I Love The Smell Of Napalm In The Morning ...its The Smell Of Victory

[Chuck75]

What's interesting is that Vietnam vets with the newly "presumed" conditions should be checked for sleep apnea, according to the non VA endocrinologist and cardiologist that I see.

[Commander Bob]

Don't give up...

So true... Thanks for the reminder, John999.

Good Luck '71M10'. And Good Luck to all disabled vets going through the appeals process.

I am reminded of Rudyard Kipling's ..."IF"...

If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

But make allowance for their doubting too:

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,

Or being hated don't give way to hating,

And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream---and not make dreams your master;

If you can think---and not make thoughts your aim,

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat those two impostors just the same:.

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

And stoop and build'em up with worn-out tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings,

And never breathe a word about your loss:

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with Kings---nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, but none too much:

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,

And---which is more---you'll be a Man, my son!

Rudyard Kipling

Bob

Edited May 1, 2013 by Commander Bob

[Computer Tech]

Great News

Rick

[Commander Bob]

Greetings all:

It has been a while since I have been able to start any new discussions in this particular section of HADIT. I am pleased to announce on DRO review, I have successfully been granted SC for my Sleep Apnea and Neurogenic Bladder/voiding dysfunction. The additional 50% and 20% ratings are sufficient to raise my overall rating to 100% scheduler. The effective dates for both disabilities are September 2008. They have not granted me permanent and total status or addressed the Kyphoscoliosis with an enlarged right ventricle, which would be a 100% rating by itself (so I will be completing a form 9 next week for P&T and the additional rating that will push me to SMC S).

Apparently they have also decided that a SOC is not necessary even though they have deferred/denied one of my claimed disabilities. I am curious; if they fail to do the SOC after 60 days and the decision is final would my kyphoscoliosis be deemed granted, since a SOC/SSOC is required unless a full grant of benefits is made? I know, “silly veteran”, deadlines and deemed decisions don’t apply to the VA!

One of the more interesting aspects of this decision, is it states it is a full grant of benefits and goes on to say the granting of my Sleep Apnea fulfils the requested rating for restrictive lung disease that I have filled under code 6842 (Kyphoscoliosis)????? I think I might actually enjoy writing up this form 9.

Thanks to all HADIT members everyone’s individual contributions make this site work. Special thanks to T Bird and the moderators for making the mechanics of this site work and keeping the bloodletting to a minimum. Elder statespersons of the site go out of their way to ensure people have the knowledge/ammo to keep up the fight.

Without this site I would probably still be 0% or 20% at the most. VA did a number on me back in 88 and the knowledge on this site helped me address the vast majority of malfeasance done by the VA for so many years.

When the retro hits were gonna pay some bills and set some aside for 2^nd year of my sons college (grant of P&T will send those dollars back to the family).

ON THE MINUTE!

Best regards,

Again Congratulations, 71M10.

Please keep us posted on the P&T and SMCs?

C.B.