The Backlog: Thousands of veterans with disabilities are waiting years for support
CTV
Tens of thousands of Canadian veterans who sustained long-term injuries from their military service and are now waiting to find out whether Veterans Affairs Canada will approve their disability claims.
"They want you to walk away. They're literally: delay, deny, watch you die," he says.
"They want you to walk away from the benefits. They don't want you to get them. And that's why they make it so hard."
McNeil is one of tens of thousands of Canadian veterans who sustained long-term injuries from their military service and are now waiting to find out whether Veterans Affairs Canada will approve their disability claims.
In McNeil's case, he has been waiting more than two years to find out whether the seizures he started experiencing in 2018 will be recognized as related to his service in uniform. If so, his family would receive benefits if he dies from the condition.
