Hearings » Roundtable Discussion on Implications of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ PTSD Rule-Making

Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs

Roundtable Discussion on Implications of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ PTSD Rule-Making

Witness Testimonies

  • Panel 1
  • Joseph Violante, National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans
  • Paul Sullivan, Executive Director, Veterans for Common Sense
  • Steve Smithson, Deputy Director, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission, American Legion
  • Christina M. Roof, National Deputy Legislative Director, American Veterans (AMVETS)
  • 1SG Delilah Washburn, USAF (Ret.), President, National Association of State Women Veterans Coordinators, Inc., and Regional Director, Texas Veterans Commission
  • Tom Taratino, Director of Government Affairs, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
  • Ralph Ibson, Senior Fellow for Policy, Wounded Warrior Project
  • James Wear, Appeals Section Supervisor for National Veterans Services, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
  • John Rowan, National President, Vietnam Veterans of America
  • Accompanied By:
  • David Houppert, Esq., Director of Benefits, Vietnam Veterans of America
  • Richard Cohen, Executive Director, National Organization of Veterans Advocates
  • Ronald Abrams, Joint Executive Director, National Veterans Legal Services Program
  • Bradley G. Mayes, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Accompanied By:
  • Richard Hipolit, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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