Inthewind Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 Bob, Yes...it's been a long road. Thanks for your comments. And there is hope out there...HADIT and the people that post here helped me continue the fight. Thanks. And thanks Computer Tech! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkInTexas Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Congratulations! Way to go, and also way to push back at the Houston RO. The beast can be defeated! Thanks for your service, and good luck with your life. Mark USAF Active Duty 1988-1994 Security Police - Law Enforcement Specialist Thank you all for your service to our great nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Philip Rogers Posted September 1, 2012 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted September 1, 2012 Congrats!!! But you only received what they "promised" you, when you served, and I believe this goes to all that served, whether you enlisted or were drafted. Try to enjoy whatever time remains!!!! pr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Testvet Posted September 1, 2012 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted September 1, 2012 I agree with Philip you are only getting what you have paid for in body parts and pain and suffering and nothing they do can nor ever will make you whole for that. Where do you go to get the past years back since your discharge. You had the mindset of many of the WW2 vets if the military wanted me to have it they would have given it to me. BS You learn to ask often and loud when when dealing with the VARO I was told by every VSO I ever met that I would not and could not get my CAD and hypertension SC as secondary to my PTSD the people here Berta, John999, Flip (Philip), Alex etc all kept telling me to file the claim myself and I would win it, I listened to the people here and they were right, I kept the VSOs in the loop but I submitted my own paperwork and fired a lot of VSOs along the road but finally in June 2009 a fight that started in Dec 2002 ended with the VARO sending the award letter granting SMC S for CAD and 10% for hypertension as secondary conditions to my already SC PTSD taking my pay to nearly 3300 a month. The people here have a lot of knowledge and also a whole lot of heart, it takes time to fight these claims and it gets hard emotionally as we do them, I think it is Berta who stated if "you don't have PTSD before you start fighting with the VARO you will have it before your fight is over" these peoplem could pizz off the pope. Not every veteran deserves 100% P&T but for those that do, it should not be turned into a marathon /survival show to obtain it. We have lost body parts some seen some unseen all of my cardiac issues are unseen unless some one looks at my cats scans, etc dye offsets, the pacemaker is now visible, the worst wound PTSD is totally invisible and the most disabling and as a Infantry Sergeant I have spouted the party line about "weak limks" "being a wuss" etc and now I know what I jackazz I was then living with PTSD is one of the hardest things a man can do, or women, it is not something you just "get over" hell most of nus spent decades denying it and only making our lives and our families lives worse in the process. Stay around and pay it forward there will be more of "you" that show up and just need the support and encouragement to keep up the fight with the agency. 100% SC P&T PTSD 100% CAD 10% Hypertension and A&A = SMC L, SSD a disabled American veteran certified lol "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious Kelly Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 BRAVO! Our government delivers plane loads of cash to foreign countries beyong what veterans get, so never feel guilty in receiving a bit of compensation. Be sure to check your state benefits http://www.military.com/benefits/veteran-state-benefits/state-veterans-benefits-directory.html and get your free access pass for national parks http://www.nps.gov/findapark/passes.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inthewind Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) THANKS everyone for the comments. (testvet, notorious Kelly, Philip, and Mark) And testvet, you're right. I spent plenty of time "Sucking it up" after hitting the ground on my head after being blown off a half track, or the ground coming up and smackin me a little too hard from a fast rope exit with a cherry left seater, or carrying my brothers ruck the last 15 clicks when he couldn't...but it was all worth it to me and I would go back today if I could. 23 years of various assignments (Drill Instructor, Air Assault Instructor, light (25th ID - TROPIC LIGHTNING, IF YOU AINT CAV, YOU AINT $HIT!!) heavy (4th ID) infantry, line medic, flight medic SAR, from SQD leader to 1SG) ...I think you get the drift) takes its toll. But I've mentored, taught, and coached 1000's of civilians into good and in some instances VERY good Soldiers. And THAT Is another thing that makes my pains more bearable. I would never change any of that for the world! Edited September 3, 2012 by Inthewind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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