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Chellie Pingree: “Countless MST survivors are so affected by the personal assault they experienced that they file PTSD claims with VBA…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2012
Countless MST survivors are so affected by the personal assault they experienced that they file PTSD claims with VBA, only to be denied service connection because they cannot prove the assault occurred.
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Chellie Pingree
Democratic · Maine

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Pingree discusses the challenges MST survivors face in obtaining PTSD claims.

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