Almost half of new vets seek disability - FederalNewsRadio.com

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[**Almost half of new vets seek **disability****][3]
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A staggering 45 percent of the 1.6 million veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now seeking compensation for **disabilities** they say are service-related - more than double the 21 percent who filed such claims after some previous wars, **...**
[US vets' **disability** filings reach historic rate][2]USA TODAY
[Historic rate of veterans seek **disability**][4]The Virginian-Pilot
[VA: 45% of Iraq, Afghan war vets file **disability** claims][5]U-T San Diego
[Christian Science Monitor][6] -[Wink News][7] -[Alexandria Town Talk][8]
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