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VETERANS: medically discharged with disability ratings of 20 percent or less?
http://www.military.com/benefits/2013/10/31/70k-vets-still-have-chance-to-gain-retiree-status.html?comp=1198882887570&rank=370K Vets Still Have Chance to Gain Retiree Status
Oct 31, 2013
Tom Philpott
About 70,000 disabled veterans who served on active duty after 9/11, and were medically discharged with disability ratings of 20 percent or less, still have a shot to gain "retiree" status, with base shopping privileges and lifetime eligibility to TRICARE for them and families.
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