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Akaka urging coordination over TBI
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Jun 18, 2010 21:44:42 EDT
Posted : Friday Jun 18, 2010 21:44:42 EDT
HONOLULU — Hawaii Sen. Daniel Akaka is urging stronger coordination between the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments over traumatic brain injury.
Akaka, the chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and other senators wrote the secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs on Thursday, saying TBI has become the signature wound over the past nine years of war.
The senators are calling for prompt action to finalize and implement the Defense Department’s draft policy mandating evaluation and rest periods for those with TBI.
The lawmakers also want the expedited establishment of DoD centers of excellence for military eye injuries, hearing loss and amputations.
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