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Donna Zephrine, of Bay Shore, is a proud Iraq War veteran. Zephrine sought the help of a lawyer to get her disability claims approved by the government. NewsdayTV’s Macy Egeland reports. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas; Barry Sloan; Photo Credit: Donna Zephrine

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