I am in favour of the road to wellness. However, in terms of their returning to a normal life, I doubt that they can do that. Post-traumatic stress lasts a lifetime.
When you have disabilities that prevent you from… Please excuse me for always citing the example of my son, but the fact is that I do not know 50 different soldiers and the specific after-effects they are suffering. In the case of my son, he is fine as long as he is walking on a carpet, but as soon as he goes outside, he cannot take more than three steps without wincing in pain.
And you talk about 75% of his income? I wonder what it will take to actually get that 75%. Because I can tell you that, if they want their $269,000, they really have their work cut out for them and they had better be prepared to make some good arguments. They have excellent legal counsel, but they have to work very hard in order to receive the maximum lump sum benefit.
And you say they are entitled to 75% of their income for the rest of their lives? What will they have to do to be eligible to receive 75% of their income for the rest of their lives?