Wounded soldier gets billed $ 57,000 for wounds suffered in VA . `` I put my life on the line ... and they 're not going to take care of my medical bills ? '' Erik Roberts . Despite everything he 's experienced , Roberts -- who went into the Army just after high school -- said he would never trade in being a member of the 101st Airborne . Sherrod Brown was wounded in Wednesday ; he 's had 13 surgeries on his leg . Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio urged the VA to act ; VA agrees to pay bill .
Wounded soldier gets billed $ 57,000 for wounds suffered in VA . `` I put my life on the line ... and they 're not going to take care of my medical bills ? '' Erik Roberts . Sherrod Brown was wounded in Wednesday ; he 's had 13 surgeries on his leg . Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio urged the VA to act ; VA agrees to pay bill .