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 .
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 . Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio urged the VA to act ; VA agrees to pay bill .