Delving into the Veterans' Disability Ratings System
From Monday's PBS News Hour, a look at the limitations in the present disability ratings system in providing adequately for 'invisible' injuries such as pain, traumatic brain injury [TBI] and post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD].
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