Provisions in the budget bill would extend mental health care and medical screenings to veterans currently ineligible for the treatment on a long-term basis.
Officials estimate tens of thousands of veterans with other-than-honorable discharges may eligible for a change in status and a host of veterans benefits.
A new initiative in Connecticut seeks to level the playing field for veteran job seekers who’ve received an other-than-honorable discharge from the military.
Veterans advocates are hopeful that more veterans with “bad paper” dismissals will be able to upgrade their discharge status now that defense officials have released clearer guidance of how to handle a host of mental health and injury cases.
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