JR Reihs

Dang man, why do you want to live in Huntington..........the place has really gone to the thugs in the last 10 years. No way in hell I would ever consider moving into that town............you can find some great property outside of the city.

This is how I understood SCOTUS also.........This only apply's to any and all Federal benefits.

How many times have we heard this same old BS........year after year, administration one after another. The VA was not prepared 40 - 60 years ago, and they are not prepared now, nor will they ever be.........The only good out of this now is, MSM has picked it up and talked about it more than I have ever seen...Problem is, we here.. already knew this and so did the VA.

CM.........It takes time to get this going. Your daughter need to be one with the schools VA person, they are the key to getting the right info to get these benefits started....also check your state to see if they offer waivers for the tuition cost.

JDman, You need a IMO " independent medical evaluation" to bifurcate the difference in your VA and OWCP claim..........For OWCP to have accepted your claim there was a trigger at work that caused the PTSD that was solely work related. PTSD and depression go hand in hand in Most cases, yet they also can be separated by different effects such as you might be experiencing. OWCP has a responsibility to follow the FECA, they can send you for a SECOP examine and then ask you to make a decision if the SECOP finds these injuries are one and the same, but you also have the right to your own medical opinion " IMO". It is hard to direct you as there are questions between the two injuries and the cause and effect of both to separate the issues with PCP. Just for if's.........you are kicked out of service for depression, as you don't like to be around other people, or another mild reason.........15 years go by and you are at work..........the boss or co worker come up to you and starts harassing you or threatening you in some way......this is a PTSD trigger in the work place.........you might be more depressed than you was before, but now you have fear, bad thoughts and such. With this.......you have now separated your VA depression from your work related PTSD......Cause and Effect. Now you need a Doctor to explain in medical terms how they differ and why.

If you have ANY clothes that were damaged do to the use of the braces, make sure you bring a few items with you.

I may holler at you when I get ready.......thought about going diesel, but I think I will stick with gas. I was really looking into another SUV at first, my 04 just hit 70K..............just looking at another truck for trips as the lil ranger is a all around work truck and the 25 MPG peaked my curiosity.

I have been doing some research on the new 2013 Rams..........Mine is an 04, and I am looking again due to the 25MPG's they are claiming. I like what I am seeing , but if I do pull the trigger , it will not be until spring

Congratulations Sox and the soon to be Mrs Sox. In life bad things happen to us all, we can try and pity ourselves or fight through it for a better day to come.You certainly have fought through it and ended up walking on sunshine........you will always remember the fight, never to let yourself forget the journey that led to this point, and never let yourself lose the feeling you now have.

It will be.....may not get it until the February check. This may be our last COLA in the form of how the current CPI is calculated.........There is an agreement in play on both sides to re-formulate the way COLAS are figured and they are going to change this, NOT in our favor once again.......I look at this COLA as our last based on any form of real numbers as skewed as they are, the following after this will be devastating as inflation gets out of hand.

SS and SSDI COLAS printed today at 1.7%..........Aint much , but it is something. Medicare Premiums are expected to to go up by 7 bucks per month.

Forced savings..........how many times we go down this road

1.7 is a real number in the up-coming COLA......It may not be the exact , but it will be real close and we will know real soon.

Great News.......Enjoy the earned benefits.

Since you are 100% , I don't know the benefit that you would gain from IU..........As for P&T, go for it.

You might be able to claim CUE..........not knowing why you dropped the original claim it's hard to say .

Well..........that was about as fair as it gets.

When an RO will not work your claim because he or she does not like your VSO........well, there is a big problem with that. After a few years of my claim going no where , the VSO looks at me with a grin and says 'This lady who has your claim hates me......you might think about moving this to another RO" , I told him if that was the problem, he should have said this 3 years ago, not only to me but to the RO head honcho, so this is now as much your fault as it was the person who had my claim. There was more to the story, let's just say that the phone call I got from Cincinnati did no go over to well.......I moved my claim, did 99% of it myself with the Great help from this Board and the rest is history.

I see that you have a 30% SC......Is that for your heart?

Thats just good stuff there!

Congradulations on the award and the pup.

Good Luck to you, as you wind through the Maze.

Personally I think you are right..............I also think that this is a stupid move on the VA. How many Vets need that travel money on that very day.......I would think many, with all things being as they are, money is already tight for most, and for the VA to now make it DD is BS, it will only serve to hurt those that need it the most.

We all have some things told to us and alot of things NOT told to us that they should have..........you are at 70%, shoot for the 100 or IU as was said and you will get dental.......it really sucks, but you got to play by their rules.

That is a long time to now claim that you should have been provided these benefits........IMO, your fight over this will be up-hill at best and the answer will be NO......But hey, it's the VA so ya just never know. PS......The Icon is based on the number of post, not which branch or rank you had upon service time