Bruce Moncur has finally won his fight with Veterans Affairs to get the pension he deserves after suffering debilitating injuries in the service of his country.
The bad news is that it took nine years for the Afghanistan veteran to make the government do the right thing, and he had to battle the politicians and bureaucrats when he was at his most vulnerable, both physically and emotionally.
If Moncur hadn’t gone public about his struggles, he might never have been granted his pension, despite taking shrapnel to the head, lower back and buttocks. Moncur endured several surgeries, rehabilitation sessions and lost five per cent of his brain in Kandahar City.
The government’s calculated cash value of a man who was 22 years old and had the potential to live a long and full life before being hit by friendly fire in September 2006? A lump-sum payment of $22,000.
“I fought like a dog for nine years,” Moncur said. “More than any soldier should ever have to.”
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