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Veteran wins 3-year battle for honorable discharge
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Charlie Foxtrot: Veteran wins his battle for an honorable discharge
A veteran's three-year battle to change his general discharge from the military to an honorable discharge has come to an end. We first told you about Jeff Osterhoudt as part of an on-going series about veterans who've been kicked out of the military for PTSD-related reasons. Jeff won his battle for an honorable discharge and now he gets to adopt his stepdaughter and he will get access to VA benefits.
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Charlie Foxtrot: Veteran travels to D.C. to appeal for upgraded discharge status
A veteran traveled to Washington D.C. to fight for an upgraded discharge due to PTSD after his first appeal was denied.
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Charlie Foxtrot: Veteran's first appeal denied in fight to change discharge status
A veteran is fighting to change his discharge status after receiving an other-than-honorable discharge and putting his life back together.
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Charlie Foxtrot: Veteran appealing discharge decision
More than two years ago 12 News profiled one veteran who wanted to appeal the status of his discharge from 'general' to 'honorary'. The initial appeal was denied, but that's not the end of Jeff's fight.
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President signs 'Fairness for Veterans' into law
<p>With President Barack Obama's signature of the annual defense policy Friday, the Fairness for Veterans provision becomes law.</p>
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Arizona veteran heads to DC to appeal discharge
Is the Fairness for Veterans Act enough to help vets in need? We took a road with a veteran to find out.
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'I'm sorry it has come to this': Soldier whose suicide note uncovered the VA scandal
<p>Daniel Somers planned his suicide down to the letter.</p>
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PTSD, meth and an unlicensed handgun: A soldier's fight for honorable discharge
It all combined in a perfect disaster on a military base in Colorado.
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