Senator's bill aimed at helping injured veterans

CHAMPAIGN – Traumatic brain injuries are the "signature wound" of battles in Iraq and Afghanistan, Sen. Dick Durbin said on a visit to a wounded Champaign veteran.

The Illinois Democrat was at the house of Sgt. Garrett Anderson, who spent 18 months struggling to get full benefits for his grievous wounds.

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