Buddy statements often are not enough to succeed with.Sometimes they could be.My daughter helped 5 vets based on one single buddy statement and another piece of evidence ( she did translation of a Vietnamese document.) They all got more awards on their DD 214s (215s) and one was awarded the Distinquished Flying Cross almost 4 decades after the incident so I am very proud she helped them.
But my point is they should be viewed as icing on the cake-
if the vet feels their evidence is good and within Relative Equipoise, then a buddy statement might tip those scales with no doubt at all.
I suggest buddys always give a detailed eye witness account and tell VA how their MOS put them at the same time and place of the veteran's statement of the incident.
There are countless ways these days to find buddys and even the VA might be able to help and I posted how they do that here before.
A Buddy should either have their statement notarized or state an oath that it is true and factual to their best belief and knowledge before they sign it and give the VA their contact info as sometimes VA will call the buddy up.
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The writer is accredited with VA and a member of NOVA.He has contact info at bottom of the article.
http://www.vawatchdogtoday.org/Buddy_Statements.html
Buddy statements often are not enough to succeed with.Sometimes they could be.My daughter helped 5 vets based on one single buddy statement and another piece of evidence ( she did translation of a Vietnamese document.) They all got more awards on their DD 214s (215s) and one was awarded the Distinquished Flying Cross almost 4 decades after the incident so I am very proud she helped them.
But my point is they should be viewed as icing on the cake-
if the vet feels their evidence is good and within Relative Equipoise, then a buddy statement might tip those scales with no doubt at all.
I suggest buddys always give a detailed eye witness account and tell VA how their MOS put them at the same time and place of the veteran's statement of the incident.
There are countless ways these days to find buddys and even the VA might be able to help and I posted how they do that here before.
A Buddy should either have their statement notarized or state an oath that it is true and factual to their best belief and knowledge before they sign it and give the VA their contact info as sometimes VA will call the buddy up.
http://www.vawatchdogtoday.org/Buddy_Statements.html
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