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Post-Traumatic Epilepsy May Haunt Afghanistan and Iraq War Vets

Paula Apodac writes on the possible future consequences of TBI related epilepsy for returning Vets who have suffered blast related head injuries.

“Severe brain trauma can trigger epilepsy in as many as 30 percent to 50 percent of the brain-injured soldiers”

The post further suggets that many of these vets are being honorably separated from the military with a pre-existing  personality disorder discharge, and that this type of discharge, Regulation 635-200, Chapter 5-13: Separation Because of Personality Disorder, would result in loss of any future VA health care.

Read the entire article at E. is for Epilepsy
Read more on the personality disorder discharge.

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