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Chuck75
This one is a real lulu!
A vietnam vet has been repeatedly denied AO connection for various disabilities. The reason quoted is that the ship he was on "was not in vietnam in 1969".
Dantes information available on the web from a gov web site actually shows a statement to the same effect, and is grossly incorrect for 1969.
The ship in question was re-named from an LSMR class ship to an LFR class ship in early 1969. The actual name of the ship and the hull number were not changed. Evidently the navy historical research in or before 1991 missed this. Further, the ship was awarded combat citations and awards for it's participation in the vietnam war during 1969, including a citation from sec nav.
Evidently the VA stopped checking when it found the dantes info, or the person doing the research would have found that the ship's deck logs (official records) show that the ship was actually in vietnam. Just to make matters even worse, the vet is not computer literate, and does not own a computer.
Naturally, the vet is located in one of the VA regions known for low vet compensation.
A high percentage of other crewmen have AO related disabilities, and have been sucessful in obtaining some level of compensation.
It also may turn out that the VA is disregarding a written signed statement from the captain in command of the ship that states that the ship and (others) that the ship was in fact in vietnam during 1969.
How can this sort of nonsense be corrected in a rapid manner. Is it cause for a CUE?
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