REPORT: Veteran Says He Received Certificate Signed By Trump In Mail Declaring He’s Dead

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reportedly declared veteran of the Utah National Guard Craig Haskell dead by mistake, leaving him for five months without pension or benefits.

The VA declared Haskell deceased as of Nov. 22, 2024, and the veteran was even sent a certificate signed by President Donald Trump in his memory through the mail, he told KSL.

“Horrible mistake,” Haskell said about the situation. “But it just needs to be corrected.”

“The pension benefits and all those are gone,” Haskell continued, alleging that the VA owns him over $10,000 in back payments. “So I started making phone calls and meetings with VA people to try to get things resolved.”

The veteran said he tried for five months to get the department to correct the oversight, including submitting affidavits.

(Read more from “REPORT: Veteran Says He Received Certificate Signed By Trump In Mail Declaring He’s Dead” HERE)

Photo credit: Flickr