Serving in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War entitled Otto Macias to a monthly pension, but the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs cut that pension off without notice when Macias moved back to his native Cuba. The VA cited the trade embargo as its reason for cutting off the payment, and after fighting for his pension in court, Macias has once again found himself denied the pension that should be his.

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