Why is this dead man suing people?

2015-05-18T12:50:21-04:00

From "The Fayettville Observer"

http://www.fayobserver.com/military/iraq-veteran-fights-va-to-prove-he-s-not-dead/article_c0784d9e-a7cb-5b73-af10-8bef541dd785.html

Iraq veteran fights VA to prove he's not dead

PARKTON - Jeremy Walsh, a retired Navy petty officer second class, looks pretty good for a dead man.

He and his family chuckle about it now, but they are still working through a nightmare caused by a clerical error declaring his death that stopped his military pay and froze his bank account.

Walsh, 45, was declared deceased by Department of Veterans Affairs on March 25. The mistake snowballed when it was reported to the federal Social Security Administration, which stopped his pay and froze his bank account for weeks.

"It's been a trying time," Walsh said. "It's been frustrating."

EDITORIAL COMMENT:- If the government says that he is dead then he simply has to face reality.

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made May 18 at 2015 12:56 PM

2015-05-18T12:56:05-04:00

OMG, its the US Government, what would one expect? I feel bad for this individual, talk about an up hill battle.

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made May 18 at 2015 1:00 PM

2015-05-18T13:00:48-04:00

If the situation was reversed and you missed a payment somewhere, you can guarantee that Uncle Sam, the SS office, the bank, bank manager and pizza delivery guy would be pounding down your door to collect with no notarized memos in hand.

Response by LTJG Private RallyPoint Member made May 18 at 2015 1:08 PM

2015-05-18T13:08:48-04:00

Reminds my of that scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail haha.
Here's the YouTube link I used on my iPhone for it:

http://youtu.be/grbSQ6O6kbs

Monty Python-Bring out your dead!

"I'm not dead yet!"

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made May 18 at 2015 5:16 PM

2015-05-18T17:16:48-04:00

Bureaucratic nonsense.