A ProPublica-Seattle Times investigation found that field records from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, needed to document combat injuries and disability claims, were never kept, were destroyed, or simply cannot be found.
Sources
- Lost to History: Missing War Records Complicate Benefit Claims by ... (propublica.org)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/lost-history-missing-war-records-block-benefits-iraq-afghanistan-vets-flna1C6997450 (nbcnews.com)
- https://www.rawstory.com/2012/11/veterans-struggle-with-benefit-claims-thanks-to-missing-war-records/ (rawstory.com)
- https://www.mississippifreepress.org/lost-to-history-missing-war-records-complicate-benefit-claims-by-iraq-afghanistan-veterans/ (mississippifreepress.org)
- https://crooksandliars.com/propublica/army-says-war-records-gap-real-launches (crooksandliars.com)
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