Soldiers fighting invisible enemy on home turf -Thought provoking article on the relationship between TBI and PTSD. Certainly important from the perspective of disability rating boards. Doctors estimate up to 20 percent of soldiers currently deployed will suffer a traumatic brain injury — something that just a few years ago was often never diagnosed or properly treated. Most will recover with no after affects, but some are changed forever. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=14468282
The U.S. Military estimates 144,000-plus service members in the last decade have suffered a type of this injury. A study based at Fort Carson suggests the number is much higher
