VA response on veteran’s suicide not enough

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By Holly Hines

A U.S. lawmaker says the Department of Veterans Affairs’ response to a veteran’s suicide lacks much-needed answers.

Veterans Affairs officials released a statement Thursday saying they cannot share details about Sgt. Brandon Ketchum, who recently died by suicide hours after seeking inpatient treatment at the Iowa City veterans hospital.

Ketchum, who lived in Bettendorf and served in Iraq and Afghanistan, died July 8 at age 33. Hours before his death, he wrote in a Facebook post that he was denied inpatient care.

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