Vets Told they had Lou Gehrigs Disease

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Registered: 08-30-2008
Vets Told they had Lou Gehrigs Disease
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Tue, 08-25-2009 - 7:42pm
 1,200 veterans wrongly told they got fatal disease

AP
Published: August 24, 2009


CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - At least 1,200 veterans across the country have been mistakenly told by the Veterans Administration that they suffer from a fatal neurological disease.


One of the leaders of a Gulf War veterans group says panicked veterans from Alabama, Florida, Kansas, North Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming have contacted the group about the error.


Denise Nichols, the vice president of the National Gulf War Resource Center, says the VA is blaming a coding error for the mistake. 


Letters dated Aug. 12 were intended to notify veterans who have Lou Gehrig’s disease of disability benefits available to them.


Calls to the VA were not immediately returned Monday.


Lou Gehrig’s disease, or ALS, is a rapidly progressive disease that attacks the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscles.


http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/1200_veterans_wrongly_told_they_got_fatal_disease/88686/

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Community Leader
Registered: 04-05-2002
Tue, 09-01-2009 - 6:43pm
I'll bet her family appreciates her forward thinking, too. What is that saying, when you have to make a decision and you don't, you've just made one. Make it the one you want.










iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 09-01-2009 - 9:21pm
You are right, this is a great article.
 
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Registered: 03-23-2003
Thu, 09-03-2009 - 10:55am

Thanks for an excellent article!


I'm going to read through my Living Will again & make sure everything is covered.



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