There is a new push in congress to get benefits for veterans with PTSD and other mental health issues. Legal experts at Yale won a lawsuit that helped a handful of vets. Now Connecticut’s two U.S. senators are trying to change the law.
“I sat on the shelf of the Helmand River and stuck the metal barrel of my rifle into my mouth,” said Thomas Burke, Marine Veteran.
Tom Burke served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He saw the bodies of some Afghan children he knew, blown apart by a grenade. That led to his attempt at suicide. The Marine Corps put him behind bars.
“I was put in the brig in Pearl Harbor. I received an other than honorable discharge and came home to Connecticut without any benefits,” said Burke.
Fortunately, the VA in West Haven recognized his PTSD and agreed to help him, but many others have not been so lucky.
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