Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from war-ravaged Sri Lanka who spent a grueling three months at sea in the belly of a cramped, ramshackle cargo ship may be traumatized, a lawyer with the Canadian Tamil Congress said Saturday.
WASHINGTON - The government is taking what President Barack Obama calls "a long overdue step" to aid veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, making it easier for them to receive federal benefits.
WASHINGTON - With the military fighting two wars, President Barack Obama said Saturday the country has a "solemn responsibility" to ensure that veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder get the help they need.
WASHINGTON - The government is making it easier for combat veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to receive disability benefits.
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