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On the recordNovember 6, 2013
Even with the supposed availability of the VA as a source of treatment, we had in Connecticut just within the past week a marine who came back from Afghanistan and tragically took his own life after seeking treatment for PTS.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal highlights the tragic consequences of inadequate treatment for veterans.

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