Posted on Feb 24, 2016
Terminally ill Army combat veteran says VA abandoned him | Fox News
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I hope the VA relents in this case and determines that John Marshall's cancer is military service related and authorize treatment for him before it is too late.
"Highly decorated Army combat veteran John Marshall traces his terminal cancer to hours spent over burn pits in Iraq, where everything from disabled IEDs to lithium batteries was reduced to cinder and smoke. Now back home in the Phoenix suburb of Surprise, Ariz., the 31-year-old former private is facing death and is claiming the VA is AWOL."
“It’s all just a big slap in the face,” Marshall told FoxNews.com. “I tried to be the perfect soldier. I did everything I was told, and now they just forced my claim through and denied coverage and my benefits.”
"Highly decorated Army combat veteran John Marshall traces his terminal cancer to hours spent over burn pits in Iraq, where everything from disabled IEDs to lithium batteries was reduced to cinder and smoke. Now back home in the Phoenix suburb of Surprise, Ariz., the 31-year-old former private is facing death and is claiming the VA is AWOL."
“It’s all just a big slap in the face,” Marshall told FoxNews.com. “I tried to be the perfect soldier. I did everything I was told, and now they just forced my claim through and denied coverage and my benefits.”
Terminally ill Army combat veteran says VA abandoned him | Fox News
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LTC Stephen F.
What a shame, hope that they get this settled and fixed before it is to late.
What a shame, hope that they get this settled and fixed before it is to late.
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Publicizing it should result in the VA doing its duty. What a shame! This proud soldier should never have been denied for his claim!
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This is a shame. He missed the VA appointments because he was sick and hospitalized. There has been a lot of illnesses and cancers related to being deployed to Iraq. Hopefully this will be investigated and he will receive the benefits that he is due. I hope the best to him and his family.
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