Hogan Pal Graziano Moved to Vets Hospital

61. Say What??? thanks for clarifying that for me....i was on the right page, i think....but when i spoke to my son-in-law the other he said that he won't receive any benefits after leaving the Marines, however, i know that he and my son can both use the VA hospital if they do not secure a civilian job with benefits. but, unfortunately most of the VA hospitals and i do visit Viet Nam Vets at the VA hospital near my home aren't exactly the best....and my Marine is not making a career out of the military, but my USAF may very well...thanks for the heads up......

Posted at 3:20PM on Nov 9th 2007 by bikermama

62. Say what???- the military doesn't just automatically get repaid for the care rendered if the injuries are caused by someone else. It has to go into litigation. If the mother sues the Hogan's one of the plaintiffs against the Hogan's will be U.S. Government. You can bet they will be there. Heck, even if she doesn't sue , you can bet the US Govt. will. But OMG, what was all that stuff about the Hogan's footing the bill, blah ,blah blah? Was that pure BS from the Hogan's lawyer?

Posted at 3:27PM on Nov 9th 2007 by Meowch

63. Meowch, I know the govt doesn't get atomatically repaid, but I also know that they go after insurance companies for repayment, I assume the Hogan's insurance reached its policy limits and thats why the current situation. Will the govt go after private individuals? I hope they will go after these ones, they have (apparently) deep pockets and the expense involved with litigation will likely be repaid.

Posted at 3:38PM on Nov 9th 2007 by Say what???

64. does anyone know if the injured Marine was still active and if so what was his rank? i thought i read that he completed his tour and service of 4 years...just wondering.........i am waiting for you Say what, you seem very well informed...thanks a bunch....

Posted at 3:44PM on Nov 9th 2007 by bikermama

65. Bikerma,
Every report I've seen says he is a 'ex-marine' by which I think they mean former marine. After only four years of service under usual conditions, unless he was medically retired, I would assume he would not be entitled to any government benefits. Like I say, the VA benefit is due to his combat exposure. I wonder what would be happening to him now if the VA wasn't willing to take him? Makes you shudder to think. And yes, the VA is taxed to the max right now due to the high number of war casualties. His care is likely to be not so good there. Several years ago the VA hospital system was excellent, now, they are overtaxed and underfunded. Not to mention that most military doctors are in the military because they can't make it in the civilian world (usually, so I understand, because they cannot get malpractice insurance). Very sad situation.

Posted at 3:57PM on Nov 9th 2007 by Say what???

66. He was not moved because he was getting better: He was moved because there was nothing else the hospital could do for him. It is called Maximum Medical Improvement and he has reached it: the coma is permanente' no matter how the Bollea family spins it.

Posted at 4:08PM on Nov 9th 2007 by JJ

67. I HATE to see him go to a VA hospital....I hope and pray his condition improves......I agree.....the "hogan" family should pay ANY med costs!! They at LEAST owe him that~!

Posted at 4:18PM on Nov 9th 2007 by just my input

68. He would get better care at a run-of-the-mill nursing home than he is going to get at the VA...... now if he had received injuries in Iraq and lost a limb or other trauma?- his care would be five-star.

Nick Hogan, in my opinion, is a talentless douche living on the "stardom" of his dad.
I have tried to watch that show, before and after the accident, and I don't ever see him doing anything but laying around like a lump.
Did he even graduate or anything?

Waste of sperm......Waste of an egg.......>bleh>

Posted at 4:55PM on Nov 9th 2007 by John Burt

69. To #67 JJ, you are so right. It is a sad commentary that once again the Hogan/Bollea family is caught in another bald faced lie. They were going to pay for the very best of medical care for as long as it took. Yeah right. Now it is John's fault because he didn't wear his seat belt...not htat Nick had been drinking, driving recklessly, drag racing on a public street. Yes it is John's fault. Now this. The vetern's Hospital...Good help him. My father was due to be sent to either the veterens hospital or a nursing home and the night before his transfer he passed away, thank God. I have boycotted VH 1 since this disaster and have e-mailed Polaroid, who has sponsored Nick as a driver, am boycotting any and all companys that sponsor any Hogan?Bollea family member. This should never have happened but the blame goes on 3 people....Nick Bollea, terry Bollea and Linda Bollea. They let him drive...he drove like an idiot and now the Graziano family are the ones who pay with the loss of their loved one.

Posted at 4:58PM on Nov 9th 2007 by completely disgusted

70. John is a vet and served us proudly in Iraq, so I have no problem paying for his medical bills at the VA center. To me it doesn't matter how he got hurt. We owe our soldiers a debt of gratitude and should take care of them when they are in need. I am really glad to hear that John is doing better, but I don't know what that means for him.

However, the Hogan family needs to pay for all of John's hospital bills. They should be reimbursing the government for every penny of John's care. If they really cared about John they would have him in the best hospital with the best doctors and they should be offering to pay for everything rather than being sued by John's family and saying John should have been wearing a seat belt. Inhumane.

Posted at 4:36PM on Nov 9th 2007 by CelebCrusher

71. How Sad for all.

Posted at 4:37AM on Nov 10th 2007 by www.lake-shore.co.uk

72. hulk hogans son is a friggin jerk .. and yes i agree his stupid ass shuld pay the guys medical bills my god .. were did the kid get his brain from.. toys r US!!! it needs too be recalld ..good grief

Posted at 4:43PM on Nov 9th 2007 by Ms anxious

73. "Florida’s drunk driving law (also known as the dram shop law) allows the victims of drunk driving accidents to sue liquor-licensed companies, such as restaurants, bars or hotels, who knowingly serve alcohol to underage drinkers. If a bar does not ask for ID or ignores a blatantly fake ID card, they may share liability with a drunk teen who gets into a car crash after drinking at their establishment and causes injury or death." --- I wonder if John's parents are checking where and who Nick got the booze. There were blogs on some of the performance car sites I saw with posters commenting that Nick was a regular at one place local to his home and was often intoxicated there on Sunday afternoons.

Posted at 5:15PM on Nov 9th 2007 by Rick_VT

74. One of the reports over the past week said that John's parents supported the police charges against Nick - if true, Hulk probably has cut them off from his "support".

Posted at 5:15PM on Nov 9th 2007 by Rick_VT

75. The VA..?thier kicking this poor kid to the rear......hope he gets well..All that Hogan $......save it for a fleet of new cars for Lil NIcky to total...$ Well spent.BROTHER!!!!!!

Posted at 5:28PM on Nov 9th 2007 by ickabod