A man who identified himself as a veteran is under investigation. According to TheLakelandTimes, Brian Thomas, the veteran’s service office for Vilas County has said he is convinced Wally Oberman of Lac du Flambeau is not a military veteran. Thomas first encountered Oberman in 2022, when he applied for a hearing aid through the VA. Thomas said that Oberman did not have a certified DD214 discharge certificate, the one he presents looked as through it had been tampered with. When he investigated further, Thomas found that Oberman had been discharged due to a physical disability three months after only going through basic training. Although Thomas has discouraged Oberman from continuing to state he’s a vet, he continues to portray himself as one but has declined requests for interviews to tell his side of the story.