Dozens of Connecticut Veterans Eligible for Rescreening for Brain Injuries

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seal hangs on the facade at the headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, May 10, 2013. The department's funding has jumped more than 40 percent to about $140 billion this year, compared with fiscal 2009, a boost to help the agency cope with a surge of new veterans returning home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seal hangs on the facade at the headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, May 10, 2013. The department's funding has jumped more than 40 percent to about $140 billion this year, compared with fiscal 2009, a boost to help the agency cope with a surge of new veterans returning home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

By Len Besthoff

Dozens of veterans in Connecticut are eligible for rescreening for traumatic brain injuries and the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans’ Affairs said it would not surprise him if even more veterans become eligible to be re-screened for TBIs, he told the NBC Connecticut Troubleshooters exclusively.

This became a national issue when it was revealed that up to 25,000 veterans might have been improperly screened by people other than four specific types of medical specialists.

The U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs shared with the Troubleshooters a list of all the states with veterans eligible for re-screenings for TBIs.

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