Thousands of wounded veterans getting hit with bills for life insurance plans they never signed up for
Among them is
"I currently have no feeling from the chest down or movement either but I am able to move my left arm," he told
But he and his wife, Tracey, managed and did their best to live normally day to day while raising 7-year-old twins. In February though, they received a letter informing them they owed
Upon further research, he learned that he was "automatically covered at the maximum rate" unless he submitted a form declining the coverage.
Neither Keil nor his family will be able to benefit from the plan either as he is already covered by a free life insurance policy from the
Sgt.
"I feel like I live underneath a heavy weight that's waiting to drop down on me at any time," he told the
The Survivor Benefit Plan was established in 1972 as means to help replace retirement payments made to the family after a veteran dies. Enrollment in the program is typically permanent, though there is a one-year window between the second and third year during which a participant can opt out.
Veterans have since taken to Facebook, where more than 200 of them are trading stories about how their disability checks are being garnished and how much they owe, according to
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