Vietnam Vets Still Do Not Know On Ao

[stillhere]

My wife volunteers now at a senior living home and came home the other day telling me she met a wife of a retired Colonel (army) boots on ground vietnam vet with PD and DB2 with heart disease and really just hanging on. The wife wants to file before he goes but not sure how.

I am going to give her this web site and one other to help her get this going before he passes. With all these ailments would he be a candidate for a FAST TRACK that I have heard about?

It really is sad to hear about or brothers and sisters from Vietnam that seem to fit this definition over and over!!

I try and tell every vet I know about AO just to help before it gets the best of them.

The VA or Government or AL, VFW really need to get this out in the open more so there is no one left behind!!

[john999]

Stillhere

I do also and I am shocked at how little they know about the rights they have under presumptive AO regs. The VA only takes care of a minority of deserving vets because they don't want to take care of the other 10,000,000 who never have used the system.

[Papa]

From experience, do not use the Fast Track System. Fast and VA do not go together. Bottom line is the VA just don't give a damn.

Papa

[SP4RVN1971]

Stillhere , Just think of how many got sick and die a slow death, and not knowing why or knowing that this country the "USA" would do this.

I started getting sick early 90's and did not question this great country! Now I got PC, DMII, PN, IHD and a another problem starting to happen.

Now everyday, I question this Country!!!

[Berta]

You are RIGHT!!!!

Even the new Nehmer AO presumptives didnt make much national news.

"retired Colonel (army) boots on ground vietnam vet"

Along with his claim, he needs to look into CRDP/CRSC info available here under a search.

He obviously gets a retirement pay from VA and this impacts (or vice versa) anything he gets from the Mil, if his claim is awarded.

I suggest that your wife contact the County's Veteran's Service agency if they have one, or the State Division of Veteran's Affairs, or DAV, AL, VVA, etc to find a vet rep who can visit him at this senior center ,if he is too disabled to make an appointment with them to begin the claims process, as well as having her come here to hadit for help.

The first time I contacted my former vet rep in 2003 he said he could come to my home if that was better then the office appointment. They called it "house calls". I think he suggested that because he knew I had livestock to feed.

Or maybe he though I was disabled. They handled vet's claims with 'house calls;' at 2 senior vet homes in this area too.

Actually I was only 25 minutes from his office and went there instead.

The wife needs to get out his DD 214 and anything else the 21-526 calls for.

She will probably only need the DD 214 for the first visit with the vet rep.

Edited May 13, 2012 by Berta

[Guest terrysturgis]

Stillhere, what is cool is that your wife knows enough about AO to suggest helping that Vet. The other day I met a Vet at the grocery store and started my speal about "are you receiving the benifits you have earned" and my wife jumped in with the correct information an AO Vet can use. My wife and I have been a team for 43 years.

Two more years of 100% and her DIC will be automatic.