At least the Bush administration treats homecoming Vets well...

Especially those with PTSD. Right?

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is facing a wave of returning veterans such as Bowman who are struggling with memories of a war where it's hard to distinguish innocent civilians from enemy fighters and where the threat of suicide attacks and roadside bombs haunts the most routine mission. Since 2001, about 1.4 million Americans have served in Iraq, Afghanistan or other locations in the war on terror.

The VA counts post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, as the most prevalent mental-health malady to emerge from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

VA Secretary James Nicholson and other top administration officials have said the agency is well-equipped to handle any onslaught of mental-health issues and that it plans to continue beefing up mental-health care and access under last week's administration budget proposal.

But an investigation has found that even by its measures, the VA isn't prepared to give returning veterans the care that could best help them.

Cutting assistance for PTSD in 2005.

How the assistance is now.

Update 2/13: Low and Left has more of the budget cuts now and ones expected in the future.