Washington Post
September 24, 2008
Pg. 14
A new Department of Veterans Affairs regulation now says that a person with the mildest form of traumatic brain injury can be up to 40 percent disabled in such cases, up from a maximum of 10 percent. The new compensation is based on the assessment that troops with such brain injuries could end up with chronic headaches, memory loss, anxiety or other symptoms that will hurt their chances of getting a job or of advancing in the workplace. The number of traumatic brain injury cases has grown from roadside bombings in Iraq and Afghanistan.
