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It just dawned on me just now while posting on a topic.  4 more years and Had it will have been around for 30 years.  Three decades. Holy moly.  Wow.  This while sipping on some cup of coffee with my new Had it coffee mug.   

Man kind of bummed but working on a resolution.  I finally got my very own Had it coffee mug but I received it with the handle in pieces. Got a hold of the vendor, so hopefully a replacement will be in soon.  Still excited about the mug though.  Silly but now I can kind of have coffee in the morning with Had it keeping me company.  I gotta wait till the replacement ships.

100 % PT Folks. Finally.

Won on the hips sort of.  Still waiting on getting the decision in the mail, but thigh limitation of motion, thigh limitation of motion extension.  Won't know the details until the darn thing gets to my mailbox, but still great news. No GRAND news.  The correct effective date will be another fight but the most difficult part is done.  Took me almost 10 years but heh, if you have the evidence and the law and regulations confirm the validity of the claim, pursue it, even if you can't do it alone.  You are not alone, (we) Had it has your six copy, LIMA CHARLIE!!!  Service connection .  Finally service connected now.  

Im all over the place and apparently mixing up dates and issues so Im gonna take a chilling herb  and medicine and have a nice cup of Joe. Hopefully that will get me more the cohesive statements and relevant solutions to be off help here.

I just got a decision in the mail about rhinitis.  I have service connection but only to the effective date of the law change.  I filled for Gulf war conditions in 2013-2014.  Denied and appealed all the way to the BVA and no dice. Until now but with a crap effective date.   I feel this is win but I can't say that I am overjoyed.  Denied higher ratings for Hypothyroid and GERD, service connection of sinusitis under same regulations and denied the higher ratings on law changes in 2017.  But approved for Rhinitis with an effective date of August 5, 2021.  Geesh why do I have a feeling this is going to be the norm whenever the laws change in the Veterans favor, effective dates go out the window it seems.   Im getting tired but Permanent and Total is just barely over the horizon and seems attainable 

Still no dice on an attorney, and Im thinking of possibly throwing the towel in on the issues that need to go to the CAVC.  Heh I got another remand on the hips, so that is good, can still try to fight the regulation changes on GERD and Hypothyroidism,  and I got a service connection on Rhinitis , still though, my noggin is not what it used to be, maybe my new Mavic Mini Pro 3 will spark something in me again.  

NO GO on Chisholm, Chisholm, & Kilpatrick, so on to the next attorney.  They suggested the DAV at the CAVC, nope.  I would rather go at it alone than with a VSO at the CAVC.  No disrespect to service organizations, I would rather fight sharks with bigger sharks that have more teeth and biting force.

Well I got some disappointing news from one of the law firms I sought to represent me at the CAVC.  From a financial standpoint I understand why, but from a legal point of view, it is a little disheartening.  I still have one other firm I sought help from so I will wait and see what is decided there.  I am bummed but I am having a hot cup of espresso and my greek yogurt for breakfast and it is helping.  I'm not done yet, I still have 90 days or so and I have the BVA win on rhinitis and the remand again for service connection of the hips.  

I always say I need a cup of Joe to relax, mind you I know its a stimulant so it shouldn't, I will say after a cup though, I can refocus and things don't seem as bad.   Funny how that works.  

BVA disappointed me on most but did score 1 on Rhinitis service connection, now to see what effective date the VA uses.Got a remand a second time on the service connection of the hips. On the rest well CAVC is where I need to go.  Looking for a law firm since I got the decision I have a 105 days left to appeal to the CAVC.

Im back, Thanks to Tbird.   I have been missing being on here.  I could only read and not answer posts or anything and it was driving me bonkers.  Tbird has resolved the issue and enhanced my calm and inner peace if I can even have those at this point in the game.

So CAVC is my next stop on a few of my claims along with another remand to BVA for Bilateral hip service connection, BVA is really fighting me on this.  The claim will go back to 2014 maybe 2013 if I can have them apply the law and regulation correctly. Along with applying the 2017 revision changes in the law for Hypothyroidism under code 7903 Hypothyroid without myxedema 30% rating.  I also won on the Rhinitis with the SW Asia/Gulf War regulations changes but lost on Sinusitis which I will also try to appeal.

