http://www.veteransforamerica.org/2008/02/11/austin-va-researcher-alleges-mismanagement/ Thu, 17 May 2012 07:14:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.veteransforamerica.org/2008/02/11/austin-va-researcher-alleges-mismanagement/#comment-273 Veterans For America » VFA News Analysis: February 11, 2008 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:32:23 +0000 http://www.veteransforamerica.org/2008/02/11/austin-va-researcher-alleges-mismanagement/#comment-273 [...] The director of the program in the University of Texas to research traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) i... of “gross mismanagement, waste and possible fraud” for using some of the program’s $5.4 million grant on research unrelated to TBI.  If the doctor’s allegations are true, it is a troubling display of misplaced priorities by the VA at a time when the number of troops returning with TBI is skyrocketing.  In other troubling news, there is yet another story of a Fort Carson soldier being deployed when he was in no condition to do so.  This young man had attempted suicide and was being treated for bipolar disorder, alcoholism, paranoia, and homicidal tendencies, but was considered “borderline” enough for deployment so the brigade could meet deployable strength.  The Army is also investigating a string of overdoses among soldiers assigned to Warrior Transition Units (WTUs).  Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker does not have exact figures but surmises that these accidental deaths are often “a consequence of the use of multiple prescription and nonprescription medicines and alcohol.” [...] [...] The director of the program in the University of Texas to research traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) i… of “gross mismanagement, waste and possible fraud” for using some of the program’s $5.4 million grant on research unrelated to TBI.  If the doctor’s allegations are true, it is a troubling display of misplaced priorities by the VA at a time when the number of troops returning with TBI is skyrocketing.  In other troubling news, there is yet another story of a Fort Carson soldier being deployed when he was in no condition to do so.  This young man had attempted suicide and was being treated for bipolar disorder, alcoholism, paranoia, and homicidal tendencies, but was considered “borderline” enough for deployment so the brigade could meet deployable strength.  The Army is also investigating a string of overdoses among soldiers assigned to Warrior Transition Units (WTUs).  Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker does not have exact figures but surmises that these accidental deaths are often “a consequence of the use of multiple prescription and nonprescription medicines and alcohol.” [...]

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