Posted on Mar 21, 2021
Lawsuit: Marine vet says Atrium rescinded job offer after finding out about disability
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A Marine who served two tours in Iraq says Atrium Health rescinded a lucrative job offer, after months of interviews and background checks, only after discovering he has a service-related disability.
Blasts from improvised explosive devices left him with a traumatic brain injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
“Just jumping out of a lot of vehicles and wear and tear,” said Joshua Galle, in an exclusive interview with FOX 46 investigative reporter Matt Grant, discussing his back and knee pain. “It’s excruciating pain to walk stairs for me.”
Last year, he says Atrium recruited him for a job in Charlotte.
“They said that they found me in an online search,” said Galle. “Thought that I had excellent career trajectory and background and thought that I would make a good member of their team.”
Blasts from improvised explosive devices left him with a traumatic brain injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
“Just jumping out of a lot of vehicles and wear and tear,” said Joshua Galle, in an exclusive interview with FOX 46 investigative reporter Matt Grant, discussing his back and knee pain. “It’s excruciating pain to walk stairs for me.”
Last year, he says Atrium recruited him for a job in Charlotte.
“They said that they found me in an online search,” said Galle. “Thought that I had excellent career trajectory and background and thought that I would make a good member of their team.”
Lawsuit: Marine vet says Atrium rescinded job offer after finding out about disability
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Marines
Lawsuit
Charlotte
Posted >1 y ago
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Cpl Gerald Tucker Odds Are it will be Tied Up in the Courts for Several Years. It will be Settled Out of Court for a Significant Amount of which the Lawyers will get the Lions Share.
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Cpl Vic Burk
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - That what companies count on; being tied up in courts to wear you down to accept some crappy settlement.
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How did they discover this? Seems it should be privilidged information. I was removed from my Municipal Police job after 15 years when they decided it was a liability to employ me while I had that diagnosis. The VA was not rating or compensating PTSD in 1983. The Army ran and hid at the mention of PTSD, SO I went back in the Army as an AGR. That position was eliminated and I was employed as a Civilian in an Army Military Intelligence Battalion.
Later the unit was dissolved and I was left unemployed, but the Government was stuck paying my full salary. Then I was employed by the VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, who should have had access to my records. I was rated 30% and became a supervisory police officer. It became a lucrative job.
Then someone decided that a politician deserved my job more than me. The VA RAISED MY RATING TO 60% and then used that rating to disable me AGAIN. SIXTY PERCENT put me in a position where: MY SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY MADE ME UNEMPLOYABLE.
INWOUND UP WITH 70% plus 30% for Unemployability at 53. I used that to go to the ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS to change my separation to RETIREMENT retro active. I was happy with that outcome. My VA disability was more than military retirement so I don’t get paid by the Army but I do get the benefits. I collect 100% from the VA including medical, dental, eyes, ears the works. They covered a bout with Cancer and an aortic anyurism.
Later the unit was dissolved and I was left unemployed, but the Government was stuck paying my full salary. Then I was employed by the VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, who should have had access to my records. I was rated 30% and became a supervisory police officer. It became a lucrative job.
Then someone decided that a politician deserved my job more than me. The VA RAISED MY RATING TO 60% and then used that rating to disable me AGAIN. SIXTY PERCENT put me in a position where: MY SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY MADE ME UNEMPLOYABLE.
INWOUND UP WITH 70% plus 30% for Unemployability at 53. I used that to go to the ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS to change my separation to RETIREMENT retro active. I was happy with that outcome. My VA disability was more than military retirement so I don’t get paid by the Army but I do get the benefits. I collect 100% from the VA including medical, dental, eyes, ears the works. They covered a bout with Cancer and an aortic anyurism.
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