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A veteran suffered a spinal cord injury in Iraq. He is being discharged from Walter Reed in DC to a rehab in Richmond Va. What should is wife know or ask for in terms of service connected disability? Will he be designated a 100% disability and how long would his tricare insurance last or what does it cover?

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If the veteran was discharged from the military because of his spinal cord injury he should get 100% disability. To date, there is no cure for spinal cord injury. I hope they can help him in rehab. For me, rehab and occupational theropy didn't help. My spinal cord injury is considered incomplete meaning the spinal cord was not severed.

The word from his wife is: he is being moved to a rehab facility. However, he will still receive his active duty salary. I am not sure what that means, since he has served 8 years thus far and then the injury in Irac ocurred.

Sorry to hear about your condition, seem like you are coping though. Did you receive in addition to 100% allowance for home modifications and such?

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The word from his wife is: he is being moved to a rehab facility. However, he will still receive his active duty salary. I am not sure what that means, since he has served 8 years thus far and then the injury in Irac ocurred.

Sorry to hear about your condition, seem like you are coping though. Did you receive in addition to 100% allowance for home modifications and such?

So far I'm doing fairly well in that my injury was in my neck shoulder area c5 c6 and it has affected my arms and shoulders. My legs are good. I've read alot about spinal cord injuries and I really feel sorry for the people whose injury is in the lower part of there body because they have alot of other serious problems with bowel movements, pain, and getting around. I am able to live in my home as it is. Its all a learning process and about the time you think you know what is going on, you might get severe pain, fatigue, and won't be able to do much for 3-4 days.

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The word from his wife is: he is being moved to a rehab facility. However, he will still receive his active duty salary. I am not sure what that means, since he has served 8 years thus far and then the injury in Irac ocurred.

Sorry to hear about your condition, seem like you are coping though. Did you receive in addition to 100% allowance for home modifications and such?

Just found out that the injury was a result of a gunshot by another soldier. He was shot in the neck by his fellow soldier. The incident is under investigation. Would he receive dissability comp?

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Accidents like this and friendly fire wounds are in the line of duty and are fully compensatable-

unless willful misconduct -such as a bar fight or some personal confrontation caused this-

I met a Marine at a vet center who killed two other Marines during his second tour of Nam-after he told me what happened he asked me if I found him to be hateful and disgusting-I just gave him a great big hug and said of course I don't-accidents happen-I thanked him for his service-second tour and he already had conbat awards-

He suffered terribly from causing that event.

He did visit the parents of both men and had PTSD from it- but his survival guilt was horrible.He saw the whole event over and over again everyday of his life.

He was still a kid when it happened -the parents forgave him- he just couldnt seem to forgive himself.

The results of the investigation will determine the answer to your question.

GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !

When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief

Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was

simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."

Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.

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