A great piece of research from the Pew boys and girls. This one delves into the nuts and bolts of disability and the who’s who of which ones and when. Well written and easy to digest. Certainly easier to digest than that previous sentence, anyway.
Here’s a companion article by Jamie Reno- a true Veterans’ advocate.
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Bethanie Spangenberg
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Wesley McCauley
Veterans Claims Help 
“…had received an official disability rating2 from the Department of Defense or Department of Veterans Affairs…”
Imagine how many don’t have an official rating when looking at these stats… yeiks!
I think quite a few of us HCVETS are still on the 5 year mission to DC in search of service connection! To go where too many Vets have gone before….