Congressional Research Service Report on TBI in Military

Traumatic Brain Injury: Care and Treatment of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans 12/20/09. Traumatic brain injury (TBI), defined in the medical literature as a disruption in brain function
that is caused by a head injury, has become known as one of the “signature wounds” of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan due to its high occurrence in post-deployment servicemembers and veterans of these wars. As servicemembers return home, many need ongoing care for mild, moderate, or severe TBI. The growing number of TBI patients and the nature of their injuries creates the need for increased treatment capacity for veterans, and raises a number of policy issues that Congress may move to consider. CRS via FAS