Oh Hell No!
A paralyzed Marine was denied TSGLI benefits because his injury was the result of a vaccine the military gave him rather than combat. Following a policy that was created after he filed his claim.
If this sort of thing bothers you, anesthetist you should probably contact your local congress critter and let them know what you think of this.
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November 19th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
This shit better get settled. I’m not wanting to take my shots for Afghan if this is what my wife might have to go through. I’ll be telling Sen. Coburn. Thank you for posting this Skippy.
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November 19th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Wish there was something this Canuck could do beyond viral media and be extremely pissed off. :(
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November 20th, 2009 at 1:30 am
Damn, thought the british goverment was bad for injury claims but that reeks. =(
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November 20th, 2009 at 6:16 am
I will be calling congresscritters and spreading the word.
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November 20th, 2009 at 6:36 am
Here’s a link for a website that has contact information for your senators and congressmen
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
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November 20th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Isn’t that illegal?
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November 20th, 2009 at 8:19 am
Sent to my Senators and my Congressman.
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November 20th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Senators contacted.
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November 20th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Here’s a follow-up article:
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20091026/NEWS01/910260340/1007/Injured-vet-inspires-legislation
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November 20th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
captcha- 500,000 cuckold
SGLI’s half a mil, right, at least it was when I was in, and cuckolded is exactly what this poor marine is getting. It’s so blatant even captcha gets it.
This sort of thing is a very big part of why I didn’t reup when 9/11 happened. And it’s nothing new, a similar story, different details, happened to my father in the 70s. When this nation makes the institutional decision to refuse care to those it puts in harms way, it’s time to turn away from that institution.
Too bad the Founders didn’t write up something specific about taking care of our troops, I guess it was so obvious they never even dreamed of having to address it. So now we can just use ’em up and throw ’em away, right? Doesn’t matter, there’s always a fresh new crop of impressionable young teenagers willing to die or spend the rest of their lives as a cripple if they can just earn that one inch square piece of green and black embroidered fabric, or a twenty dollar beret that’s a “special” color.
F’n beancounters and insurance trolls. How about we shoot them up with all these vaccines and see how they like it?
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Rick R. reply on November 25th, 2009 1:44 pm:
Huh,
Kemperifsh — oughta study the way the original Continental Congress and early federal period government treated wounded vets.
Not so great either. Oh, eventually, they started making up for it. But, imagine this — you get combat wounded, so your pay is stopped. A couple of weeks after having an amputation without anesthetics, you’re sent home. . . unemployed. Come back and file a pension request later, when we have money. . .
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November 20th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
“The VA Department of Insurance Chairman, Stephen Wurtz, says Joe was denied because his injury didn’t come from a traumatic combat event, but from a needle. He also said the government can’t afford to cover injuries from vaccines.
“Any additional claims under TSGLI are paid by the government, and the government would now be paying that many more claims during a period of conflict,” Wurtz commented.
Lopez said what upset him even more is the fact that they amended the TSGLI bill after he applied to specifically disqualify vaccine injuries form compensation.”
Aw gee, if we have to pay damages for the troops we fuck up, we won’t be able to afford pretty Raptor drones and smart bombs.
If you can’t afford the bill, don’t pick the fight.
Thanks, Skippy, for bringing attention to this atrocity.
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November 20th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Good story skippy. I called mine and also the governer of AZ…………..Good proof as to why I refuse that and anthrax
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November 20th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
congresscritters & senators called!
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November 20th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
that is pretty low, i will never understand why governments thinks that screwing over their soldiers is a great idea. Because that path tends to lead to Coups and politicians being shot.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 2:36 pm
What would happen if we hold a war and nobody shows up?
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November 25th, 2009 at 12:43 am
Just sent a mail to Sen. Murray of Washington, and pointed her to this post as well, so she can see comments.
(recaptcha: tanker ensuring? is it trying to say something?)
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November 25th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Anyone know if he at least got medically retired for a duty related disability? Seems like he should be up for 100% base pay (regardless of any money he earns in a civilian job).
Not much, but it would be a start. Especially since he SHOULD qualify for his disability pay to be nontaxable. (Yes, only pre-1975 members, OR people with “combat related” diasability get tax-free status, BUT. . . “Combat-related disability means personal injury or sickness incurred as a direct result of armed conflict, or while engaged in extra hazardous service, or under conditions simulating war or an instrumentality of war. ” 26 U.S. Code, Section 104)
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