Worker's Medical Claim Denied
By DEBI SPRINGER
New York Times Regional Newspapers
(The Ledger, FL)
December 31, 2004
BRADENTON -- When Tim Brady opened the letter, he hoped it would save
his life. Instead, it may turn out to be a death sentence.
The 10-page letter Brady received Dec. 14 contained news that a federal
office in Jacksonville had denied his claim for medical help to treat a
lung illness that has left him disabled and facing more than $60,000 in
annual medical bills.
"I felt sick," said Brady's wife, Flor. There were tears, she said, and
a feeling of hopelessness. Tim Brady was so devastated he went on a
religious retreat in Tennessee to forget for a while.
Brady has 60 days to appeal the denial to another Labor Department
office in Jacksonville.
But the ramifications of the letter go much farther than the heartbreak
in the Brady household.
News of his denial has reverberated among Tallevast residents and former
employees of American Beryllium Co., who are or fear they may become
sick from the contamination from the plant. Though neighbors of the
plant don't qualify for the specific kind of help Brady sought, they are
watching to see how former employees are treated to gauge whether they
are likely to get government help.
...
For the entire article, see
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041231/NEWS/412310365/1004
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