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An Open Letter to Commandant of the US Coast Guard

August 5, 2026 Robert Beckman 97 Views brain health, brain wound, coast guard, concussion, HBOT, HBOT Treatment, Healing with Hyperbarics, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, mental health, Operator Syndrome, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, TBI, toxic exposure, traumatic brain injury, Veteran Suicide

Admiral, you’re going to get pushback when you seek ground truth about how to treat Operator Syndrome and BLAST brain wounds. The polytrauma that surfmen and SWCC and SEALs and Marauders and Delta and drone operators far from the battlefield experience is treatable. Curative interventions with Hyperbaric Oxygenation and some alternative interventions that work at reversing neurodegeneration and physiologic structural damage are available today across the nation.

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Veterans: Close the “Medical Link” Gap with a NEXUS Letter

August 1, 2026 Robert Beckman 139 Views blast injury, concussion, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, nexus letter, PTSD, VA disability claims, Veterans, Veterans Affairs

Global Nexus Letter, LLC today announced the launch of its independent medical opinion service designed to help veterans address one of the most common reasons VA disability claims are denied: the absence of a clear medical opinion linking a current diagnosis to military service.

Army Capt. Kyle Salik is the first patient to receive oxygen therapy at the new Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic at Brooke Army Medical Center June 20, 2017. Hyperbaric Oxygen can be used to treat 14 different indicators including wound healing. (U.S. Army photo by Robert Shields)

Special Operators: HBOT for TBI/PTSD

July 5, 2026 Robert Beckman 1013 Views brain wound, brain wounds, HBOT, HBOT Treatment, Healing with Hyperbarics, hyperbaric chamber, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, SOAA, suicide epidemic, Suicide Prevention, TBI, TBItreatment, Veteran Suicide

A stalwart group of advocates has made it their mission to raise awareness about the safety and efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for helping veterans alleviate post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). A mission to bring HBOT to the population of veterans with brain wounds related to their military service in order to fight back against the veteran suicide epidemic, which has claimed more than 140,000 lives since 2001.

PTSD Awareness Month: Groundhog Days Redux

June 15, 2026 Robert Beckman 624 Views brain health, brain wound, HBOT, HBOT Treatment, Healing with Hyperbarics, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, mental health, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, TBI, traumatic brain injury, Veteran Suicide

The TreatNOW Coalition today released a Report to coincide with PTSD Awareness Month. The Case for HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy) as a VA Standard of Care Indication for TBI and PTSD, together with a companion piece on VA/DOD Interventions for TBI/PTSD, lay out specifics about the two decade medical doldrums in the VA/DOD.

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REMEMBERING THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICES: U.S. Service Members, 1776-2025

May 26, 2026 Robert Beckman 801 Views blast injury, brain injury, concussion, CTE, HBOT, hyperbaric, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, Lest we forget, memorial day, mental health, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, suicide epidemic, Suicide Prevention, TBI, traumatic brain injury, Veteran Suicide, Veterans, Veterans Affairs

American History has been described as constant war, punctuated by periods of peace. Depending on your count, America has been involved in 85 “wars” since 1776. Practically every year in our 250 year history had American service members in harm’s way, frequently in multiple areas of the world. Whether fighting Indians or Iranians; whether alone or in alliances; whether defending direct American interests, or the sovereignty of the oppressed, American service members have bled and died, doing their duty.

Memorial Day. We remember. An historical event, a looking back, a time of reverie and commitment to do better.

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NCAA, Concussions, CTE and Brain Wounds: RELEVANCE FOR VETERANS

May 18, 2026 Robert Beckman 720 Views blast exposure, brain health, brain wound, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, concussion, CTE, HBOT, HBOT Treatment, Healing with Hyperbarics, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, mental health, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, TBI, toxic exposure, traumatic brain injury, Veteran Suicide

Veterans and their families with undiagnosed or misdiagnosed Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) are in a similar boat as NCAA athletes suffering debilitating concussion symptoms. Two recent legal cases involving former college football players diagnosed with dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) display close parallels.

