[USNBandit]

He's out of the military and unless he had more than 40% disability he wouldn't be eligible for VA treatment.

If appears the police were firing tear gas grenades into an area sparsely occupied by a group of protestors. I think he was just unlucky enough to be in the way of a projectile arcing in. As far as the flash bang allegations go, none of the film I've seen show any flash bangs. I see a some gas grenades popping off.

[skeeter]

He seemed to drop at the instant a tear gas canister exploded not far away. Do tear gas canisters ever fragment?

[easternsky]

Not so ,does not matter your rating, all Veterans from Previous Wars qualify, unless rules are different for Iraq Veterans, and I think not, see them there all the time. Do not ask their rating. Never heard that 40% stuff.

[fr_freak]

He's out of the military and unless he had more than 40% disability he wouldn't be eligible for VA treatment.

Unless things have changed since 2003 (which is when I had personal experience with this), if you are a veteran of a combat zone and you have ANY disability rating, you qualify for lifetime VA treatment.