Credibility Of Veterans Testimony

[broncovet]

In the following case, the credibility of Veterans statements are discussed in some detail:

http://search.uscourts.cavc.gov/isysquery/2b44d935-6394-40f6-868f-2958e3015039/4/doc/KahanaRK_09-3525.pdf#xml=http://cavc-isys1.cavc.adir/isysquery/2b44d935-6394-40f6-868f-2958e3015039/4/hilite/

It seems as the VA is always saying the Veterans evidence has to be corroborated.

Not so, according to this judge who stated,

"In general, the Board cannot determine that a veteran's lay evidence lacks credibility solely

because it is not corroborated by contemporaneous medical records. Buchanan, 451 F.3d at 1336"

[Hoppy]

Karen,

What was the prodigy BBS? When I came on hadit in 1997 or so Alex was posting information on my claim. If it was not for Alex I probably would have advanced losing arguments. Alex, helped me focus and develop my evidence.

Hoppy

[john999]

What is interesting is that the VA has gotten away with treating veterans as lying and greedy con artists for decades. The VA assumption is that given the chance even a combat vet with five PH's will lie via his own words for the sake of compensation. Over the last 40 years I have been accused of lying for money more than once by people whose sworn duty is to help me.

[Berta]

Hoppy - my husband and I were on the Prodigy Veterans BBS in perhaps the late 1980s or early 1990s.This was I think prior to "Windows".

Also pr=rior to that I figured out how to get our first PC (little Orange 9 inch screen) in 1988 hooked into Vet Link Modem by modem but Prodigy was much cheaper then Vet link.( the hubby 'talked' via Vet link to a Vietnam vet in Australia one night about their PTSD and our phone bill was over 400 hundred bucks that month.He said it was better therapy then anything he had gotten from the VA.

Karen must remember Bill Smith too.He had been a BVA lawyer for many years and volunteered excellent advice at Prodigy.

I met Alex there and our beloved hadit member Pete too -who must hold the world's record for longest on line veteran's forums continuous participant! Gee I just realized that, when I was volunteer for a vet center in the PTSD rap group---that was early 1985 -I have been around for a long time and we thought the VA claims process was bad then- and that it would get better.

That was a major illusion.

[Pete53]

Bill Smith and Alex Humpfreys two legends with many victores at BVA Hearings. It is my opinion that there is no telling how many claims were settled once they were hired.

Prodigy competed with AOL and after so many hhours you has to pay epr hour used. There were times my internet cost me 50 to 100 for a 2499 bt connection that would knock you off.

As much as I loved Prodigy you could wait hours or days for a single response.

For me Prodigy had an anxiety caht room where I found out that I was no crazy and there were many who were supportive and just like me.

When Prodigy switched to Internet I bolted they just could not keep up with technology and very expensive. Gwen Widner told me about Tbird and Hadit put up cause the DAV was stopping their help site.

Because I am a Mod here I rarely go to other Veteran web sites and if I do I usually will not post,

Much to my surprise in life I have found that I like almost all the Veterans I come across. From time to time we get a disruptor here but I usually think its a kid not a Veteran trying to stir up trouble.