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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, CTE, due to lack of Diagnoses and Early...

Posted by defensebaseactcomp on September 21, 2012 “But we may be able to learn that early treatment of the initial acute [brain] injury may avoid this cascade from brain injury to CTE.” As a civilian...

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CNA’s Deadly Paper Games, Just another CNA DBA Suicide in the making

Posted by defensebaseactcomp on June 21, 2012 It is certainly going to have the desired result.  They are going to kill him and it is going to be soon.  Before the year is out I believe this man is...

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WARNING to DBA Claimants/Injured Civilian Contractors in Georgia, Florida,...

Posted by defensebaseactcomp on November 9, 2010  we at Alliance Investigations make it our mission to limit the misses and amplify the hits. AIG (via the taxpayer) is paying this firm to spy on you...

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Congress to Investigate Pentagon Decision to Deny Coverage for Brain Injured...

Posted by defensebaseactcomp on January 24, 2011 By T Christian Miller  ProPublica and Daniel Zwerdling NPR WASHINGTON, D.C.–A key congressional oversight committee announced [1] today that it was...

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Scientific Review Kicks Off to Weigh Treatment for Brain Injured Soldiers

Posted by defensebaseactcomp on February 7, 2011 Perhaps one day diagnoses and treatment options will be made available to Injured Contractors. by T. Christian Miller,  ProPublica, and Daniel...

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Defense Base Act Insurance Company CNA’s TPA Private...

Posted by defensebaseactcomp on March 9, 2011 Since this was posted Injured Contractors “covered” by CNA in South Africa have been intimidated, had their lives threatened, and their family members have...

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Caring for a Loved One with Chronic Pain: The Four Caregiver Cornerstones

Posted by defensebaseactcomp on April 12, 2011 by Lee Woodruff at Huffington Post I’ve written before about the importance of caregivers — the unsung heroes  in our midst. No one asks to become a...

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Few Troops Exposed to Bomb Blasts are Screened For Concussion

Posted by defensebaseactcomp on May 13, 2011 And very rarely are contractors Screened for TBI By T Christian Miller ProPublica and Daniel Zwerdling NPR  May 10, 2011 More than half of U.S. combat...

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Young soldier hangs himself after seeing five comrades killed in Afghanistan

Posted by defensebaseactcomp on May 16, 2011 The Daily Mail UK May 16, 2011 A traumatised young soldier who saw five of his comrades die in action killed himself after becoming unable to cope with the...

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More than 70 Members of Congress Demand Cognitivie Treatment for Troops

More Than 70 Members of Congress Demand Cognitive Treatment for Troops With Traumatic Brain Injuries by T Christian Miller from his series at ProPublica Brain Wars

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Army Vet Battling Private Insurer for Coverage She Feels is Due

Posted by defensebaseactcomp on June 13, 2011 “The American Psychiatric Association has a very specific and rigid stance against psychiatrists rendering diagnoses on patients they have not examined.”...

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Injured Blackwater Xe war contractor approved for treatment by AIG

Posted by defensebaseactcomp on June 16, 2011 Bravo to Kevin Graman for exposing AIG’s  dangerous “risk management” practices. We too hope it is not too late for Jennifer as it has been for so many who...

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Epidemic: Over 400,000 Traumatic Brain Injuries for Vets Coming from Iraq and...

Posted by defensebaseactcomp on June 26, 2011 With like numbers of Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, similar casualty rates though we do not know who they are, why are contractors not receiving...

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Gov’t Watchdog Criticizes Pentagon Center for PTSD, Brain Injuries

Posted by defensebaseactcomp on July 11, 2011 By T Christian Miller and Joaquim Sapien at ProPublica  July 11, 2011 If you want more explanation about the military’s troubles in treating troops with...

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Dementia Risk Linked to Combat Head Injury, Study Says

Posted by defensebaseactcomp on July 18, 2011 Defense Base Act Insurance Companies CNA and AIG  have been extremely negligent in denying Contractors injured in bomb blasts diagnoses and treatment of...

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