MacGregor Casey, Heilemann MarySue V
School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles.
Health Soc Work. 2017 May 1;42(2):e86-e93. doi: 10.1093/hsw/hlx017.
Veterans recently returned from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) experience many health and mental health problems after deployment. These OEF/OIF veterans are applying and appealing for veterans' disability compensation (VDC) at rapidly increasing rates, often for "invisible conditions" such as posttraumatic stress disorder. Little is known about how veterans experience the process of applying and receiving VDC. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with OEF/OIF veterans ages 35 and younger (N = 18). This article addresses how veterans perceive themselves, and other veterans, of being deserving and undeserving of VDC. Veterans' rationales can be categorized into four primary areas: (1) risking and suffering, (2) the cause of the condition, (3) intentions to become self-sufficient, and (4) putting VDC to "good use."
最近从持久自由行动（OEF）和伊拉克自由行动（OIF）归来的退伍军人在部署后经历了许多健康和心理健康问题。这些参与OEF/OIF行动的退伍军人申请和上诉退伍军人残疾补偿（VDC）的比率正在迅速上升，而且通常是因为创伤后应激障碍等“隐形病症”。对于退伍军人如何经历申请和获得VDC的过程，人们知之甚少。我们对18名年龄在35岁及以下的参与OEF/OIF行动的退伍军人进行了深入的定性访谈。本文探讨了退伍军人如何看待自己以及其他退伍军人是否应得VDC。退伍军人的理由可分为四个主要方面：（1）冒险与受苦，（2）病症的起因，（3）实现自给自足的意图，以及（4）将VDC“善加利用”。
