Jim MAC

In my area the DAV operates 4 thrift shops and they are always packed. All items in there are donated I buy all my reading meteral there plus whenever the woman in the house get new clothes the DAV gets the old Jim

afav8r Sent you that article by snail mail today, keep it in your records incase you come across someone else needs it Jim

ava8r I thin Berta hit the nail on the head ".resulting from performance under conditions simulating warfare" any type of fighter training sorties always are simulating war unless you are just surging to put numbers on the board ( I am an old pro super we all know that game.) I did some more research for you and found the article I was talking about it is in the May 18th Air Force times on page 19 and it quotes Flight surgeon Lt. Col Brian Pinkston who is chief of operational medicine for the Air Force Medical support agency. If you need the article PM me with your snail mail addy I still have the paper Good Luck and god bless Jim

still have not got mine called the 1800 number for the VA they say sometime in June all will recv theres Jim

I would resubmit I think it was last weeks AF times that talked about all the back injuried to pilots due to the same situation you describe. Go to Air force Times on line print the article out and send it to them, this is the AF Drs saying this use there own words against them good luck jim

Berige I have no Idea Just Bumping this topic back to the top Jim

John I am a little bit jadeed I will not help anybody intil I see the DD form 214. I have heleped a few vets who have had a increase in ther % I due charge a bottle of Jim Beam for every 10 percent awared. But they have to come over to my house and drink it with me and my wife cooks them a good dinner. Berta If it was not for you I would still be 60 percent not knocking on the door to 90 percent you haveing givien me and a few vets i WORK WITH MORE THEN ANY HELP you will ever now god bless you Jim

Well I went with my ex boss to his DRO hearing. The hearing was set for 10 oclock but he had to meet with his VSO at 9 oclock. We meet with his VSO at about 915 we were running late due to the long drive. This man was from the VFW and was one of the most preperd VSO I had ever seen. He went over the case asked about 10 questions then called the DRO up to tell her I would be in the room. The DRO swore us both in then the VSO took over. He asked my friend a lot of questions asked me about 5 questions. The DRO was very calm laid back and very polite. The VSO got in the record about his 123 missions in Vietnam to include his 100 missions over North Vietnam in a F4. I was inpressed I have known this man for 5 years and did not know any of that. He had never spoken about it. When we got ready to leave the VSO stated for the record that he was retired from the VA after 25 years 20 as a rater and 5 as a DRO. He stated that my boss meet all of the requirments for a IU and it schould be granted. We both left there feeling good about the case. He stoped us in the hall and told us it looked real good. I will keep you all informned when not if but when he wins. jim

Pete53 Hi we know it was just a dream. Sort of buying a lottery ticket all it takes is a dollar and a dream Jim

Well as some of you know I been helping my ex boss out. He is a vietnam Vet well tommorow is the big day his hearing is 255 miles away between us two disbled vets we will leave at 4 AM to get there by 10 AM. Just wish us luck he is 65 years old and lost his job due to SC injuries and medical problems now rated at 80 percent. Keep him in your prayers and I will report back tommorow. Jim

Iraqx2 I say go for it. I have applied for a federal job postion with the VA also. It 4 miles from my house at the National Chaplin center as a recuriter. Hey if you can't beat them join them. I know if I do not get a new job soon I will be unemployed and on IU Jim

Shortpig Good luck you need to take care of your case. I would send everything in and just give a copy to your VSO Jim

Daddio Click on the letter it will be hard to read when it open up then click on it again then easy to read Jim

All its not Just OEF/OIF Vets going to the front of the line its any vet who got out after October 2001. It is global war on terriosm vets no matter where they serverd going to the head of the line. At my last DRO hearing the young DRO brought up the fact the I was A GWOT vet and she would try to work my claim fast. Well August will be 5 years I been fighting the VA so I beleive it all show and no go. I do beleive new VETS get there first rateing quick low ball or denial then get in line with the rest of us Jim

