Of the 1.6 million veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, nearly half are applying for disability benefits. New numbers show that 45 percent of vets are claiming service-related psychological and physical injuries. That’s far more than ever before. So why now?
Greg Jacob is a combat veteran and the policy director for Service Women’s Action Network.
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