In first, court grants disabled status for PTSD

22.04.2013;                      12.Ijar. 5773                     Tag 27 des Omer; Ta'anit BH"B

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In first, court grants disabled status for PTSD

Defense Ministry appeals board twice rejected infantryman’s claim; court fines Defense Ministry to reimburse soldier for legal fees.

A three-judge panel of the Tel Aviv District Court on Sunday recognized a former elite soldier as disabled by virtue of the post-traumatic stress disorder from which he suffers….