In case you were wondering,diseases(not injuries) I/A vets are coming back with

[w8liftinglady]

Don't hear much about it,do you?

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/images/foia/pdf/PDF2/PDF3/gwot_health_12_08.pdf


Frequency of Possible Diagnoses Among OEF and OIFVeterans
Diagnosis (n = 425,538)
(Broad ICD-9 Categories) Frequency * %
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (001-139) 53,522 12.6
Malignant Neoplasms (140-208) 4,351 1.0
Benign Neoplasms (210-239) 18,979 4.5
Diseases of Endocrine/Nutritional/ Metabolic Systems (240-279)
102,452 24.1
Diseases of Blood and Blood Forming Organs (280-289)
10,644 2.5
Mental Disorders (290-319) 193,879 45.6
Diseases of Nervous System/ Sense Organs (320-389)
159,282 37.4
Diseases of Circulatory System (390-459) 74,166 17.4
Disease of Respiratory System (460-519) 91,030 21.4
Disease of Digestive System (520-579) 139,451 32.8
Diseases of Genitourinary System (580-629) 48,816 11.5
Diseases of Skin (680-709) 72,965 17.1
Diseases of Musculoskeletal System/Connective System (710-739)
212,839 50.0
Symptoms, Signs and Ill Defined Conditions (780-799)
182,740 42.9
Injury/Poisonings (800-999) 100,562 23.6
*These are cumulative data since FY 2002, with data on hospitalizations and outpatient visits as of December 31, 2008; veterans can have multiple diagnoses with each healthcare encounter. A veteran is counted only once in any single diagnostic category but can be counted in multiple categories, so the above numbers add up to greater than 425,538.

[FirstLight]

1. how many of these diseases

can be caused by the toxins they were exposed to and uranium, etc...?

scary, sad, and so horrible that our military people end up being the worst kinds of guinea pigs

[lovuian]

2. Bingo

we are poisoning our own army
there is no respect for them in that

[w8liftinglady]

3. don't forget,these numbers don't include Vietnam and GW One vets...

a crying,disgusting shame...one no one seems to want to mention(no one who counts,anyway)

my editorial topic this week.
the pain is a perpetual event until wars end.

[w8liftinglady]

4. ...and these "mental disorders"

and you wonder why we hear more and more incidences of violence?

Frequency of Possible Mental Disorders Among OEF/OIF Veterans since 2002*
Disease Category (ICD 290-319 code) Total Number of GWOT Veterans**
PTSD (ICD-9CM 309.81)+ 101,882
Depressive Disorders (311)69,474
Neurotic Disorders (300) 55,842
Affective Psychoses (296) 39,825
Nondependent Abuse of Drugs (ICD 305)++30,406
Alcohol Dependence Syndrome (303) 18,054
Special Symptoms, Not Elsewhere Classified (307)10,822
Specific Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder 9,900
due to Organic Brain Damage (310)
Sexual Deviations and Disorders (302)9,505
Persistent Mental Disorders due to Conditions8,357
Classified Elsewhere (294)
* Note –These are cumulative data since FY 2002. ICD diagnoses used in these analyses are obtained from computerized administrative data. Although diagnoses are made by trained healthcare providers, up to one-third of coded diagnoses may not be confirmed when initially coded because the diagnosis is provisional, pending further evaluation.
** A total of 193,879 unique patients received a diagnosis of a possible mental disorder. A veteran may have more than one mental disorder diagnosis and each diagnosis is entered separately in this table; therefore, the total number above will be higher than 193,879 .
+ This row of data does not include information on PTSD from VA’s Vet Centers or data from veterans not enrolled for VHA healthcare. Also, this row does not include veterans who did not receive a diagnosis of PTSD (ICD 309.81) but had a diagnosis of adjustment reaction(ICD-9 309).
++This category currently excludes 53,153 veterans who have a diagnosis of tobacco use disorder(ICD-9CM 305.1) and no other ICD-9CM 305