Army veteran Cory Gold survived a parachute failure during Airborne School that left him with a broken back and traumatic brain injury—but one of the hardest parts of his story happened after he left the Army.
For FOUR YEARS, Cory lived with physical and psychological pain without knowing that VA benefits and veteran resources were available to help him.
Today, Cory is rated 100% disabled by the VA and is the founder of Worth Their Weight, an organization working to connect veterans with the benefits, resources, and accredited assistance they have already earned.
On this episode of The MisFitNation, host Rich LaMonica sits down with Cory for a raw conversation about military service, surviving a catastrophic airborne injury, traumatic brain injury, navigating the VA benefits system, veteran homelessness, nonprofit leadership, and the dangerous information gap that leaves too many veterans struggling alone.
Cory believes the traditional veteran-support system is too reactive: help often waits for veterans to know where to look and what questions to ask.
Worth Their Weight is working to change that.
Instead of waiting for veterans to come through the door, Cory and his team seek out veterans—including unsheltered and overlooked veterans—connect them with accredited assistance, and help them navigate the process.
And for the veteran?
The help is FREE.
In this episode, we discuss:
🇺🇸 Cory’s journey from the U.S. Army to Airborne School
🪂 The parachute failure that changed his life
🧠 Living with a traumatic brain injury and broken back
🎖️ Why Cory went four years without knowing about VA benefits
📄 What veterans need to understand about VA disability claims and benefits
⚠️ How veterans can recognize companies charging for assistance they may be able to receive free
🏠 Reaching homeless and unsheltered veterans who may not know help exists
🤝 Why accredited veteran assistance matters
💯 Cory’s journey to receiving a 100% VA disability rating
🚀 Building Worth Their Weight from the ground up
💼 The realities of starting and leading a veteran nonprofit
🔥 What worked, what failed, and what Cory learned along the way
If you are a veteran—or you love someone who served—this conversation could provide information that changes a life.
Veterans earned these benefits through their service.
Knowing where to start should never be the thing standing in their way.
LEARN MORE ABOUT CORY GOLD & WORTH THEIR WEIGHT:
https://worththeirweight.org
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The MisFitNation is hosted by U.S. Army veteran Rich LaMonica and features powerful conversations with veterans, first responders, entrepreneurs, authors, leaders, and people who have overcome adversity through grit, resilience, leadership, and purpose.
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