Vietnam vet finally wins battle against VA for benefits

One doctor after another verified the symptoms: nightmares, sweating, jumpiness, an unnatural fear of death. He began to feel this way almost immediately after returning from a one-year tour of combat as a paratrooper in Vietnam.

The VA itself acknowledged the illness as combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder in 1996, after nearly 12 years of fighting Kehoe's claim for benefits. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Cynthia Gilbert - Nov 12, 2009 - 7:49 AM PST
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