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Thanks Chuck

Hey Carlie,,,sorry to hear about your issues. Glad you got at least a REAL look from the BVA. However, the reason for this reply has to do with the smoking issue. Up until 1992, I think, smoke addiction was a compensable issue. Even now, I think it can be secondary. Now,,,,,,to rant a little,,,,,,don't you chew on me now: My rant is that back in the 60's when I was in vietnam, the military issued cigarettes in the rations. What gets me about that is that many guys, and gals, did not smoke on entry to the service. It was implied that somehow smoking might help with the anxiety of the conditions (war). Now, I don't want you to actually answer this,,,but the question looms,,,How can the VA then say that smoking and the associated problems are now considered willful misconduct?

Thanks Berta....to paraphrase, as the one article stated, "at that time not much was known about the health problems associated with asbestos." However, here is the part that was not mentioned in the articles. Entering the Norfolk Naval Shipyard on 6 November 1979, America underwent repairs and alterations for much of 1980 commencing her post-repair trials on 23 September 1980. Among the work performed during the availability was the installation of the NATO "Sea Sparrow" missile and close-in weapon systems such as the multi-barreled "Phalanx" machine gun. The ship carried out a second period of post-repair trials from 16 October to 21 October, after which time she returned to NOB, Norfolk whence she conducted sea trials from 27-29 October. Subsequently conducting refresher training out of Guantanamo Bay, America returned to the Virginia Capes operating area to conduct carrier qualifications in early December. She spent the remainder of the year 1980, undergoing upkeep at NOB, Norfolk. ....from the online encyclopedia. That is exactly when I was onboard, and the year before. Thanks again. Lawrence

DITTO DITTO and DITTO

Yes,,,I did give dates...My service records also bear evidence. USS AMERICA (CV66) 1979-81 Keel Laid: January 9, 1961 Launched: February 1, 1964 Commissioned: January 23, 1965 Decommissioned: August 9, 1996 Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va. About a month after I was discharged, I was contacted by Weitz and Luxemburg that I was part of a class action suit for asbestos exposure. I was tested, then a few years later, I was tested again, then tested just two year ago again. The government "B" Reader, I guess that is somebody hired by the government to analyze the test, gave a report of asbestosis. I worked as a deckhand, and later in the yards, an apprentice welder and fire watch for last six months that I was on the ship while in dry dock for overhaul at Portsmouth in 1980. Later I struck to be a journalist and paid the dues and got it. I did immediately submit my NOD the same day I got the envelope from VA. Nope,,,I had no other exposure, because the military is the only job I have had since I was 18. (way back when...lol) I think you are right about the 'denial mode'. According to the rater, because I was a seaman and later a journalist, my exposure was limited. Needless to say my eyebrows wound up on the back of my head as I said,,,"WHAT?" There was no mention of the drydocks, the job I had while in drydock, or anything else. Also, ironically, for the folks who served in the Army in country VN, while the military almost encouraged you to smoke by making them available in rations, which got me and many others smoking, this same rationale was used as part of the denial. That point in itself is very important to me,,,because while I wasn't a superstar athlete before the military,,,I did get a couple of football scholarship offers, but it was too late,,,I was already in the military. (1967) In other words, I did not smoke before the military. As far as protection while working in the drydocks, for the most part there wasn't any, save those paper masks that we used.

well carlie,,,,,,,,,sorry about your 10 percent, but jbasser just called and said he has 770,,,i need 771, sooooooo, so much for your 10 percent. doggone tell jbasser that was a cruel hoax at halloween time. boooooooo hooooooooooooooo:sad:

roger that Carlie

I am trying to get my asbestosis service connected.

Where's my mail grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Just on a BTW,,,,,,does anybody have Park Place 771 on the new McDonald's Boardwalk game? I got access to 770.

