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It feels like maybe I've fallen through the cracks here a bit. I was discharged in 2010. I haven't gotten too much worse than I was when I first got out. I did everything I could to provide for my family following my separation. I was working security for 10 bucks an hour, working 35 hours a week average. It was too much, but I had a newborn, and it wasn't like the VA was quick about my first disability rating. They service connected practically everything at 0%, and discovered a "non-service connected" Arnold Chairi Malformation (I placed that in quotes because it was never even a real consideration on their part, just a quick case closed assumption). The only thing rated service connected above 0% was my back, which netted me 10%. I put in an appeal coming up on a year later, but not knowing the system, only appealed for my back injury. That appeal didn't require a C&P exam, took some years, and netted 20% with 10% right leg and 10% left leg radiculopathy. Just to shorten the story a bit... I still haven't been tested for Sleep Apnea, I still have insomnia, and in fact at the time of writing this, I've been up all night. I'm now at combined 70%, haven't worked in a year, I was allowed to quit rather than being fired for inability to work. I was "let go" from the post office in early 2014 from being unable to keep up with the job. I guess it shouldn't be a surprise though considering I've been going on with a torn rotator cuff apparently. Still have yet to get MRI for the left shoulder, unsure why they didn't do both... Anyways I'm at 70% combined now. I haven't been able to work, but have managed to get into college through Voc Rehab. I hate the idea of doing nothing. I'd love to eventually be able to work, even if it is at my own pace as an engineer. I'm just not sure why the VA wouldn't consider me unemployable until that time. I feel like I have the choice of either choosing 100% IU and maybe never getting the opportunity to at least try to work... or continue living off of 70% (which is way better than the past few years living off of 700 a month with a family of 4). I tried looking at that form they expect me to fill out to request IU, and that form is 20 times more difficult than my hardest college class has been to date. I absolutely cannot recall all of the information they want me to recall. I know that I worked at the post office. I couldn't tell you when I started, how long I worked there, the name of anyone I'd worked with, the day I was fired, what I was even fired for, how I felt about it at the time... Now they want specific information that I'm not unwilling to give up, I'm just not capable anymore of remembering. So why is it such a convoluted process to try to establish temporary Individual Unemployability? I can understand how some people believe that there are people who just want to abuse the system. I just want what I'm pretty sure I should be able to get under those guidelines they've established. I want IU until I don't need IU, If that time never comes, then I've failed myself. Last time I checked VA employees don't, or at least aren't supposed to, earn bonuses for making a painful and honestly embarrassing process even more difficult... I guess it works out for them though, because I'm ready to give up on IU, and I haven't even asked for it yet. That 21-8940 form made sure of that. This brings me to a question. I have read that I have 60 days since my last increase to file that form for IU consideration, is that true? Because I didn't know that and I flew out to be with family so I'm no where near my VSO to help me with this form. Then the next question is, how accurate and complete does the form really need to be? Should I sacrifice completeness for the sake of accuracy? I wish I could just mind meld folks to give them an accurate depiction of what's going on up in my grapefruit, because working so well. I'll try again later when I'm not flustered. Sorry for what must appear as total garbage here. I forgot to add something. Looking back at my records I exited the Army prediabetic. They waited 5 years to diagnose me. Also they keep mentioning my liver functions are abnormal and have been since I exited the Army as well. Apparently both of those conditions relate to sleep apnea. Again I'm sorry for posting this. But I want answers and hopefully someone can manage through well enough to see understand my questions. Maybe I'll be calmed down enough to focus and not come off as an imbecile later.

I was told 1300-1500 for laptop/printer. I was also given the option to purchase first and receive reimbursement later. I'm hoping you'll see this and confirm whether or not you actually received your reimbursment and how long it took to receive it. It's disheartening to hear that the other option is to go through a supplier. The issue there is that the supplier will be interested in the most profitable solution for them, not necessarily meeting my needs.