Did you receive an other-than-honorable discharge?

According to a Seattle Times investigation, "more than 20,000 men and women exited the Army and Marines during the past four years with other-than-honorable discharges that hamstring their access to VA health care and may strip them of disability benefits."

If you are one of these veterans, we want to hear from you as part of our ongoing coverage of veterans' health issues.

Your answers are confidential. We may contact you to find out more. If you give us permission to share your insights, we may use them in our upcoming stories. We are grateful for your time.

If you'd rather not fill out the online form, please feel free to just contact me directly.

Sincerely,
Jeff Severns Guntzel
Senior Reporter, Public Insight Network
651-290-1226
jsguntzel@americanpublicmedia.org

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When did you serve, where, and in what branch of the military? *

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Do you feel that the incident or incidents that led to your discharge were related in any way to PTSD or TBI? *

Have you attempted to appeal for an upgrade to your discharge status?

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