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Can You Believe "we" Proved My Claim 44 Years Later

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Congratulations! I am greatly encouraged by your testimony to remain tenacious.

Forty-four years...my gosh...may God richly bless you in the award of the compensation benefits due you. I pray it is a more speedy process than what you had to endure to get service connected. Best regards!

Thank you so much, I could never have accomplished this without all the help from the members of this site. This is a win for us all!!

I will tell everyone, just keep pushing those papers at them, until someone decides to really read it. I did what Carlie said, push them in their face enough and someone will.

This BVA Judge did!!

I believe just another 40 days.

Always,

Betty

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Betty,

You wrote "I believe just another 40 days." and then what? Do you expect your rating to come in the next 40 days? I hope so, it's driving me crazy waiting!! I can only imagine how it's driving you nuts.

Hang in there and God Bless,

TS

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LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL @ the IN YOUR FACE stuff!!!

OMG! - I remember when I first joined had it - and there was a member called Jospehine - that posted quite often -

And then at some point - Josephine was IN OUR FACE!

OMG! There was NOTHING you could post about ANYTHING without Josephine getting "in your face."

You could say "Boy. I am tired today."

And the next post would be from Josephine - Saying "Tired. Yes. I know what you mean. For instance, MY case - the RO did this, and these doctors did that - and there was this Doris at the bottom of the swimming pool..yadayadayada.."

Then you would go to read someone else's post. They might have said something like "I'm scheduled for a C&P exam."

The next post would be from Josephine. 'Did someone say C&P exam??? That reminds me of MY C&P exam. You see I don't remember much of it because I think I was drugged - but the doctors said "what happened in the pool...." and suddenly, there I was...

She was ALWAYS telling her story - ALWAYS seeking the keys to get past the blocks the VA was throwing her way - and ALWAYS seeking advice on how to handle her case.

Sometimes she would apologize for bringing it up so much. But she would usually end her apology by telling us more about it.. LOL (I'm sorry to bring it up - But Doris, the Doctors, so and so who treated me - I babysat for him you know... and my first C&P..and these two quacks that lied about me...and on and on and on..

I will have to admit that at first I wondered "Who IS this Josephine? She apparently thinks she has a case - but *I* sure can't make any sense out of what she is talking about... Hmmm maybe if we ignore she will go away...

WRONG! She was stuck here like glue.

Okay. Maybe if I talk to her - she will quiet down..

WRONG!

She had something to say and she was going to say it until she was listened to - and until she could get the whole tangled mess untangled.

The more I read of her story - the more it started making more and more sense. And the more I began to realize - she DOES have a case - she has an EXCELLENT case!

But even then - it seemed like the deck was stacked so heavily against her; not because of the evidence (the evidence was 99% on HER side) but because of the VA games.

It was amazing to watch how she took the tangled mess she was handed from the VA - and untangled the strings one by one creating the tapestry that became her winning case.

I got on board with those who were already helping her untangle those strings - as well as those who came later to help.

I feel very blessed that I had the opportunity to be able to play a small part in helping untangle a string here and there and so Betty could weave her tapestry.

And I thank Betty for staying "in my face" until I finally saw through the tangled mess to the tapestry that was behind it. Had she not done so, I might have missed that opportunity.

Free

Thank you so much, I could never have accomplished this without all the help from the members of this site. This is a win for us all!!

I will tell everyone, just keep pushing those papers at them, until someone decides to really read it. I did what Carlie said, push them in their face enough and someone will.

This BVA Judge did!!

I believe just another 40 days.

Always,

Betty

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LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL @ the IN YOUR FACE stuff!!!

OMG! - I remember when I first joined had it - and there was a member called Jospehine - that posted quite often -

And then at some point - Josephine was IN OUR FACE!

OMG! There was NOTHING you could post about ANYTHING without Josephine getting "in your face."

You could say "Boy. I am tired today."

And the next post would be from Josephine - Saying "Tired. Yes. I know what you mean. For instance, MY case - the RO did this, and these doctors did that - and there was this Doris at the bottom of the swimming pool..yadayadayada.."

Then you would go to read someone else's post. They might have said something like "I'm scheduled for a C&P exam."

The next post would be from Josephine. 'Did someone say C&P exam??? That reminds me of MY C&P exam. You see I don't remember much of it because I think I was drugged - but the doctors said "what happened in the pool...." and suddenly, there I was...

She was ALWAYS telling her story - ALWAYS seeking the keys to get past the blocks the VA was throwing her way - and ALWAYS seeking advice on how to handle her case.

Sometimes she would apologize for bringing it up so much. But she would usually end her apology by telling us more about it.. LOL (I'm sorry to bring it up - But Doris, the Doctors, so and so who treated me - I babysat for him you know... and my first C&P..and these two quacks that lied about me...and on and on and on..

I will have to admit that at first I wondered "Who IS this Josephine? She apparently thinks she has a case - but *I* sure can't make any sense out of what she is talking about... Hmmm maybe if we ignore she will go away...

WRONG! She was stuck here like glue.

Okay. Maybe if I talk to her - she will quiet down..

WRONG!

She had something to say and she was going to say it until she was listened to - and until she could get the whole tangled mess untangled.

The more I read of her story - the more it started making more and more sense. And the more I began to realize - she DOES have a case - she has an EXCELLENT case!

But even then - it seemed like the deck was stacked so heavily against her; not because of the evidence (the evidence was 99% on HER side) but because of the VA games.

It was amazing to watch how she took the tangled mess she was handed from the VA - and untangled the strings one by one creating the tapestry that became her winning case.

I got on board with those who were already helping her untangle those strings - as well as those who came later to help.

I feel very blessed that I had the opportunity to be able to play a small part in helping untangle a string here and there and so Betty could weave her tapestry.

And I thank Betty for staying "in my face" until I finally saw through the tangled mess to the tapestry that was behind it. Had she not done so, I might have missed that opportunity.

Free

Free,

Josephine did it all. I am guilty of all of it, but you know when you guys started to listen and stepped in to help me prove this darn story, which is so darn stupid it almost sounds like a lie, but the problem is that it is all the truth and it always was.

I guess that is why the VA sent me to those two quacks to do their little hypnosis on me, for I guess that actually thought I would go to sleep and to forget it all.

Well, I didn't and with everyone's help we were able to discredit those two and maybe the BVA Judge will tell them not to try this one again.

I guess the VA got tired of listening to me and decided to pick up those papers and to read.

Now if their is another Josephine out there, now is the time to come forward.

These guys and gays are ready to solve another big mystery.

Thanks a bunch Free,

Betty

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Betty,

You wrote "I believe just another 40 days." and then what? Do you expect your rating to come in the next 40 days? I hope so, it's driving me crazy waiting!! I can only imagine how it's driving you nuts.

Hang in there and God Bless,

TS

Tom,

No the rating is already in. Ms. Moye works for the Under Secretary and percent will be 100% with definitely payment back to 1992.

The rater wants to do some more investigating and may go back to 1978.

Ms Moye said I should have the letter and the money within the next 40 days.

Thanks,

Betty

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