Thanks guys,,,but most of you know that I have been following hadit.com for some years. Not to be a wise alec,,,but I do understand evidence and persistence. Hey, but when the evidence is in the service record, plus a government "B" reader opines after three different tests, plus evidence that my ship was in dry dock being overhauled during the period that I was on it, plus I worked six months as a fire watch and apprentice welder, plus the name of my welder, plus the names of the people I worked with while in dry dock, plus mri confirmation, plus, plus, plus...... what other evidence can I present? Thanks for any replies.

Well, I guess you could wonder what's wrong with the VA if you are in my area... It is as simple are readin, and writin, and rithmetic. Believe it or not,,,either these folks can't read or they are just rubberstamping denials. Anyway,,,I thought it might be a lot of other things (you name 'em, i tried to use them to explain this) but that can be the only reason. You guys can and some of you maybe should continue arguing with idiots, they made me quit. If you ask me,,,if you didn't have a stressor, the VA here will certainly give you one while attempting to murder you (indirectly) by stressing you to the point of heart attack. Of course, they will claim they had nothing to do with it. By the way,,, I TRULY believe this. not that anybody but me cares... The first solution is to fire the nuts in rating for not being able to read the "English" language.

or was it a bag of marbles....hmmmm,,,,,can't remember

Sorry guys......both bridges are already sold....London Bridge in 1776 and Brooklyn Bridge was at a deficit when it was built. Remember........VA sold it to US. LOL

TDIU maybe?

Yo bro......like everyone else,,,,,,I say Welcome. This is a dynamic board. Like everyone says you can find help here. Just to add something that, at least for me was a good place to start , look in the spine repository at Hadit. You can find it in the general claims section. Good luck on your case.

So now I guess the "(ENTIRE)" federal deficit is the fault of disabled vets. Ahhhh the finger starts to point.

lol,,,Pete,,,,,,,wish I could. But thanks for knowing that I care for all (vets) as well as myself. Really,,,,,,thanks. I do pray,,,like the song says,,,,oh Lord please don't let me be misunderstood.

If I remember right,,,what Detroit said is true. I read somewhere that if an appeal is filed and a new claim for increase comes in,,,the appeal is NOT SUPPOSED to go to the BVA until the other claims have been decided. In addition, if the appeal is gone to the BVA before the claim is filed, your files are SUPPOSED to go back to the original RO until the claim is decided. I think I read that somewhere.....don't remember where...maybe one of the VA training manuals. However, it has been my experience that if a claim comes in and your folder is at the BVA, the new claim will sit dormant until the BVA has made a decision on the appeal. By the by,,,John999 is also correct. If you wait you may lose a better effective (beginning) date fpr your other claims. The catch 22 is that if you file your claims to cover your beginning date, you trade off expediency on your appeal and the claims decision.

In every English speaking contract or deal.....the phrase means "added to" Can someone please tell me how the folks at VA translate that to mean "in place of".....I am lost.

just my opinion weighing in.........The VA is a great organization and an even better idea...........The problem is the folks working there.....ignoring the rules,,,,making their own judgements aside from law etc. There is a remedy, but it will take somebody higher than us to implement it.

good advice as stated earlier....but what a shame it has to be that way.

Don't know where to place this but,,,good info I think. JMHO The link is: http://www.turbotap.org/register.tpp

According to the telephone rep at the AMC,,,,their new policy is to refer everybody to IRIS or the 800 number... Anybody know about this change and why?

Carlie you said, "I personally provided live testimony to the Disability Commission..." I did not know this about you. For me, that justifies the passion that you showed in your response to some of my previous posts. First,,,,,,thanks for your passion. If anybody out there has felt like they were all alone (like I have most of the time), it is nice to know that somebody else might care about issues concerning vets. I am a Vietnam vet,,,,1st Cav,,,went through the why did you make it back, the spit at etc., and it truly makes me tear up to know that somebody cares. Although I wasn't a super hero, like many, I did jobs that I wasn't trained for, but was nevertheless ordered to do, and I did them to the best of my ability. Thanks again friend and fellow vet. Larry