Record 45% of Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Have Filed for Disability

AlterNet, Raw Story by Muriel Kane | May. 28, 2012 (Special Report)

This is more than double the rate for Gulf War veterans. For all the publicity given to “Gulf War syndrome,” only an estimated 21% of the veterans of that conflict have filed disability claims. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 28, 2012 - 6:53 PM PDT
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The real burden, however, may become apparent only 30 or 40 years from now, when the cost of caring for disabled veterans is multipled by the effects of old age. Harvard ... More »

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