veterans Affairs. 26 Aug. 2014. Web. 10 Feb. 15.
This government document reviews
specific cases of veteran’s deaths, wait times for benefits, and the scheduling
malpractice of the Phoenix Health Care System. The Veterans Administration
assembled a team of auditors to review patient medical records who had died
while on a wait list to receive treatment. They also reviewed records of
appointments completed and there expected wait times versus the actual amount
of time the patient waited for treatment. Lastly, they reviewed over 1 million
emails and messages to determine validity of these cases to determine
accountability issues. This PDF will be useful in my research project because
it provides specific case studies and accurate percentages of veterans who
faced these challenges. It provides unique situations that give us an idea of
the different conflicts veterans and their families face in dealing with the
VA.
This entry gives us information on the
policy of a mandatory 40 hour training program to make veterans aware of their
benefits upon separating from the armed forces. The transition from military to
civilian life is difficult and this document provides proof the hardships these
military members face and how the VA is not helping the case. I can use this
article in my research project to support ideas that should be in effect to
minimize veterans not receiving the knowledge of their benefits and what can be
done to improve the process of transitioning to civilian life.
Wooten, Adam.
"Access to Mental Health Services at Veteran Affairs Community-Based
Outpatient Clinics." (2012). Industrial
and Labor Relations Review 46.4 (Jul. 1993):637-652.Web.15 Jan. 15. http://ezproxy.olympic.edu:2067
Access to mental health services at the
VA’s outpatient clinics is a system created by the VA instead of using
conventional hospitals. In order to decrease the volume of customers at general
public hospitals the VA now requires all beneficiaries to go to these
outpatient clinics for treatment. This has become highly inconvenient veterans
because although there are a lot of locations throughout the country not all
have an outpatient clinic within reasonable distance.
Zezima, Katie. “Everything you need to
know about the VA and the scandals engulfing it.” The Washington Post. 30 May 2014. The Fix. 5 Feb 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/05/21/a-guide-to-the-va-and-the-scandals-engulfing-it/
An excellent article breaking down
exactly what was happening during the VA’s period of extensive wait times,
delays, and deaths. This article includes the story of uncovering the scandals
and the resignation of the VA secretary Eric Shinseki. A detailed run down of
the VA works and how it has deviated from the procedure and how it was caught
gives you a great idea of exactly what has been going on.
