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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Frustrated Bay Area veterans descend on 'Fix-it' event

Frustrated Bay Area veterans descend on 'Fix-it' event
By Gary Peterson
Contra Costa Times
Posted:05/22/2012

SAN FRANCISCO -- Chris Munich was part of the military force that invaded Iraq in 2003, which within nine months had toppled Iraq's government.

Munich has been waiting almost two years for the Oakland Veterans Affairs office to consider his request to upgrade the rating on his disability for post-traumatic stress disorder.

"I've been rated 35 percent for PTSD," said Munich, 30, who lives at his parents' home in Oakland while pursuing a career as a chef. "It took them six months to get me paperwork. It just seems like a big circus. It doesn't seem like anybody's held accountable."
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