N.C. Veteran Receives Letter from Feds Notifying Him of His Death

Clerical error? Government claims living veteran is actually dead (WECT)

Imagine opening the mail to find a letter from Veterans Affairs with the first sentence sending sympathies for your death.

That's exactly what happened to one veteran in the Wilmington area who says his life has been turned upside down because of it.

Just last week, Robert Pressley's family received letters from both the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense claiming he was dead, plus two checks to help fund his burial.