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Stephen Norko outside the Homes for the Brave in Bridgeport.

Conn. Vet Wins Rare VA Appeal; Advocates Hope It Stirs More

By Peggy McCarthy | July 12, 2012

At 55, Stephen Norko says he was at “the lowest point’’ of his life. Homeless, unemployed, and feeling sick, the 17-year Navy veteran couldn’t get medical care at a VA hospital because he had an “other than honorable’’ discharge.