Iraq War veteran committed suicide after emergency hotline went to voicemail

‘The US Department of Veterans Affairs continues to face intense scrutiny over its failures to provide timely aid, as a congressional hearing revealed a veteran committed suicide after his call to the emergency hotline went unanswered and to voicemail.

The revelation came during a hearing a subcommittee hearing on Veterans Affairs (VA) appropriations. According to the Daily Caller, the incident dates back to July 2015, when Iraq War veteran Thomas Young of Illinois called the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) seeking help.

After returning from Iraq in 2004 and being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, the 30-year-old tried to seek help for his problems with alcohol abuse at a local VA hospital. However, he was denied since he wasn’t suicidal.’

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