Chisholm, Chisholm, & Kilpatrick is who I am reaching out to currently for representation, as going to CAVC without an attorney is, well, put simply not in my or anyones best interest.  As of today I only have 108 days to appeal to the CAVC. I need a big boy to play with those sharks. No benefit of doubt or Veteran protections up that a way, it is all about the law and so many briefs, which I must admit I cannot hold my own against in especially with another panel of judges.

Ah I really can't describe the sense of calm that a good cup of coffee can give a person.  Yes I know that caffeine is a stimulant but to sit down and sip on a good cup of Joe with one sugar and some steamed  half and half accompanied by a toasted cinnamon raisin bagel with whipped blueberry cream cheese, well, I may be simple but this just really hits the spot for me.  

Howdy folks been having technical difficulties lately, and wow a few inches of the white stuff here in OK. Been driving me bonkers not getting some riding time on the Vespa.  Cold weather and now snow.  If only there were enough snow for snow mobiles, I think I would give a go.

I've had my meds, vitamins, Espresso, breakfast, even had my other medicine, and I am already starting.  I think I may seriously be off my rocker, or maybe sensing and impending doom, who knows, it i.s all garbled and a mess up in there right now.  Maybe it's the weather, or tired of being cooped up inside, I gotta get out more, I gotta diffuse and relax some more, geez I really do.

So I was finally introduced to Animal Crossing.  Uh oh....

"Delmonico steak with a red wine reduction sauce and sautéed mushrooms. Roasted garlic and red potatoes and roasted Brussels sprout"

So I had a dream of a meal like this and I totally blame you, Tbird, for mentioning it, good stuff, I could almost taste the tenderness of the meat and shrooms later followed by the tangy taste of the red wine sauce.  If you don't mind let me know how it turns out and yes of course have a Fantastic Birthday when you do.  Good stuff warms the soul.  

1 to 4 inches of snow, so much for riding my Vespa, oh well, it looks grand seeing the ground all white.  Eh, I have my coffee, my fireplace, a heating pad and warm blanket.  Oh and fur babies to keep me company,  Life is good. Gotta relish in these, what seems, far in between moments.  

So I am a little bummed, I forgot to get my powdery ground coffee for my espresso machine, well the wife's, but I use it daily.  I though we had another can but to my disappointment nope.  That's okay, I had some lemon ginger tea with the local honey and an old school toasted bagel with cream cheese.  Not perfect, but will do just nicely.  

Okay, well this ear ache is driving me nuts, and already I started getting too worked up,  Caffeine, sustenance, chilling out medication to the rescue.  Breathe in breathe out all will be okay.   ??? I hope?? Yes it will simmer down now.

I'm gonna take some chill pills, I think I am rambling and possibly going to the deep end again.  Breathe in, Breathe out, in and out, happy place,, all is good, all is calm.  Medicine medicine and breathe.  

Feel Better after plugging a 100 rounds but my wrist are sore now.  Still a nice distraction.  I think I may go up a caliber and also mess with rifles again.  Fun stuff.  Gotta put my gun membership to use now.  Later a nice ride on the Vespa should make my day great.   

Well gonna relief some stress, out to the range for me, may be a ride on Fergie around town.  Gotta distract myself from all the crap.  Just like I wrote earlier, except that this time Im actually going to do it. ADHD is a bugger.

Up and at em.  Go, go juice from Espresso machine, toasted bagel with sour cream and onion cream cheese, meds, including the green stuff, (high CBD doses) and of course H2O to keep hydrated.  Its sunny today again in OK, the Vespa is calling to be ridden. Must accomplish that and heck might even go to the range to plug a few, as long as my wrist hold up.  In any case Great vibes for everyone on here.  Take care and keep fighting the fight.

Im all over the place in my head so Im gonna say good night.  I think I need to clear my head.  too many things going on, too many arguments in my head, I have both won and loss some to my self.  Damn I'm starting to feel like Cybill.