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Commission Urges Improvements to Servicemembers' Care

Press release: A commission tasked to fix problems with wounded servicemembers’ care today presented a 29-page proposal to President Bush that suggests overhauling the disability-rating system and urges more attention be paid to returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans suffering from brain injuries. In the wake of reports that servicemembers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here were receiving sub-par treatment, President Bush created the bi-partisan panel in March, citing a “moral obligation” to provide the best possible care to men and women in uniform…The final commission report, including reports from subcommittees and survey findings, will be made available to the public by July 31…”

  • Final Report Draft, July 24, 2007: The President’s Commission on Care For America’s Returning Wounded Warriors
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