45% of returning vets are seeking disability - The Durango Herald

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[**45% of returning vets are seeking **disability****][2]
**The Durango Herald**
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer America's newest veterans are filing for **disability** benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.
[Half Of New Vets Seek **Disability**, Obama Vows To Protect All Veterans' Benefits][3]Kaiser Health News
[US faces surge of new vets seeking **disability**][4]Christian Science Monitor
[Almost half of new vets seek **disability**][5]Maui Weekly
[Detroit Free Press][6] -[TheNewsTribune.com][7]
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