'It was the coldness of this decision. There was no explanation of how they came to the decision. It’s not signed by anyone and I’ve been trying for weeks now to have somebody find out,' says Terence Graham
Though many veterans have felt shortchanged by the federal government over the years, Terence Graham of Laird Township has an especially disappointing story to tell. Though receiving some payments from Veterans Affairs, Graham - who suffers from permanent injuries to both ears suffered as a Royal Canadian Navy sailor - is emotionally devastated after receiving word that he won’t be receiving compensation from the federal government for those injuries.
“They say that they followed the medical procedures that were available at the time but they never told me of other options that I could have taken that would have prevented the multiple tube insertions and didn’t tell me about the ramifications of doing that to me,” Graham said.“What I believe happened was, when I was in boot camp, I was instructed to clean out a big cigarette butt can to make it shine. I cleaned it and a couple of days later I felt extremely sick.
In Sept. 2020, a surgeon at the London Health Sciences Centre inserted a cochlear implant in his right ear. “Now, veterans have to deal with what’s called a Pain and Suffering Compensation index. Veterans Affairs rounds it up or rounds it down. The lawyer put it to me this way, that if you can walk at all, even two steps, you’re Level One, which I am. If you’re in a wheelchair you’re Level Two. If you’re on a stretcher then you’re Level Three. It’s very difficult for any veteran to fill out a quality of life questionnaire because it is not truly reflective of pain and suffering.
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