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Diabetes Mellitus 2 And S/c

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John999

Yes I was. I was fairly close to Cam Rahn AB towards Na Trang at a "training facility". My feet where most diffently on the ground, at least most of the time. I'm mostly upset with myself for not paying attention to what the DAV person put down.

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Put in for reconsideration based on the additional evidence that you were in Nam.

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Sharon,

Thanks, and I will be more careful when I do.

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dclayton57, look at your DD214 and see if you have the vsm medal. They have to accept that as proof of service in country. Also if you take insulin make sure they know as that is a higher rating.Good luck with your claim.

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I am sorry that I missed earlier posts on Jul 24th and have just approved them. All new Members are on Moderator Preview because of problems we have had in past. One we see that a new Member is legit Tbird lifts the review or promotes to status where their posts show on Board immediately.

In the even that you are not boots on ground or served in a place that VA accepts for AO exposure all is not lost.

Read carefully your military records for clues of diabetes. Blood tests and even events that might demonstrate, Did you have to take glucose tolerance test in Military that would be an indicator.

If you can get an IMO from a Doctor that gives you the diagnosis and links it to starting while you served. If you have only been out less than a year.

I served 2 years and was on standby reserve for 2 years and actually was called up for 2 weeks after I separated. I have always wondered if the 2 weeks I served with Texas National Guard would have changed anything?

I also think that despite what DOD and VA claim a lot of Veterans besides boots on ground were exposed to Agent Orange. I think that the Army used it all over the post where I served in Germany and stored it in the motor pool.

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I sure agree with Sharon- file the Reconsideration Request and tell them details as to when and where you were at this base incountry Vietnam-

Would you have any destination/arrival data in your SRB or military personnel file?

or any way to get a buddy statement if needed?

Even the flight logs might be somehow available for this plane.

I menioned a case he other day here where the VA said the USAF vet was never boots on the ground.

The way he proved he was- is that he got the flight mauals of C 1 A that he landed in Vietnam in- and proved that the distance to his actual destination would have prohibited flight without a re-fuel stop over and Vietnam was only place the plane could possibly have refueled.

There are ways to prove this. What kind of aircraft was this and when were you near Cam Rahn Bay?

The VA stopped considering the VSM as proof of Boots on the ground many years ago-they actually started to question many standing comp awards and tried to reduce the veteran's AO comp in some cases.

HR 2254 (please ask your Congressmen/women and Senators to support this bill) will rectify this in the Agent Orange Veterans Equity Act if it passes.

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