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nlualum82
I recently got a letter that says I've come up for county jury duty.
My VA rating is 90%, the breakdown is:
70% PTSD/MDD
50% bilateral hearing loss
10% tinnitus
10% L knee injury
10% L knee degenerative osteoarthritis
While I'm sure the knee is irrelevant to them, I thought the fact that my hearing is almost gone and my word comprehension tests rate me at 60% might eliminate me from their list BUT....they note that the offer the orientation captioned and in large print! What do they think people needing these aids will be able to do in court? I might also note here that while I am sorely in need of it, I have not made the first step toward learning sign language yet.
What about the PTSD/MDD? Do you suppose that is a disqualifier? if not automatically, perhaps at the 70% mark?
The kicker is that I work at the post office and used to teach civics. I would not so much mind doing the job, but feel that it would be unfair to somebody depending on what I heard or missed. Unlike some other less fortunate pool members, my employer will give me the necessary time off and pay me to be there - under normal circumstances, being somewhere other than the post office while they pay me would be ideal - the post office is definite stress, jury duty with my conditions is an unknown - possible stress.
I'm going to try and find out. I'll complete this form and hand carry it down instead of mailing it so I might be able to find someone to ask.
Any experiences with this in Haditland?
Gary
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