PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1325 followers · 12991 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org#BlackVeterans were more likely to be #DeniedBenefits for #PostTraumaticStressDisorder than their #WhiteCounterparts - according to a newly surfaced 2017 #internal #VeteransAffairs #report .
#Analysis that crunched #data from the #FiscalYear 2011 through 2016 showed that #Black #veterans who are seeking #disability #benefits for #PTSD were #rejected 57% of the time, compared to 43% for white veterans.
#SystematicRacism #BlackAmericans #Inequity #Racism #Discrimination
#blackveterans #deniedbenefits #posttraumaticstressdisorder #whitecounterparts #internal #veteransaffairs #report #analysis #data #fiscalyear #black #veterans #disability #benefits #ptsd #rejected #SystematicRacism #blackamericans #inequity #racism #discrimination