Wounded soldier gets billed $ 3,000 for wounds suffered in Iraq . `` I put my life on the line ... and they 're not going to take care of my medical bills ? '' Army Sgt . `` Roberts has also paid for his travel expenses from Ohio to Tennessee for treatment . Erik Roberts was wounded in April 2006 ; he 's had 13 surgeries on his leg . He says that when he went back into service, a year after being injured, it took him two years to get an appointment with a doctor who would treat him.
Wounded soldier gets billed $ 3,000 for wounds suffered in Iraq . `` I put my life on the line ... and they 're not going to take care of my medical bills ? '' Army Sgt . Erik Roberts was wounded in April 2006 ; he 's had 13 surgeries on his leg . He says that when he went back into service, a year after being injured, it took him two years to get an appointment with a doctor who would treat him.