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Dear VA Secretary Collins

Robert Beckman 367 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

We are appealing to you to change the culture at the VA from one of “brain wounds are a mental health issue” to one of: “brain wounds like TBI/PTSD/PCS/BLAST/Concussion must be treated like a wound and healed using modern, proven, scientifically validated alternative therapies.” Brain wounds — TBI/PTSD/PCS/BLAST/Concussion — are wounds. They can be treated. The world outside the VA is treating them with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), doing the job your VA cannot and will not do.

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Koterra win a Thanksgiving gift to us all.

Robert Beckman 438 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

This weekend at the 1st Annual Koterra Golf Classic, I had the incredible honor of receiving the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs Commander’s Award, presented by General James S. Hartsell, Executive Director of the FDVA. To have General Hartsell stand with us, acknowledge our impact, and affirm publicly that “HBOT heals ” was a moment of validation for every family, every volunteer, every donor, and every Veteran who has walked through our doors searching for hope.

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Harrisburg-based Aurelius Program aims to help veterans with brain injuries

James Black 416 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

Dennis Owens ABC 27   Article link :: HERE ::   (WHTM) — A program to help veterans with brainRead more

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Veterans on Labor Day: Pray, but Move Your Feet

Robert Beckman 1047 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

Coaches routinely tell players: “Move your feet.” The VA and Politicians are fond of sending “Thoughts and Prayers” to wounded Veterans. It’s a good time for Veterans to pray, but don’t just stand there. Take charge. Don’t take useless advice. You can heal, but you have to Move Your Feet.

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MEMORIAL DAY 2025

Robert Beckman 1300 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
Memorial Day is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country. What can aid more to assure this result than by cherishing tenderly the memory of our heroic dead who made their breasts [and their brains] a barricade between our country and its foes? Read More
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Rx Drugs and Suicidal Ideation

Robert Beckman 1301 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

Veterans with brain wounds will talk about how much relief they get from Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, particularly the ability to get off the drugs that seemingly made them worse, not better. This applies directly to the anti-depression drugs prescribed throughout the VA. But there are unintended consequences of the prescribing behavior in the VA that go unreported, even to the Veterans.

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Military Veterans: Your Brain Has Been Disconnected

Robert Beckman 2262 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
When veterans do not suffer other physical trauma, their brain trauma often goes unrecognized.  Being able to walk, talk, and eat does not signify a lack of injury.  Concussion is not just a brain bruise; it is a serious injury with profound consequences if healing does not occur.  It is time for concussion injury to be correctly diagnosed and treated. Read More
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Concussion: Veterans, NFL, Havana Syndrome victims equally mistreated

Robert Beckman 1845 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

The level of negligence in treating brain wounds continues unabated. The number of injured increases, along with budgets to diagnose, but not to treat and heal. Significant end-of-year investigative reporting reveals the continuing institutional negligence in facing the human and financial costs of brain wounds, whether from sports, war, or “unknown causes.”

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VETERANS’ DAY, 2024: A Day of Remembrance for Veterans Denied Medical Treatments Part 1

Robert Beckman 1552 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

According to a 2022 report to US Congress with data provided by Dr. Steven Lieberman, VHA Under Secretary of Health, more than 796,340 Veterans have died from Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) Lower Limb Amputations (LLA) since 2001. Approximately 93% of these Veterans were denied access to HBOT or not provided medically required ‘Informed Consent” about Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. This is a National Tragedy which is preventable, but Veterans are largely and routinely denied access to FDA, CMS and Tricare-approved HBOT treatments, resulting in their premature DFU/LLA deaths.

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A Half-Truth is a Whole Lie

Robert Beckman 1972 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

Lately, polarized politics turns all problems into wicked problems. Thus, politics has become a series of half-truths dressed up as policy statements that become rallying cries and wish lists. Concerning Veterans, four half-truths that have become whole lies are instructive. The sad fact is also that the VA and DoD persist in continuing to repeat the lies that their research proves that HBOT is unproven, unsafe, ineffective, costly, risky, or worse.

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