SFC Trucker been there brother came back from a deployment to hondo in the 90s house empty bank account empty bills not paid 3 weks later trailer i was living in burned down no insureance homeless but at least I still had a job. You need to see a lawyer ASAP . Do you have any children? How long were you marriead for? Get yourself knowledgable on the UFSPA ASAP. Here is a good website www.divorcesource.com All about child support and almonany. If you can get to the base clothing store AFFES sells a good book called military and divorce. You need to try and get divorced ASAP before your VA money kicks in. Judges are not suppose to count that is income but they due. I been thru this two times while in the AF. PM me in you need anything. Jim

Receved this on April 9th still no response anybody else ever get blown off by a IRIS response Your 'Status of Claim' has been routed to the 'VBA Response Center 5' group. The Department of Veterans Affairs has received your 'Status of Claim'. You should expect a response from us within 5 business days. Your inquiry number is xxxxxxxxxxxx as shown in the link below. If you wish to update this inquiry with any additional information or questions before we send an answer to your inquiry, please click on the link below to add more information. Click here to update inquiry Do NOT click on the Reply button that appears in the upper part of your screen because VA will not be able to link to your inquiry to be able to help you. Please allow adequate time for us to respond to your inquiry. PLEASE NOTE: This is not an emergency contact system. If you need emergency medical care, please call 911 or go to your nearest VA medical center. If you need to speak to a professional emergency crisis counselor, please contact the VA Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK. Counselors are available 24/7 at this number. Thank you.

Jim congrats good to see a fellow flyboy win one or two. But Carlie And just so I get my 10 % from your award please fill out VA Form 21-paycarlie, in triplicate. Had a good laugh on that one. My standard fee is one 1/5 bottle of Jim Beam for every 10 percent you go out. But then you have to drink it with me lol Jim

Pigdrive Just one question when did you get out of the service. Anybody discharged after October 01 gets 5 years with no copays if it might be service connected Jim

I know I am 10 percent also that is the highest the VA will pay if its one ear or two. I got lucky on my claim I had put in for high frequencey hearing loss and the examiner (from qtc can you beleive it) asked about ringing in my years I said yes the VA rated me on the ringing in my ears without even asking for it. They don't care weither its one ear or two 25 times a day or 2 times per week it still only 10 percent. Jim

carlie you are 100 percent right i thought the other vet had a va loan. Pete I was looking to cash out about 10,000 to pay off all my other bills. The Lender would do it again like carlie says depends on your credit score and how much your home is worth compared to how much you are borrowing. Also I would check my credit reports you can check all three for Free here at https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp, If you want to knew your score they will charge you. But if you just want to see if there are any mistakes it free. I Highly suggest every vet check there credit score once per year Jim

Windy I looked into it. But I am at 6 percent right now and I could not afford the payments If I went to a 15 year loan. AS long as you are not cashing out anymore its a steamline loan and preety cheap as far as fees go. The VA is now charging 3.3 points to fund the loan but since you are a disabled vet you pay NO FUNDING FEE. Check around its a good deal if you are plaining i staying in your home. Most fees can be rolled into the loan. As long as you are not cashing any money out it is kind of cheap Jim

Boats Did roanoke finally take care of you? Are you 100 pecent P+T now? Jim

Hell all I have already done my NOD and recevied the due not bother us we are working on your claim letter. As I said before they never looked at my medical records from the NOD so I am hopeing they will at least look at the records this time so what due you all think Thanks, jim Department Of Veterans Affairs VA Regional Office 210 Franklin RD Roanoke VA 24011 Dear Sir Replayxxxxxxxxxx Statement in support of Appeal 1, I have been asked if I have any more records for my NOD. All of my records are located at the VAMC in Hampton Virginia. I was last seen my primary care physician on March 13th 2009. I have enclosed a copy of my VA Doctors Health Care Provider Certification that my Doctor provided to my job on January 30th 2009. I have no other records at this time and wish my claim to be rated with no further delay. I fully intend to continue to appeal any further denials of this claim V/R Jim mac VA Claim Number xxxxxxxxx

I myself carry hadit cards on me. I give them out all the time at the VAMC where I get my health care. I also post them anywhere vets meet Jim