LI veterans cheer relaxed rules for PTSD benefits
Quick ReadLocal veterans are praising a White House decision that helps veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Photo credit: AP | U.S. soldier Spec. Angel Castaneda walks through high grass during a patrol in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, Saturday. (July 10 ,2010)
Long Island troops in Afghanistan
War in Afghanistan
Local veterans are praising a White House decision announced Monday that makes it easier for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder to receive federal Veterans Affairs benefits.
Joe Ingino, president of the Nassau County Chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America, said the old regulations penalized veterans who were traumatized by wartime incidents but who could not prove a specific incident...
