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Wounded Warrior Act Bill of 2007
The Wounded Warrior Act Bill of 2007 and the Retirement Restitution Act is there for the soldiers returning from war..
The purpose of these bills are to direct government agencies, Dept Of Defense and Veterans Administration to start treating soldiers who return from War, Iraq, Afghanistan, with RESPECT. Soldiers went to war to only return to a government who created a system to deny them their rights. A soldiers right to medical treatment and a right to benefits have been grossly violated. Many soldiers like myself lost their retirement because they went to war.
Many soldiers lost their life and body limbs and their families endured a nightmare getting financial and medical support.
Once again I am concerned that the information that I give you is falling on def ears and that due process is being grossly delayed.
Prior to deploying to Iraq I had almost sixteen years active duty. Many soldiers who returned from the combat zone with war wounds and who were receiving physical therapy were allowed to move on to a desk job to finish their careers. I was denied such a request and put out on a Medical Discharge and lost EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had almost Eighteen years active duty and twenty six years total military time in service when I was Medically Discharged. . Like 99% of all the soldiers put out on a medical board, I too was evaluated on 20% service connected. Thirty percent 30% would have allowed me full benefits. It was the norm to discharge a soldier at 20% regardless….
I like many other Wounded Warriors were deceived by our own government and the hired workers at Ft Stewart Georgia Medical Hold Battalion.
My request to continue on physical rehabilitation was denied. I was making improvement. If I would have been extended, I would have made more improvement in rehab and could have reached my twenty year retirement. Gross negligence on Physician Hynel and the case workers at Ft Stewart Georgia prevented this from happening.
I deployed to 9/11 in New York for twelve days. I then went to Iraq and was injured while receiving enemy fire. I was wrongfully discharged and was making progress in physical rehab.
If I would have refused to go to Iraq, I would have been locked up in a Federal jail and would to this day still be there. Instead, I went to war and lost my retirement. I lost my lively hood due to the United States Government hiring workers to "Get rid of the dead wood"
Ft Stewart Ga, Texas and other military medical facilities did this to many soldiers returning from war.
Please send me a short brief on the status of my case. Also I would like a copy of the statute or law that states that the Veterans Administration can take out $500.00 from my war disability to pay back the severance pay that I received from the Department of Defense. Soldiers who get injured in war and received an enlisted bonus are exempt from paying back that bonus. Initially, Department of Defense attempted to make soldiers pay back this money. The law now states that no soldier injured in combat is required to pay back the sign on bonus.
Why do soldiers have to pay back a severance pay? If a soldier gets injured in combat and is forced to take a medical discharge they should not have to pay back any severance pay. The Veterans Administration is forcing soldiers to pay back their severance pay and then having them pay it back until they turn age 62 retirement age. The V.A. is then saying that a soldier will at that time regain that $500.00 loss each month. This money should not have to be payed back. I lost my retirement because I went to war and now I a told to pay back $500.00 each month until I turn age 62. Something is seriously fishy here.
Please forward this e-mail to your supervisor. I would like to schedule an appointment to speak with your higher on the phone Your agency was hired to assist soldiers returning from war. I have sent prior e-mails and directed you to the appropriate political contacts to get the Wounded Warrior Act and the Retirement Restitution Act. Many soldiers have PTSD and severe Brain injuries that prevent them from even the easiest task of counting their money.
I have sent prior e-mail contacts to you and feel that these agencies would be of great assistance in informing soldiers about your agency and its function.
To Senator Clinton and Senator Schaefer,
Please address the above Bills to Congress. My concern is that The Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs are moving to slow in responding to the directives presented to them. Soldiers need support now. The Veterans Administration was permitted to use the Television as a means of informing the public on their new goals and objectives. To date, I have yet to see any progress in this area.
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Posted by Debbie Gregory on Jan 24 2008, With 0 Reads, Filed under Benefits. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
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I too am 40% disabled, I had to go to a local hospital where I live cause , i was afraid to take a chance and drive 2 hours to va hospital, cause the last time I almost died.I was denied payment through VA cause I did not go to their hospital for my service connection. I spent 3days and nights and found out it was from 1/2 my small intestine and colon removed that I may have had a blockage where I was reconnected.My insurance paid 80% and VA refuses to pay the remainer of 20%. They said I had to go to a VA facility and this was not fesable cause of the distance and chance. I too am a combat veteran from the Gulf.I just think they keep denieing in hopes we give up or die first, But however I see our country , the one we faught for is giving away money to foreign countries and people that are imigrants that can’t even speak our language.