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thank you phil, when you talk again let him know we are with him in spirit.

worried about bill mr magoo usually pops in but hasn't been around since sept any word from anyone on him.

i have no idea, why you and a some others had trouble logging in. i've checked everything front and back and it all seems to be working correctly on my end.

the rank has been explained. i'm sorry if you find it confusing or useless.

this is how it was for me, it was my brother or sister veterans who seemed to really care if i made it or not, even when i didn't care, they still did i was completely accepted and always received some help from another veteran, even if he just shared his last smoke with me. the ptsd combat veterans were very kind to me and really helped me to understand and deal with things that were very confusing for me. they jut seem to accept me as one of their own. being there for each other is when we are at our best. and it is amazing how we can rise to the occassion to assist a comrade. i'll share a personal story with you. let's just say 1991 i walked in the land of the dead, everything was black and i could only feel two things nothing or excruating pain. it was bad and i eventually got into a group. a pretty good group of mostly men and boy did they help me out. and i knew then that if i was called that i must answer, i got that call about 11pm one night from a male veteran in my group. i said i'm coming to get you, i pushed everybit of fear out of my way to get out that door and get to that man, once i met up with him we did a gun and med check and removed all those items to a safe place. i then drove him to my house because he was to freaked out to go the emergency rooom. we sat in the dark in my tiny roach infested little studio and talked and smoked and he would drift in and out from my studio to far away places, to very dark and ugly places and then he would drift back i simple sat with him i think i kept him grounded. i lay next to him while he slept that night. his eyes would open startled frightened and close again on and off and finally he slept some solid sleep. i got up and drove him back him just as he requested, that was a very special night to me, what he shared with me was precious, his very precious pain that for that night he just needed a sister to help him hold it and so i did.

all i get is a blank B) seriously i have had that trauma especially long term trauma, such as in a combat zone, long period of domestic abuse, or long periods of trauma as a child permenantely changes the brain chemistry but damned if i can remember where i read it. i know i talked to my therapist about it and pretty sure she confirmed there are real physical changes that happen.

thanks i called my local va in st louis 24hrs they say also

anybody else heard that they are closing VA emergency rooms? if so can you call your local va hospital and confirm that their emergency room is either open or closed or on limited hours and post it here. thank you.

excellent make sure to submit your award letter from social security to your claims package.

i use outlook and i like it. though you you have to be at your computer to check your mail. with a webbased email like gmail.com you can check it with any browser.

sorry terry etta is smc loss of creative organs B) i know what you mean she is great and helps me all day long whether i want it or not. she's great for walks especially when i don't feel like it. it's good for me if i am feeling really down i just take her leash down and she won't leave me alone till we walk, it's a motivator. she loves a cozzy and a cuddle and she is a big hit whenever we are out. she is almost always happy and if she's not it's my fault B) i have added a cat i named her eartha kitty, she was lost and showed up at my sisters house about a year ago so i took her in, she is a calico very beautiful and has the nicest personality hard to believe. she get's along with etta and most everyone else she has acclimated nicely to the house. i try to take them to the groomers once a month, eartha is a long hair cat and i have her shaved once a month she looks like a lion when she's done. she loves it. etta getts clipped and bathed also she is a short hair dog but pugs shed like nothing i've seen before, the clipping and anit shed treatment really works.

sorry terry etta is smc loss of creative organs B) i know what you mean she is great and helps me all day long whether i want it or not. she's great for walks especially when i don't feel like it. it's good for me if i am feeling really down i just take her leash down and she won't leave me alone till we walk, it's a motivator. she loves a cozzy and a cuddle and she is a big hit whenever we are out. she is almost always happy and if she's not it's my fault B) i have added a cat i named her eartha kitty, she was lost and showed up at my sisters house about a year ago so i took her in, she is a calico very beautiful and has the nicest personality hard to believe. she get's along with etta and most everyone else she has acclimated nicely to the house. i try to take them to the groomers once a month, eartha is a long hair cat and i have her shaved once a month she looks like a lion when she's done. she loves it. etta getts clipped and bathed also she is a short hair dog but pugs shed like nothing i've seen before, the clipping and anit shed treatment really works.

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excellent let's see what they say, shall we?

i am sending an email to the va asking them to define permanent and total and to ask the following questions if you are permanent and total what if any reasons will they take that status away, and what reference to usc 38, cfr38 and va manuals details that process if you are rated permanent and toal is it protected, except for fraud, and what reference to usc 38, cfr38 and va manuals details that process what is the 10 year, 20 year protection mean and what reference to usc 38, cfr38 and va manuals details that process etc. what other questions or how should i form this query to the va's email system.

There are plenty of forums where folks can get in lengthy huge flame wars over conservative vs. liberal presidential bashing and what have you this just ain’t the place for it. i understand venting...but let's let it go at that.

the server had a bit of a problem yesterday. and i adjusted some settings. i think everything should be working ok today, but you let me know.

most computers come with a way to take the system back to factory new settings. sometimes it's in your programs sometimes it's a disk or disks that came with your system. if you are trying to transfer files - i found the best way for me to do this is to buy an external usb drive i put all my files on it. then run a virus checker on them then plug it into you new computer and all your files will be available.

eveyone has a warning system but each person can only see their own. and pete is right you will probably recieve a gently nudge before you get a warning. it is a built in feature in the forum software and no sinister forces at work.

well now - this is some great news! enjoy the vacation you worked for it :)

glad to see you post, hope it was a helpful stay, let us know how the followup goes

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here's some info on gaf http://www.hadit.com/gaf.htm

now that is the way to line up your ducks. it seems you have your claim going in the right direction. i am really glad that you found hadit.com and it was helpful for you. keep working your claim and if you don't have a regular therapist it would be a good idea to get one. lot's of triggers to navigate as you continue your claim.

Boondoc - a diagnosis of PTSD can be a bit disconcerting it is often followed by thought that what you went through wasn't that bad, however apparently it was because here you are, our minds deal in different ways and sometimes things just get broke. it is great you have a pyschologist make sure you get on a regular schedule with the therapist make your appointments you will need them to help you through this you can do this you can go out again you just need tools and support. On a claim I always recommend two things one get a service officer and two work your own claim as much as possible. I file all my paperwork through a service officer, there are good ones and not so good so ask around where you go to your therapist if anyone has one they like, ask your therapist sometimes they have one they have expeirence with. go to the service officer lay out your claim va pyschologist diagnosis ptsd with agoriphoibia your service recorder with the stressors she has linked this to. service officer should file a claim and you will be scheduled a compensation and pension exam with different doctors, you will most likely need a litter from your pyschologists stating here diagnosis, prognosis and the statement linking the in service stressor to the current diagnosis take good care of yourself - see if your local veterans centers have any resources for family members of veterans with ptsd there are skills and tools that will help them also.