United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-03-17 monographic deposited born digital 14 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-444T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-444T P0b002ee1803a2f8b f:d05444t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-444T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-444T GAO-05-444T Health care services Military personnel Veterans Veterans benefits Veterans hospitals Warfare Interagency relations Vocational rehabilitation Disability benefits Military hospitals Afghanistan Iraq Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Testimony A19618 More than 10,000 U.S. military servicemembers, including members of the National Guard and Reserve, have been injured in the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Those with serious physical and psychological injuries are initially treated at the Department of Defense's (DOD) major military treatment facilities (MTF). The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has made provision of services to these servicemembers a high priority. This testimony focuses on the steps VA has taken and the challenges it faces in providing services to the seriously injured and highlights findings from three recent GAO reports that addressed VA's efforts to provide services to the seriously injured. These services include vocational rehabilitation and employment (VR&E) and health care for those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-444T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-444T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-444T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-444T.pdf GAO-05-444T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-444T Testimony GAO-05-444T; VA Disability Benefits and Health Care: Providing Certain Services to the Seriously Injured Poses Challenges; Health care services Military personnel Veterans Veterans benefits Veterans hospitals Warfare Interagency relations Vocational rehabilitation Disability benefits Military hospitals Afghanistan Iraq Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder