San Diego, California – Sky Lowe, a 25-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, found himself in the most bizarre of situations last October— his government told him he was dead . The letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) stated that Lowe’s benefits had been suspended after a payment had been returned, leading the VA to believe that he had passed away.
“I remember just being super confused,” Lowe shared in an interview. “I was laughing at first. I would tell people, ‘I’m technically declared dead.’ They’d be like, ‘Dead man walking. Seen a ghost.’”
Despite the bizarre nature of the error, Lowe was far from laughing when he realized the serious implications of being labeled deceased. He had recently moved to a new apartment and had informed the VA of his address change, but he believes that the system still had issues updating his information…