Q:  My son recently returned from a third tour of duty in Iraq. He had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) during his second tour of duty and was still sent back. Now he's been discharged but I think he has PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder) on top of the TBI and we don't know how to handle his brain or where to go for help. The VA appears to have nothing to help him.

A. I regret he and you are having to deal with TBI and PTSD. In my brain's opinion that's a high price to pay for serving in the armed forces. There have been reports suggesting that the military has been generally unprepared to handle effectively either the incidence or the severity of some of these post-war injuries.

Recently I heard an interview on National Public Radio with Amy Fairweather, an attorney who works with individuals who have TBI or PTSD. You might want to check her website:  http://www.swords-to-plowshares.org/