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• Shinseki says VA on target for ending backlog

  March 24, 2013 12:11 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - VA Secretary Eric Shinseki is standing by his commitment to end the disability claims backlog by 2015. Veterans receive disability compensation for injuries or illness incurred during their active military service. About 600,000 claims, or 70 percent of all claims, are considered to be in backlog. The... more »

• Bill would expand fertility coverage for veterans

  August 18, 2012 2:53 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A bill being considered in the U.S. Senate is aimed at helping wounded veterans start families by expanding coverage for in vitro fertilization. Soldiers with pelvic or spinal cord injuries can have reproductive problems. The Department of Veterans Affairs currently covers some procedures to help veterans conceive,... more »

• Fort Carson veterans use filmmaking as therapy for stress

  June 6, 2012 11:32 AM

  FORT CARSON, Colorado (AP) - With a growing demand for ways to treat the psychological damage of war, one U.S. Army project is offering therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder by encouraging soldiers to take control of their stories in a filmmaking class, the I Was There Media Workshop. The program... more »

• UPDATE: abuse suspect denies strangling charge Play Video

  May 31, 2012 7:45 PM

  We're getting very different accounts of an alleged animal abuse case involving a Fort Carson Soldier. Animal welfare officers say 28 year-old Brian Jones admitted to strangled two dogs to relieve homicidal urges. However, he says it never happened. Specialist Jones was formally charged with one count of Cruelty... more »

• Marijuana activists try again on PTSD petition

  May 29, 2012 3:29 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Marijuana advocates in Colorado are trying again to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of conditions for which doctors can recommend medical marijuana under Colorado law. A group of about 40 activists delivered petitions to the state board of health Tuesday afternoon. They say PTSD affects... more »

• Woman shares horrors of PTSD, looking for answers Play Video

  January 23, 2012 7:44 PM

  A Colorado Springs woman says she's still recovering from the horrors of domestic violence she experienced last summer. However, Rebecca Granados says she feels like it was her husband's Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder that led to the attack - and more specifically the medications he was taking. Now she says she... more »

• Local woman wishes she could have done more for husband with P.T.S.D.

  January 23, 2012 4:34 PM

  A Colorado Springs woman is still recovering from the horrors of domestic violence she experienced last summer. However, Rebecca Granados says she feels like it was her husband's Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder that led to the attack - and more specifically the medications he was taking. Now she wishes she would... more »

• VA wait times too much for local vet Play Video

  December 13, 2011 7:50 PM

  "I am so blessed that this woman stuck with me; I mean I've put her through the test," says Don Dupuis, a Vietnam veteran. He says it's the 40-plus years of P.T.S.D. he's had since coming home from war. "Something wasn't right; I just didn't know what it was,"... more »

• CO authors coming to the Springs to discuss PTSD

  September 21, 2011 6:33 PM

  Colorado authors -- who share their stories of dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder -- are coming to Colorado Springs Thursday to help local families for free. Tony Seahorn - a Vietnam veteran - and his wife Janet - a C.S.U. Professor - wrote a book called "Tears of a... more »

• Military spouses learning to deal with combat stress

  May 12, 2011 9:25 PM

  Women who deal with the effects of combat stress, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or traumatic brain injuries in their home are getting together this weekend -- trying to find ways to help. Hope for the Home Front is hosting a conference Friday through Sunday at the Glen Eyrie Conference Center... more »

• Faith community addressing PTSD issues

  April 30, 2011 8:00 PM

  Even with all of the resources of the military, taking care of all of the soldiers coming home with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a big task. Local experts say we have 70,000 active duty or retired military suffering from P.T.S.D. in the Pikes Peak region. "Talking about the divorce... more »

• Trauma expert says common PTSD treatments may not be the best

  March 21, 2011 7:23 PM

  Local experts say that 10 to 30 percent of military coming home from war could be diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. "We are a hotbed for trauma just because of our military instillations and what's going on," says Brian Duncan, C.E.O. of the Haven Warrior Support Center... more »

• Soldiers battle post-traumatic stress disorder through art

  October 31, 2010 10:48 AM

  After witnessing the horrors of war, many of our soldiers are afflicted with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Specialist Isaac Torres was one of them. He returned from Iraq in 2006; eight months later he was diagnosed with PTSD. Over the years, "I've tried many therapies," he says; however, none... more »

• Questions loom over drug given to sleepless vets

  August 30, 2010 8:36 AM

  Some military families are calling on Congress to investigate several deaths of soldiers and veterans who were taking a potent anti-pyschotic called Seroquel. Thousands of soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have received the same medication over the last nine years. It's unclear how many soldiers have... more »

• Air Force dog suffering from PTSD

  August 3, 2010 9:04 AM

  An Air Force master sergeant says a military working dog is recovering from a case of PTSD after a tour of duty in Iraq. Eric Haynes of Peterson Air Force Base says a German shepherd named Gina was a playful 2-year-old when she went to Iraq as a bomb-sniffing... more »

• Local vet helping others fight PTSD

  July 25, 2010 7:36 PM

  These days Antione Johnson spends a lot of time trying to reach out to soldiers. He knows a lot are coming home with issues. He thinks he can help, but it's all about getting through. "It's really hard to really break that barrier," says Johnson, who's working to... more »

• Colorado group discusses help for combat stress

  July 21, 2010 12:09 PM

  A Colorado Springs nonprofit is participating in a discussion with a congressional committee on ways to help soldiers and their families deal with combat stress. Representatives of the Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Group and others will attend a meeting with the House Committee on Veterans Affairs in Washington on... more »

• Fighting a growing problem

  July 19, 2010 7:21 PM

  Two of the most prominent ailments among our soldiers returning from war, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and traumatic brain injuries, are some of the toughest to treat. 3,500 4th B.C.T. soldiers made their way back to Fort Carson in May -- of those soldiers, studies say up to a fifth... more »

• Looking forward to new V.A. regulations

  July 12, 2010 7:49 PM

  There are new guidelines in place that will help soldiers file claims for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, one of the most common after effects of war. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs signed off on the change today, to try and streamline the process. For one local man, there is... more »

• Fort Carson and Washington respond to NY Times article

  April 26, 2010 6:33 PM

  Many points in Sunday's New York Times article have Fort Carson's and Washington's attention. "There was a New York Times article yesterday (Sunday) about our Warrior Transition Unit at Ft. Carson Colorado, that probably raised concern about how the Army is caring for its wounded ill and injured soldiers,"... more »

• A personal view of PTSD

  February 15, 2010 7:12 PM

  It's hard to think of guarding convoys in Baghdad, Iraq during the peak of the Army's troop surge as normal , but to Sergeant Nicholas Gray it became a way of life during the 12 months he was deployed there in 2006 and 2007. He said it was like... more »

• Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD

  November 20, 2009 9:08 AM

  A military experiment is under way to try to predict who's most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. Doctors say understanding underlying triggers might help reduce the burden of those who return from combat psychologically wounded, if they can get early help. PTSD is a crippling condition that can emerge... more »