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Berta I noticed that you researched a ship's location for someone. Is there a website where I can checked where a ship was located during a certain time frame? Thanks. 68mustang

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I know people on this board are going to get mad becasue they are, and they don't like to "not agree with any veterans" I don't know if they just don't want to be the "bad guy" for expressing what they think, but I just don't see that as a tramatic event.

Maybe another type of disorder, but not PTSD. I was on transport ship many times, in very small spaces, and it sucks yes, but seing the dead, killing, or getting sexually assualted is on a whole diferent level than being in a small space when your on duty. IMOP.

Also you can't classify it as anything. Only a Dr.can. Sounds like you just have laustrophobia.

I don't even think you'll get sevice connected for anything mental, because from what I read, you don't have any medical evidence to prove this happened in service.

Did you start taking anxiety drugs as soon as you left service or just recently?

I seriously dought that is going to fly with VARO, or that you'll get a dianosis of PTSD. What exactly is the stressor?

I'm not saying you don't have these problems, or that they didn't happen in service, but the VARO is going to be looking for that info. You'll have to prove these.

You are entitled to express what you think. I used this forum to see if anyone has had the same problem or if anyone could provide any input. You provided your input and I thank you for that. I don't know if you ever worked or been in a WWII type ship's boileroom. It was a noisy, hot and dirty place to work in. Being a Boiler Technician was a job no one wanted to do and not by choice I ended up there. I used a poor choice of words by stating if I should classify it as PTSD. I know that only a doctor can classify an illness. However we are all affected differently by traumatic experiences. I concede that seeing the dead, killings and being sexually assaulted is at whole different level. I might just have claustrophobia, but my experiences in the boileroom did affect me. Now I find out that I was exposed to asbestos and have pulmonary fibrosis that only makes matters worse. I know I have a difficult time ahead of me in trying to prove service connections for pulmonary fibrosis or any other medical condition. I like this web site because so many veterans and non veterans are more than willing to help. Their input might be the one thing that might help a VA claimant to overcome a denial on a claim or to file a claim. There is strength in numbers and I am glad this web site exists. 68mustang

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If you can prove that your condition is also

is asbestosis then I feel you can succeed in an asbestos claim as Engineman is classified as I recall highly probable for asbestos exposure.

This article shows what I mean:

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic171.htm

pulmonary fibrosis caused by inhaling asbestos fibers is called asbestosis.

GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !

When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief

Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was

simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."

Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.

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PS -asbestos claims are not awarded too often-and they often involve getting an independent medical opinion. This recent SC asbestos clain involved an air force serviceman and his evidence was good-

The BVA gave a lot of weight to what the VA doctor said- "more than likely" due to asbestos exposure in service.

http://www.va.gov/vetapp07/files1/0702263.txt

If a veteran smoked alot and/or also they were exposed by MOS for only short period of time- this are problematic factors to these claims.

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GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !

When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief

Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was

simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."

Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.

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PS -asbestos claims are not awarded too often-and they often involve getting an independent medical opinion. This recent SC asbestos clain involved an air force serviceman and his evidence was good-

The BVA gave a lot of weight to what the VA doctor said- "more than likely" due to asbestos exposure in service.

http://www.va.gov/vetapp07/files1/0702263.txt

If a veteran smoked alot and/or also they were exposed by MOS for only short period of time- this are problematic factors to these claims.

Berta, Thank you so much for the info. I also checked the PIES listing here on hadit.com. My other military job (BT-Boiler Technician) is listed as highly probable to asbestos exposure. Now what I need is an IMO examination, which I am schedule for, that states my pulmonary fibrosis more likely than not was caused by my military occupations. My jobs before and after my military service were clerical and administrative, which did not expose me to asbestos. Thanks again for your help. 68mustang

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Sometimes actual Pictures can be a source of evidence for asbestos. These pictures were taken of snipes (Boilerman).

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Excerpt from the 'Declaration of Independence'

 

We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity

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Sometimes actual Pictures can be a source of evidence for asbestos. These pictures were taken of snipes (Boilerman).

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Stretch thank you for the info. I have some pictures but none with me in them. The ones you posted are very clear. 68mustang

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