Court reverses itself on veterans healthcare overhaul

[Recon133]

My God! How can our Government treat our Combat Vets health with such dis-regard!

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court has reversed a ruling that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs must overhaul how it cares for veterans with combat-related mental health care illnesses. By a 10-1 decision, a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said it could not conclude that the VA's treatment of veterans, which sometimes causes claims to remain unaddressed for several years, was unconstitutional.
The panel said only Congress or the President had authority to direct changes to speed up how veterans are treated. Nonprofit groups contended the VA contributed to the despair that led to roughly 6,500 suicides a year by U.S. veterans.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/co...hcare-overhaul

[IEDmagnet]

One must only look to where the ruling came from.

[zanshin]

I didn't have to read past "a federal appeals court has reversed a ruling..." and knew it was the 9th Circuit COA. Fucking commie asshats. I hope they all die horribly and rot in hell for eternity.

[LOOON]

9th circuit is the most fucked up bench in the country......

[Old All American]

Like most cases the 9th handles it will have to go up to the Supremes and be reversed. Sadly, that won't help the vets who need help NOW! The three "D"s of the VA: Delay, Deny, you Die...

[gunsmittys]

Veteran's care at the VA is an after thought..it is about the bureaucrats and their own self-aggrandizement. Old All American is right...it is the 3 Ds...