By Steve Andrews
Unlike the days when he manned a .50 caliber machine gun on a U.S. Navy assault boat during the Vietnam War, 67-year-old Jim Moreno is moving a bit gingerly of late.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs replaced Jim’s hip in March 2015. According to his wife, Jill, about a week later, the hip replacement just broke.
“He wasn’t jumping, running, doing anything. It just fell apart. He fell to the ground,” Jill explained. Jim endured two more corrective surgeries.
Jim endured two more corrective surgeries. “After that he was in constant pain,” Jill told 8 On Your Side. The V.A. Determined spinal stenosis was causing the
The VA Determined spinal stenosis was causing the pain and referred Jim to the Veterans Choice program for outside treatment. According to its website, Health Net assists the VA in making sure veterans receive timely access to the high-quality medical care they need.
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