Gonorrheal Arthritis

[gp747]

i did have gonorrhea in Vietnam, i was very young and being from

the sticks, uneducated in something like this. i did not know what

wrong and let it go until i could not stand it any more and finally

went to doc. he gave me a shot of penicillin and cleared it up. however

now i am suffering from arthritis and wondering if there are some tests

that could prove if it is related to gonorrhea i had in Vietnam.i am going

to confront my doc next time i go to hosp. about this .if any body knows

or has experienced this i would appreciate some input.

[gp747]

Here's my problem w/it. An example: I'm on active duty - I rob a bank and get shot in the commission of the crime - I now claim service connection for my wounds, cuz I was on active duty. Give me a break! Whatever!!!! jmo

pr

well i for one don't have a problem with it especially when command or

whoever was in charge and i don't know if i can prove this,sets up a place

where the hosts are monitored and checked by military doctors as was

the case i was involved in. i never will forget getting called to formation

and the guy said they were having problems with people getting std's

so they named this one place where you could go where the girls were

supposedly checked by a doctor, military docs and that is where i went

so in that case it was not a crime in my view and does not fit into your

scenario. this happened during my tour around 1966 time frame . i dont

know if anybody else would recall something like this but there should

be some from that time who could recall this setup they had.

so in essence the military was complacent in the crime and

provided me the means to commit the crime without getting

wounded,also i may not have committed the crime without the

safeguards the military provided.

Edited November 16, 2008 by skunk

[Ricky]

well i for one don't have a problem with it especially when command or

whoever was in charge and i don't know if i can prove this,sets up a place

where the hosts are monitored and checked by military doctors as was

the case i was involved in. i never will forget getting called to formation

and the guy said they were having problems with people getting std's

so they named this one place where you could go where the girls were

supposedly checked by a doctor, military docs and that is where i went

so in that case it was not a crime in my view and does not fit into your scenario.If it ain't in writing then it ain't so. Don't know how long your were in for but how many times have you heard the platoon Sgt say " I heard that blah blah blah"? More likely than not this was just one of those "Ole boy's tales" said in jest". They would have to test hourly to insure that the "girls in town X" had not contracted an STD. this happened during my tour around 1966 time frame . i dont

know if anybody else would recall something like this but there should

be some from that time who could recall this setup they had.

so in essence the military was complacent in the crime and

provided me the means to commit the crime without getting

wounded,- also i may not have committed the crime without the

safeguards the military provided. WHAT? Does this mean that if they give you the money bag that holds the money collected at the mess hall to take to the bank and then you rob the bank it is the fault of the military cause if they just had not sent you to the bank you would not have robbed it?? Come on shunk!! even if they still pay claims of this type you will not get any where with such an argument.

Nothing against you for each of us are quite different in our thinking -but we were ordered to a paticular place of duty to defend the cause at hand and not to go running around sticking our body parts into areas that we reasonably knew could give us the kiss of death. Now my personal moral opinion has nothing to do with your post but your argument above did not make any sense. My comments are/were not intended to pass any judgement on you and I hope you do not take it that way. Bottom line is that if the VA supports and pays for such claims then you more than likely have a valid claim and you should submit it!!!!!!!

[Philip Rogers]

Yup, I remember the place we had. It was called "Sin City" and was located in An Khe, 65/66/67. Yup, it had government inspected employees. I guess you didn't go there cuz you got gonorrhea. Good luck w/your claim, tho, but I sorta doubt you'll be successful. jmo

pr

well i for one don't have a problem with it especially when command or

whoever was in charge and i don't know if i can prove this,sets up a place

where the hosts are monitored and checked by military doctors as was

the case i was involved in. i never will forget getting called to formation

and the guy said they were having problems with people getting std's

so they named this one place where you could go where the girls were

supposedly checked by a doctor, military docs and that is where i went

so in that case it was not a crime in my view and does not fit into your

scenario. this happened during my tour around 1966 time frame . i dont

know if anybody else would recall something like this but there should

be some from that time who could recall this setup they had.

so in essence the military was complacent in the crime and

provided me the means to commit the crime without getting

wounded,also i may not have committed the crime without the

safeguards the military provided.

[gp747]

Yup, I remember the place we had. It was called "Sin City" and was located in An Khe, 65/66/67. Yup, it had government inspected employees. I guess you didn't go there cuz you got gonorrhea. Good luck w/your claim, tho, but I sorta doubt you'll be successful. jmo

pr

[/quote thanks i dont know if that is what i have ,i am just going to bring it up

with my doctor . i do know i have developed arthritis in the left shoulder bad.

[simple fly]

sometimes we have to man up and draw a line and say, that was my resposibility and my mistake.i'm sure other claims can be had with merit. but that is fishing way to deep.

i won't say don't file the claim,but your energy needs to be spent on your other valid claims.jmho

[gp747]

sometimes we have to man up and draw a line and say, that was my resposibility and my mistake.i'm sure other claims can be had with merit. but that is fishing way to deep.

i won't say don't file the claim,but your energy needs to be spent on your other valid claims.jmho

yeah you are probably right ,after thinking about it.i mean i did choose to do

what i did, and we were warned .