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Shared IAW the usual.... http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/maimed-private-aron-shelton-loses-benefits-after-walking-with-prosthetic-leg/story-e6frfku0-1225896337530
Madness!
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Breaking news Maimed Private Aron Shelton loses benefits after walking with prosthetic leg
A BRITISH soldier who lost his leg after fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan had his disability benefits stopped because he is now able to walk 400 metres.
Private Aron Shelton, from Bridlington, northern England, was badly injured in an explosion in Lashkar Gar, Helmand Province, in June 2007.
He suffered such excruciating pain, his left leg was amputated below the knee in December 2008. He could also lose his other leg because of arthritis linked to his injuries
After months of physiotherapy the soldier managed to walk unaided over a short distance using a prosthetic limb, even though it left him in pain.
When he told officials at the UK Department for Work and Pensions, they ruled he was no longer entitled to his £180-a-month ($310) Disability Living Allowance.
He will also have to return his specially adapted car.
He said, "I managed to walk 400 metres off my own back. It took sheer guts and determination. Because I can walk that distance and was honest enough to tell them, the benefit is being taken away from me and with it my means of getting around."
A spokesman for the DWP said, "Disability Living Allowance isn't paid based on the condition someone has but on the extra costs they may have because of their specific needs or difficulties."
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/maimed-private-aron-shelton-loses-benefits-after-walking-with-prosthetic-leg/story-e6frfku0-1225896337530#ixzz0uXKgLArj
Madness!
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Breaking news Maimed Private Aron Shelton loses benefits after walking with prosthetic leg
A BRITISH soldier who lost his leg after fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan had his disability benefits stopped because he is now able to walk 400 metres.
Private Aron Shelton, from Bridlington, northern England, was badly injured in an explosion in Lashkar Gar, Helmand Province, in June 2007.
He suffered such excruciating pain, his left leg was amputated below the knee in December 2008. He could also lose his other leg because of arthritis linked to his injuries
After months of physiotherapy the soldier managed to walk unaided over a short distance using a prosthetic limb, even though it left him in pain.
When he told officials at the UK Department for Work and Pensions, they ruled he was no longer entitled to his £180-a-month ($310) Disability Living Allowance.
He will also have to return his specially adapted car.
He said, "I managed to walk 400 metres off my own back. It took sheer guts and determination. Because I can walk that distance and was honest enough to tell them, the benefit is being taken away from me and with it my means of getting around."
A spokesman for the DWP said, "Disability Living Allowance isn't paid based on the condition someone has but on the extra costs they may have because of their specific needs or difficulties."
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/maimed-private-aron-shelton-loses-benefits-after-walking-with-prosthetic-leg/story-e6frfku0-1225896337530#ixzz0uXKgLArj
