Legal Opinion
Veterans for Common Sense v. Eric K. Shinseki
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 10, 2011No. 08-16728PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge REINHARDT; Dissent by Chief Judge KOZINSKI.
OPINION
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
On an average day, eighteen veterans of our nation’s armed forces take their own *850lives. Of those, roughly one quarter are enrolled with the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) health care system. Among all veterans enrolled in the VA system, an additional 1,000 attempt suicide each month. Although the VA is obligated to provide veterans mental health services, many veterans with severe depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”) are forced to wait weeks for mental health referrals and are…
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