Veteran Says He Can't Get Benefits
Posted: June 15, 2009 06:36 PM EDT
Soldier Struggling Without Benefits
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By Stephanie Wurtz
s.wurtz@krdo.com
COLORADO SPRINGS - A six-year Army veteran says he's missing out on thousands of dollars in benefits and says now he's at risk of losing his home. Sgt. Clayton Wingfield completed three tours of duty and applied for his disability benefits at the end of 2008.
He's been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) and is still waiting on his benefits. "No answers on anything," Wingfield says, "just a big run around."
For about eight months, Wingfield has been trying to track down his $1,300 a month in disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. "I'm just waiting to get my money," Wingfield says, "they've already rated me 70% disabled, but there's a competency issue and they say I'm not competent enough to control my own funds."
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Don't even get me started on this one! What good will it do him to have his claim approved if he ends up homeless? Do they think of this kind of stress on a veteran with PTSD when he's already proven his claim?
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