Testing the Science behind the VAs TBI-PTSD Treatments

ALWAYS A RUNNER a 2-year old filly, wins the 152nd Kentucky Oaks race a day ahead of the Derby. The trainer attributed the win to the horse, the vet, and a month of Hyperbaric Oxygen treatment (HBOT) to cure a disqualifying malady.

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Testing the Science behind the VA’s TBI/PTSD Treatments

May 6, 2026 Robert Beckman 982 Views brain health, brain injury, HBOT, HBOT Treatment, Healing with Hyperbarics, hyperbaric chamber, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, mental health, PTSD, suicide, Suicide Prevention, TBI, TBItreatment, traumatic brain injury, Veteran Suicide, Veterans Affairs

Back when Trent Lott was the senior Senator from Mississippi, he said during Congressional hearings on treating veteran brain wounds that “It’s funny in a sad way that I can get HBOT for my race horses but not for Veterans.” SEN Lott retired in 2007 and twenty years later his sentiment is still true, but with a twist. Not only are horses still getting healed with HBOT, but Veterans are probably going to get access under VA coverage to powerful psychedelics and dissociative hallucinogens while Congress continues to punt on using a safe, effective, scientifically validated, and widely available and inexpensive treatment. But we expect “more research” from a VA that claims on its web page: “We are the world’s leading research and educational center of excellence on PTSD and traumatic stress.” Notice they don’t say “We excel in clinical care” or “We cure what ails them and give them their lives back.” No, their measure of excellence is research and education. Perhaps in terms of amount of money spent, but in no way sufficient for the needs of the Veteran. Read More

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Psychedelic Treatments for Suicide, Addiction, Depression

April 18, 2026 Robert Beckman 915 Views brain health, brain wound, HBOT, HBOT Treatment, Healing with Hyperbarics, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, mental health, post traumatic stress disorder, Psychedelic, Psychedelic Treatments, PTSD, suicide, suicide epidemic, TBI, traumatic brain injury, Veteran Suicide

We draw your attention to the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), in use worldwide for 14 FDA-approved Indications, and already approved for wound healing. Over 12,500 Veterans have already seen their lives dramatically improved through brain wound healing using HBOT. Over 180 TreatNOW Coalition clinics have been healing Veterans for two decades using protocols demonstrated to be safe and effective in 28 peer-reviewed clinical studies. The entire country of Israel, starting with the IDF over a decade ago, have been using HBOT safely and effectively to heal TBI/PTSD/Blast injuries.

The Important message: HBOT is ready, today. It is in use, safe, effective, proven, and hugely economical over the current standards of care. Over 161,000 Veteran suicides continue the upward trend in relying on “more research” while DoD and the VA spend over $357 Billion over ten years on Suicide Prevention, the “#1 Clinical Priority.”

Nebraska Resolution Supports Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

April 10, 2026 Robert Beckman 1117 Views blast injury, brain injury, brain wound, HBOT, HBOT Treatment, Healing with Hyperbarics, hyperbaric chamber, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, Military Suicide, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, suicide epidemic, TBI, TBItreatment, traumatic brain injury, Veteran Suicide, Veteran Suicide Prevention

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION: That theRead more

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The VA’s Pinocchio Problem

April 2, 2026 Robert Beckman 776 Views brain health, brain wound, HBOT, HBOT Treatment, Healing with Hyperbarics, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, mental health, Persistent Post-Concussive Syndrome, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, suicide, suicide epidemic, TBI, traumatic brain injury, VA, Veteran Suicide

A major newspaper coined a new category for repetitive falsehoods, the “Bottomless Pinocchio.” These are falsehoods repeated at least twenty times. We are adding to the brain-wounded totals. We can only hope that we stay in the hundreds, not the tens and hundreds of thousands over the last twenty years. But in what is surely a first, DOD reported in less than two weeks that of at least 140 of the 290 U.S. troops reported wounded last month, 140 have been officially classified as TBI-related.

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