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Jim Fausone, Esq.<\/p>\n
Veteran Disability Lawyer<\/p>\n
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)<\/a> is a widely accepted disability today and I have been writing on the topic frequently. It was not always so. Now the condition is at the center of a lawsuit against the US Military. The lawsuit, which seeks class action status, could ultimately affect tens of thousands of veterans.<\/p>\n Five Vietnam War veterans sued the U.S.military on Monday, March 3, saying they were denied some veterans services after receiving other-than-honorable discharges for actions that resulted from PTSD.<\/p>\n The lawsuit called on the military to upgrade the discharges of veterans of the conflict who suffer from PTSD. Veterans need an honorable discharge status to receive benefits and services. However, the military did not recognize PTSD in the 1960s and 70s at the time of Vietnam.<\/p>\n According to the lawsuit, \u201cThe military gave these service members other than honorable discharges based on poor conduct such as unauthorized absence (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jim Fausone, Esq. Veteran Disability Lawyer Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a widely accepted disability today and I have been writing on the topic frequently. It was not always so. Now the condition is at the center of a…<\/span><\/p>\n