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Army claims: “bullet wounds are pre-existing” rejects benefits

Army claims: “bullet wounds are pre-existing” rejects benefits

Military personnel are in the spotlight again as the VA health system has denied Army staff sergeant Marcus Alexander his veteran medical and disability benefits. Why? They claim the sergeants gunshot wounds and subsequent complications are pre-existing. According to the military, Sergeant Alexander was shot three times, twice in the buttocks and once in the leg, prior to enlisting in the military and being deployed to Afghanistan. "This is beyond absurd" says… Read more