In the tide of new PTSD cases, fear of fraud grows

In the tide of new PTSD cases, fear of fraud grows
Moved by a huge tide of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress, Congress has pressured the Department of Veterans Affairs to settle their disability claims—quickly, humanely and mostly in the vets’ favor. The problem: The system is dysfunctional, an open invitation to fraud. And the VA has proposed changes that could make deception even easier.