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Idea to send:	Topic Veterans Protection Content The federal government has a history of neglecting our veterans, and finding ways to escape payment of benefits due. A recent technique, by the Dept. of Defense (DOD), is to refuse treatment for Iraq War veterans with PTSD. These soldiers were discharged for having alleged psychological conditions prior to enlistment. Thus, DOD can refuse to provide or pay for treatment for these veterans. DOD's focus is on dollars saved, not lives saved. Congress is always slow to correct these types of abuses. State employees having any responsibility for veterans affairs, need to be far more aggressive in communicating with, and protecting, our veterans. When the federal government is found to be abusing our veterans, the state needs to take appropriate legal action. This situation is particularly true for members of our National Guard who seem to have taken the most abuse(s) from DOD.