Quote From: jeanielawyMy son-in-law was in the Army for 8 years. In that time he served in Afghanistan. While there his nerve ending in his left arm surfaced. My daughter and him married on July 9, 2005 and on July 29 he had surgery to reposition the nerve endings. It didn't work, couldn't lift, etc. The Army wanted him in battle, the aftermath, he took medical discharge. Had to have another surgery on his arm this past year. As for money, the Army and the VA has really let him down. We have asked the kids to get in touch with a congressman or something. His records at Ft Campbell is not for VA viewing and his records is getting lost.
Can't wait to see the show to see if something can happen to help our daughter and son-in-law. They are drowning in debt.
Thanks
Jeanie Lawyer
my husband is a vet of desert storm where he was injured. he had to have surgery in 2002 in which the va hospital further injured him leaving his left foot paralyzed. we have been fighting the va ever since. we even looked into an attorney who looked at his file in chicago IL and said his has blantently forged papers and several sections of his medical records at the va have been blacked out. chicago has claimed to have lost his file four times now. we were told we are finially one denial away from his case leaving the state level and going to the federal level. my husband has since too suffured futher injuring that were cause by the service injury and it just keeps going...he feels as though he is a walking medical time bomb no one wants to acknowledge.
we have written our congress and senators and i can tell you that they have told us the only thing they can do is what the case and support us...but in no way can speed the process, you should be able to request a copy of his medical records from ft campbell through a local va rep in your area....that is how we got my husbands from california. i would highly suggest you keep your own copies of any medical record as they happen along with any xrays...that has saved us on many occasions. good luck
