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TreatNOW End-of-2025 Update

January 8, 2026 Robert Beckman 1920 Views AHI, blast injury, brain wounds, burn pits, concussion, Covid, HBOT, HBOT Treatment, heal brain wounds, hyperbaric, hyperbaric chamber, hyperbaric oxygen, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, mild tbi, Persistent Post-Concussive Syndrome, polytrauma, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, service member suicides, suicidal ideation, TBI

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT: DoD and the VA should immediately treat brain-wounded Service Members with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and other proven alternative therapies to stop the suicide and opioid overdose epidemics and bolster readiness imperiled by untreated brain wounds. The evidence of safety and efficacy is backed by over 28 clinical trials. Oversight of Veteran suicides seems to be left to family members, friends, some not-for-profits, and the media since Congress, the VA and DoD allow the carnage to continue. Read More

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The NFL could run the VA, and vice versa

August 22, 2024 Robert Beckman 1912 Views blast injury, brain injury, brain wounds, burn pits, CTE, HBOT, hyperbaric chamber, MAID, Medical assistance in dying, mild tbi, Persistent Post-Concussive Syndrome, polytrauma, suicides, TBI, TBI treatment, TBI Veterans

It is not hyperbole to draw parallels between the NFL and the VA [and DoD as well] when it comes to willful ignorance about how to both diagnose and treat brain wounds, no matter when suffered. And even they know that the earlier the diagnosis and treatment, the greater the likelihood that suicides, suffering and costs are reduced.

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How Hyperbaric Oxygenation is Restoring Brains damaged by AHI, Burn Pits, BLAST/TBI/PTSD/Concussion

July 26, 2024 Robert Beckman 2651 Views AHI, blast injury, Burn pit exposure, burn pits, concussion, concussion treatment, Havana Syndrome, HBOT, hyperbaric, hyperbaric chamber, Hyperbaric Oxygenation, PTSD, repeated blast exposure, TBI, TBI treatment

The validity of using HBOT for wound healing to the brain is validated in the most recent research. Unsurprisingly, delivering oxygen under pressure safely and economically leads to effective wound healing. And numerous other interventions for comorbid maladies have a much better chance of effectiveness when the concussion cascade is interrupted and reversed.

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Dear Mr. President and Dr. Biden:

September 9, 2022 Robert Beckman 2038 Views brain injury, brain wound, burn pits, concussion, H.R. 3967, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, mental health, opioid, opioid epidemic, OUD, oxygen, PACT Act, pharmaceuticals, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, S. 3373, suicide epidemic, Suicide Prevention, TBI, traumatic brain injury, VA, Veteran Suicide, Veterans, Veterans Affairs

The following letter was delivered to the White House during the Burn Pit Legislation-signing ceremony. A similar letter was hand-delivered to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis McDonough, and is being delivered to the Secretary of Defense, GEN Lloyd J. Austin III. The challenge for the entire US Government, and medicine in general, is to expand the out-dated “standards of care” for brain wounds. That includes recognizing and properly diagnosing those brain wounds. We must teach and act on what science has demonstrated: mental health and wellness depend on a healthy brain. Read More

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The PACT Act, Burn Pits, and Next Steps

August 4, 2022 Robert Beckman 2815 Views brain injury, burn pits, concussion, H.R. 3967, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, mental health, opioid, opioid epidemic, OUD, oxygen, PACT Act, pharmaceuticals, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, S. 3373, suicide epidemic, TBI, traumatic brain injury, VA, Veteran Suicide, Veterans, Veterans Affairs

Several members of the TreatNOW Coalition, all Burn Pit victims, will be at the White House for the Signing of Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics, or PACT, Act. Extensive interviews with these wounded, most of them also suffering from TBI/PTSD, reveals that the VA is failing them in actual treatments. Short and variable staffing, lack of qualified specialists, long wait times, over-reliance on drugs, lack of proven protocols, and a myriad of other shortcomings, indicate that Burn Pit victims will have access to care that already has proven to be too often inadequate and lacking in effectiveness, rather than “high-quality integrated health care.” While we applaud the reversal of the VA intransigence on Burn Pits, we will remain vigilant in stressing that the VA expand access to alternative modalities like Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Read More

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Burn Pits Breakthrough for Veterans

May 19, 2022 Robert Beckman 2044 Views Agent Orange, Burn pit exposure, burn pits, burn pits protocol, Hyperbaric Oxygenation, PCS

The two top-ranking senators on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Wednesday announced a long-sought bipartisan deal on a comprehensive bill that could help millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits during their military service Read More

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Burn Pits Protocol

June 2, 2021 Robert Beckman 2135 Views Agent Orange, Burn pit exposure, burn pits, burn pits protocol, PCS

The “presumption of service connection” designation has not been established by the VA for Gulf War Syndrome, nor for damage from Burn Pits. A Bill making its way through Congress dubbed the Veterans Right to Breathe Act seeks to presume a service connection for nine conditions related to veterans’ burn pit exposure.

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