alpharaven
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My father-in-law signed over his right to claim disability in order to be medically discharged from the military a year early. He was training as a SEAL and fell on a pole and screwed up his hip back in the 1980s. He has major back and hip issues, along with many other medical issues stemming from his time in the military, to include getting Hepatitis A from an infected needle by a medic.
He assumes since he signed his rights away that it is binding, but this sounds sketchy as hell and some kind of backdoor deal they did to avoid having to be responsible for all the major injuries they caused him. Also, he was young and likely just went with it without realizing the repercussions.
Does anyone know if having a military person sign over their rights to claim disability to get their medical discharge earlier is a legit thing and if it stands up in court, or if this has been struck down as some exploitative and manipulative thing they did back in the 80's that doesn't hold up in the present day?
He assumes since he signed his rights away that it is binding, but this sounds sketchy as hell and some kind of backdoor deal they did to avoid having to be responsible for all the major injuries they caused him. Also, he was young and likely just went with it without realizing the repercussions.
Does anyone know if having a military person sign over their rights to claim disability to get their medical discharge earlier is a legit thing and if it stands up in court, or if this has been struck down as some exploitative and manipulative thing they did back in the 80's that doesn't hold up in the present day?