A disabled veteran has waited eight years for a $1 million settlement from the Air Force

Correction, Sept. 21, 2022: An earlier version of a headline on this article said David P. Bighia was illegally fired by the Air Force. The Air Force did not fire him, officials rescinded a job offer.

David Bighia, 61, outside his home in Bellevue, Nebraska, on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. The Army veteran won a discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Air Force for a civilian employment issue at a Texas base, but he hasn't been paid what is owed to him. Without the money, he is facing foreclosure on his home. (Credit: Anna Reed for The Texas Tribune)

When armed services veteran David P. Bighia walked out of the exam room after his pre-employment health assessment, he felt confident that he would be able to start his dream job as a military historian at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio.