Notorious Kelly Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Whether you be infantryman on the front lines or slinging hash in Kansas, every servicemember is a link in the chain from which our Bell of Liberty is suspended. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojack Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Donate some of your money to wounded warrior project like I did if you feel that guilty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Pete53 Posted August 26, 2014 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted August 26, 2014 Thank you for your service. When you joined you actually entered into a personal contract with the government and promises were made. Your honorable service entitled you to benefits. You had to prove your claim and you did. I think that you should review your 50% as the VA is infamous for lowballing. You earned the benefit by service. Hang in there and be proud of your service and remember that you deserve your benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotafan Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 I just got the "brown envelope" today. In the end, I guess it's pretty accurate. I don't feel that I embelished my responses to make them be more severe than they were. I was given service connection on multiple items, 20% here, and then four 10% items. Based on the VA calculations 20 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 50! :) I spoke with my VSO rep. They say to be happy and it was well deserved. I guess it's time to get over any guilty feelings. It's tough as I even feel guilty when I take bids on jobs for my house that 2 of the contractors won't get the job. I feel bad that I don't have more work to go around. Again, thanks everyone for your kind words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlie Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Hi all, First post. I finished up my C&P exam not too long ago. I submitted a quick start claim just before I left active duty. Just a few days ago, I saw a large deposit into my checking account. I thought it was for two months, but when I got onto e-benefits today I found my rating in one of the downloadable letters. I got rated at 50%. Now, most of you on this forum are war veterans who rightfully deserve whatever compensation the gov't will give. However, I was never deployed. My job prospects on the outside are much better than in the .mil. It's hard to reconcile. I haven't gotten any documentation from the VA, but what I claimed is fairly innocuous. I imagine most civilian bricklayers feel worse every day of their lives than what resulted from my military service. Maybe it's my catholic upbringing, but man do I feel guilty about this. A vet is a vet. There are many thousands of peace time vets. I am one. I received several injury's on active duty. These resulted in life long medical difficulties. They were found to be service connected and I am compensated for them. I do not feel any guilt what so ever for this. I volunteered to serve - I swore and signed - I went where they put me - when they put me - I did what they told me. Should I feel guilty that there was no combat for me to partake in ? I think not. To me - our combat vets are heros - not that I feel any wars are worth it, but all combat vets go thru some type of hell in my eyes. jmho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlie Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 The Vet Centers can always use some donations to help vets out waiting on their claims with like an electric bill, water bill, etc . . . www.vetcenter.va.gov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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