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Booted From Army With PTSD, Without Benefits

Booted From Army With PTSD, Without Benefits

In August 2012, Northwest News Network correspondent Austin Jenkins collaborated with Seattle Times reporter Hal Bernton on a story about a group of soldiers suffering from PTSD. They received less than honorable discharges from U.S. Army for what they admit was bad behavior. But they left the military without the veterans' medical benefits they say they need to treat their PTSD.

See Hal Bernton's stories in The Seattle Times.