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TexasTowelie

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2. My brother got caught in the stop loss provision of the contract

Reply to Norrrm (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 09:54 PM

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and was sent at the end of his tour from West Germany to Iraq.

He did receive some good news this week in that the VA has declared him fully disabled so he received a substantial back pay check for the upgrade of his disability level and his monthly benefit also increased significantly.

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