A local veteran who has cancer is now battling the borough of Turtle Creek. He said he was denied a handicapped parking spot in front of his house and is now explaining why he thinks the borough's reason doesn't make sense. Watch the full story in the video player above. James Pusey has had cancer for two years. The disease has been taking a toll on his everyday life, often leaving him winded after just a few steps. "I got a garage in the back, but I can't open the doors. I'm out of breath walking from here to there," Pusey said. He asked the borough for a handicapped parking space in front of his Ninth Street home. "All I'm asking for is a spot so I can walk from here to 10 feet behind you. That's it. Nothing else. No special treatment, nothing," Pusey said. Pusey's son wrote the borough a letter explaining his situation and included a note from his doctor. This week, they said they received a letter from the borough denying him a spot. "I did everything their way, and they said, 'Yeah, we'll go through the committee and this is it,' and they denied me. They gave me a letter saying 'denied,'" Pusey said. Pusey said the borough denied the request citing adequate parking space on the street. The family disagrees. Pusey said one council member is still working to get him a spot, but his family is concerned they will submit the same paperwork and still get the same result. "It's a shame, you know. Being a war veteran. It is just a shame to see him go through the stuff he's going through. We did everything we could," said Merle Pusey, Pusey's son. Pittsburgh's Action News 4 has made several attempts to reach members of the Turtle Creek borough council for comment but was unable to reach anyone.