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Vets With PTSD Settle Health Benefits Lawsuit

HeadlineAug 03, 2011

A group of disabled veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit over the denial of medical care after being discharged for post-traumatic stress disorder. The U.S. government has agreed to grant the group of more than 1,000 former troops lifetime disability retirement benefits.

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