Veterans Decks & Railings based in South Jersey just donated a brand-new deck to a local veteran, bringing the community together in a REALLY powerful way.
Prior to Thursday, not since 1981 had payouts covered under the Paraplegic and Hemiplegic Veterans' Allowance Program been bumped up in the state, and the delay had been even longer for blind veterans.
Thousands of New Jersey military veterans have received OTH discharges, many because of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, or "Don't Ask Don't Tell."