The Veteran’s Administration, or VA, is in charge of getting benefits
like healthcare and disability compensation to Utah’s former service
members. But for veterans from past wars, it can be hard to navigate the
system. One local program is meant to help veterans but it may soon
disappear.
Wesley Grossnickle was a helicopter door-gunner in Vietnam in 1970 and ’71.
"We was in Hueys, so we was in support. We were what’s called the 229th Assault," Grossnicle says.
Today
he lives in Cornish, Utah, a town of about 300. Grossnickle has hearing
and vision problems. He also has heart trouble from exposure to Agent
Orange and he is being evaluated for PTSD. There are lots of things the
VA can do for Grossnickle. The problem is finding out about them.
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