Almost half of new vets are seeking disability - Southeast Missourian

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[**Almost half of new vets are seeking **disability****][3]
**Southeast Missourian**
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE ~ AP 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. Forty-Five percent of the 1.6 **...**
[More US veterans applying for **disability** claims][2]WBIR-TV
[More veterans apply for service-connected **disability** benefits][4]KSPR

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