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The Old Blue Water forum is switching- they have gotten many members for the new site and will post the latest on Haas as soon as they get it-

I will post Haas info here at hadit too as soon as it is released. The Oral Arguments are on Nov 7th- and some BWVs will be at the hearing in DC.

NVLSP is doing all they can to reverse Haas and make it the Law of the Land again-The decision of the court (which wont come for months after the Nov 7th hearing) will affect thousands of Navy veterans who served in the Pacific during the Vietnam War who have AO presumptive disabilities and have been denied compensation.

"Tomorrow this website will shut down and all that will remain is a

notice directing people to the new BWN site. If you haven't joined

there please do so now!

This is the URL:

http://www.bluewaternavy.org/phpBB2/

Thanks for being a part of this group. We continue stronger than ever

at the new site.

Adios,

Linda H, list owner/moderator"

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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The Old Blue Water forum is switching- they have gotten many members for the new site and will post the latest on Haas as soon as they get it-

I will post Haas info here at hadit too as soon as it is released. The Oral Arguments are on Nov 7th- and some BWVs will be at the hearing in DC.

NVLSP is doing all they can to reverse Haas and make it the Law of the Land again-The decision of the court (which wont come for months after the Nov 7th hearing) will affect thousands of Navy veterans who served in the Pacific during the Vietnam War who have AO presumptive disabilities and have been denied compensation.

"Tomorrow this website will shut down and all that will remain is a

notice directing people to the new BWN site. If you haven't joined

there please do so now!

This is the URL:

http://www.bluewaternavy.org/phpBB2/

Thanks for being a part of this group. We continue stronger than ever

at the new site.

Adios,

Linda H, list owner/moderator"

I filed a claim in 1997. I served after bootcamp in the Bluewater Navy for 2 years aboard a destroyer off the shores of North and South Vietnam.

the summer of 1968 I volunteered for shore duty in Nam or river boats and I went to weapons training at Camp Pentleton and was in Danang in August 1968 to 1969. After three denials they finally spelled it out. They were only recognizing my Bluewater Navy service. I realized this when the decision said I was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal with 4 gold stars and the combat V device while serving aboard the in the Bluewater Navy. I filed a NOD and stated in the NOD their was a CUE because they had the citation from the Sec. of the Navy and other records that clearly revealed they made a mistake. In the reversal and granting of the there was no accepting responsibility for what could have denied my claim for 10 years. Any idea what action I need to take on this.

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Did you formally file CUE on those last denials?

What have you heard from VA since you sent in the NOD?

The decisions should have been based on your "foot on land"in Vietnam-

I think they owe you some retro-

How did they account for the Nehmer court order in their decision?

Sometimes a CUE has to be spelled out like they are ten years old.

It pays to send them copies of the decision they committed error in along with the regs that state they should have awarded you SC sooner due to your "foot on Nam" status.

Also I suggest you go to the NVLSP web site and read the Newhmer decision and court order to get an idea of what kind of retro they might owe you.

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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In did not submit a specific form on the CUE but I stated in the NOD as to where the error was on the decision, it was a plain as the nose on your face and I referred them to at least 5 documents they had in their posession on my claim ten years earlier that they ignored and that clearly showed and would have proved that they were in error. They never acknowledged the error in either the granted decision and or the separate denial on secondary conditions. They granted on one primiary condition with 1 one year retro at 30% and on the other secondary decisions denied them in a separate decision, although I filed them together. What form would I submit on A CUE and to whom. I just filed an appeal to regional on all denials in the secondary decisions and ask for an increase in the separate granted decision and in it again I mentioned the error in not recognizing that if the foot on the ground, although they had the evidence and it had not been acknowledged all along, and it could have settled my case 10 years ago and changed the outcome. Give me some specifics on adding a Cue to my appeal because I just mailed it in the DAV Friday. But I can submit additional evidence.

Thanks Bertha and agian congrats

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She should definitely apply for DIC.

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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