Stressed Iraq war veterans face benefit reductions
Upon further review the government decided it was too lenient on handing out disability claims for PTSD in returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan. Close to 20% of soldiers returning from Iraq and 12% of those returning from Afghanistan are suffering from PTSD. So to decrease the 4.3 billion dollars per year spent on PTSD the VA is reviewing each case to see if it could be cut. LINK TO ARTICLE

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