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jfrei

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I have 6 recalls, 112 service bulletins, 1 internal investigation, 1487 complaints to the NHTSA's report. My accident was listed in the internal investigation I am hoping that is all the DRO will just need to have my LOD saying it wasn't willful misconduct but due to car defect by my service department even though alcohol was involved but determined by my service in a formal hearing that the proximate cause was the defect. I have a letter by GM says they offered me a settlement I accepted in 2008 and 2015 for the defect in my car. I have a safety recall notice I received in  the mail march 2007 FOUR MONTHS after my accident. I have multiply pictures one being of a sticker on the car saying it was inspected by GM and it conforms to all US federal motor vehicle safety standards with my vin number and a picture of the steering wheel with the airbag not coming out. I have all 311,760.80 of my medical bills Tricare paid. I have 3 other veterans with the same defect one died in 2008 due to the accident with the list of 399 total known under the GM ignition switch fund website.  I have my separation paperwork from the marines stating it was being evaluated by the VA not that they were going to deny it then say it was my fault.I accepted the fund one of the requirements to getting this offer was my airbags failed along with the my seatbelt tensioners. Medical evidence says that I wasn't, I said I was, but there is no way to tell either way since the tensioners fail in belt showing no wear marks. They said I was speeding 7 over the speed limit but the brakes  fail in this recall along with power steering and this all happened going into an S turn and coming out into a tree. I have lost all memory of accident and the while in a coma for about a month. The memories after I awoke are fragments. I have a few listed articles of people who died from this recall that were driving with a seatbelt and one veteran that was driving to work and died. I know I wasn't perfect before my accident but was a very good marine received awards before my accident such as being a class leader letter of appreciation two months prior. I have letters written from my supervisor saying I had slip ups and should not work on aircraft until I fully heal. I have found an appeal that is almost identical docket no 00-09 952    05/08/02. I printed out the entire 380 page internal investigation which has my accident listed along with the entire ignition flaw findings stemming out over a decade. Which the government just accepted a 900 million dollar fine from GM along with probation but no jail time for the 124 deaths. I seriously get so obsessed with this mater and I cannot help it, it just is always in the back of my mind. I have been told I have 3.2 cm cyst in my brain not cancerous thank god but has said it could cause my short term memory problems and my compulsive behavior.

 

 

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