#blackveterans — Public Fediverse posts

#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.

https://english.almayadeen.net/news/health/racial-disparities-in-the-us-deny-black-veterans-with-ptsd-b

#SystematicRacism #BlackAmericans #Inequity #Racism #Discrimination