"I feel like the Army has ripped me off," said Zuetlau's wife, Breana. "When he joined the service he was a fully functioning man. When he left the service, he is like my child. I have to take care of his needs. He should have been retired instead of just being kicked out."
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"Veterans still waiting on disability appeals; One year after bill, not a single case has been heard" by Kevin Maurer, Associated Press | December 11, 2008
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - There was nothing dramatic about how Specialist Cristapher Zuetlau's career in the Army came to an end: He stepped in a hole. But the damage to the tank crewman's wrenched back was so brutal that he can barely walk.
The Army agreed he was no longer fit to serve, but in doing so determined his that disability was not severe enough to warrant long-term care by the military. That turned his healthcare over to the Department of Veterans Affairs, which left him with no retirement benefits and cut off his family from government healthcare.
How about giving EACH and EVERY VETERAN the SAME HEALTH PLAN as CONGRESS? How about that, huh?
After all, the TAXPAYERS are picking up the tab.
Thousands of similar stories caused veterans advocates to protest that the military was manipulating disability ratings to save money. In response, Congress last year ordered the Pentagon to accept appeals from wounded and injured troops. So far, officials have yet to examine a single case....
Yup, SUPPORT the TROOPS -- even if the LYING, WAR CRIMINAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT!
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Eileen M. Lainez, a spokeswoman in the Defense Press Office at the Pentagon, said in an e-mail the Physical Evaluation Board's creation was delayed because the Defense Department had to develop the application process, Internet information sites, and training programs for newly hired staff....
Sorry, but those fucking excuses are WEAK and LAME!!!!!!
"I feel like the Army has ripped me off," said Zuetlau's wife, Breana. "When he joined the service he was a fully functioning man. When he left the service, he is like my child. I have to take care of his needs. He should have been retired instead of just being kicked out."
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