VA mix-up upends life of Arkansas vetVA mix-up upends life of Arkansas vetWorld War II veteran Jesse Whitley lived off his monthly pension of about $1,500 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs until that money disappeared without notice several months ago. It was being garnished because of a clerical error, according to records reviewed by theArkansas Democrat-Gazette. The VA had confused Whitley, 96, of Mabelvale with Jessie Whitley, 68, of Durham, N.C., who the VA said had defaulted on a 20-year-old loan for property in New Jersey. "No notice, no nothing," Whitley, the Arkansan, said. To read more, click here. |
