Connecticut VA Opens Its Doors To ‘Bad Paper’ Veterans

(By Quil Lawrence for NPR)

For an estimated 500,000 veterans, being put out of the military with an other than honorable discharge is a source of shame and an obstacle to employment. “Bad paper,” in most cases, means no benefits or health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs — even when the problems that got them kicked out were linked to PTSD, traumatic brain injury or military sexual assault.

But last month, Connecticut opened state VA resources to vets who can show that one of those conditions is linked to their discharge. For veterans like Thomas Burke, now a youth minister at Norfield Congregational Church, it’s part of a long path to recovery. Continue reading article here…

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