DRO hearing , the Veteran testified that although she was having trouble with her pregnancy in 1985 , her sergeant insisted that she continue to perform drills and would not let her go on maternity leave . DRO Hearing Transcript 4 - 5 . She stated that she " ended up giving birth at 24 weeks " and her " son ha [ d ] been an invalid ever since . " Id . at 4 - 5 . She then testified that her son was born in April 1985 , and that her drills began in June 1985 . Id . at 6 . She also stated that one of the women in her unit had committed suicide . Id . at 9 . At the Veteran