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David,
Listen to asknod buddy  & hang in there, like asknod mention the  VA ILP has a lot of $$ set aside..so its not like they don't have the funds  they just don't like to use them on us.
The VA  Law is the  VA Law & asknod is very sharp on the VA Law.
Actually I can't wait until he gets his GreenHouse all set up, I think I maybe excited as he is  and he did all the work.
Good Luck to Ya
...................Buck

You have to have the fire in your belly or a top notch wingman. If your wife wants to be the "bad cop" with VA, you can be the fly on the wall. I think part of my bent brain syndrome is inflicting "polite pain" on the VA and forcing them to do right by us. You have to put emotions in a box and sit on them no matter how much they beg to be heard. VA does one thing. They deny. 85% of the time... Since the War of 1812. If you know that, you adjust your aim point. I prefer enfilading fire with my evidence so they just run into it.
Clear Prop. 

David, 
Any project such as a woodworking shop requires stamina to win. I began by getting a therapist to review my disabilities and my desire to do something more than watch the Price is Right on TV. I love gardening and the therapist wrote it up as something a) I could accomplish and b) that it would be good for me. My disabilities are pretty extensive:
http://www.va.gov/vetapp15/Files5/1538123.txt
The VA judge granted my wish but VA has dragged their feet for 10 months implementing it. Towards that end, I filed a Writ at the CAVC demanding compliance. They're coming out next Wednesday to take a gander-finally.
VA will fight you on this as they hate to give away their(our)  money. If iled for the greenhouse in 2011 to see if I could win it for all of us. It took 5 years and I'm still not there but I'm close. A woodworking shop is well within the parameters of what VA's ILP is all about. You do have to be more disabled than most but it appears you qualify.
I would be honored to help you in your fight for this. Go to my website at asknod.org and you can read articles I've written over the years documenting my fight with them. Every journey begins with the first step. They told me there was no such thing as ILP in 2011. 
https://asknod.org/category/independent-living-program/
We always win. It just takes time. ILP has $180 K for each and every Vet who qualifies.There are 2,700 slots open each year and VA only filled 1,426 last year. What does that tell you? We sure aren't running out of disabled Vets.
We have a summer place in Hiram on Barker Pond near Fryeburg. It's been in our family since 1895 when my Great Uncle Forest built it.  Due to my illnesses, I haven't been back since 2006 but enjoy it immensely. I hope to return soon for a summer of small mouth bass and pickerel fishing.

Thank you Veldrina. I hope the majority of Rating Officers share you attitude.


David