Iraq Veteran still trying to prove to VA he isn't dead yet

California Army veteran trying to prove he is not actually dead
Marco Hernandez has been mistakenly listed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as deceased two years ago and the VA has yet to rectify the problem. The error has cost Hernandez thousands in missed benefits, and caused his bank account and credit cards to be frozen.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
BY JOEL LANDAU
Sunday, August 24, 2014

An Iraq veteran has been on a 2-year campaign to prove to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that he's not dead.

U.S. Army veteran Marco Hernandez, who served two tours in Iraq, was incorrectly listed as deceased by the VA when in fact Hernandez had called to inform the department his father had passed away, he told NBC Southern California.

"I pulled my credit report and I was laughing when I saw it because it said, 'items affecting your credit: deceased, deceased, deceased,'" Hernandez told the station.
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