The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 3 I had a VA C&P exam, for something that isn’t on my list of complaints, let me explain. It’s no secret that I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia, but I have been struggling to get them connected to my active-duty service. I submitted several years ago and was blanketly… Continue reading The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 3
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The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 2
The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 2 I can’t get over the feeling that the VA hires legal assistance to fight against veterans in disability claims. I mean, that sounds to me like they are not in the game of helping out a veteran, now does it? I understand that there are some people out in… Continue reading The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 2
The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 1
The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 1 The VA is so freak strange and so bloated and out of touch it is almost funny. But since they are literally fucking with people’s lives, well, it isn’t something to laugh about. Currently, I have one single disability claim outstanding and that is for chronic sinusitis and that… Continue reading The Crazy-Ass VA – Part 1
Feeling Bad About Being Disabled
Feeling Bad About Being Disabled While working on a blog post for a new feature, I was watching “The United States of Al” and I was surprised on Episode 13 of the first season. The Marine character, Riley (Parker Young) was having a problem with Tinnitus. His family was suggesting that he go to the… Continue reading Feeling Bad About Being Disabled
Happy Veteran’s Birthday Marines, Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy
Happy Veteran’s Birthday Marines, Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy TL;DR = This is a long ass rambling post about the meaning of Veteran’s Day to a veteran. ***NOTE*** Happy Happy Joy Joy, is a saying that I say often and it also happens to be the title of the Ren and Stimpy Story. This post is… Continue reading Happy Veteran’s Birthday Marines, Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy
Helping a Brother Out
Helping a Brother Out In this case, the brother that I was helping out was my step-father and the helping out was getting his Veterans Affairs Disability account set up. I was in Florida not too long ago visiting family. While I was there I wanted to get my step-father’s online VA account set up… Continue reading Helping a Brother Out
A Look Deep Into The Veterans Affairs Disability Claims
A Look Deep Into The Veterans Affairs Disability Claims If you are curious about how the VA processes disability claims, you can get a little insight by using this little trick that I stumbled upon. Go to Google.com and in the search window type site:https://www.va.gov/vetapp01/ rheumatoid arthritis That will return several hundred results of all… Continue reading A Look Deep Into The Veterans Affairs Disability Claims
VA Disability Claims Pro-Tips #2
VA Disability Claims Pro-Tips #2 Lawyers For those of you who are first starting this process, you need to understand one thing. The Department of Veterans Affairs sadly has a whole team of lawyers who work for them to represent them at these hearings. It also seems that these lawyers have another purpose which is… Continue reading VA Disability Claims Pro-Tips #2
VA Most Commonly Approved Disability Claims
VA Most Commonly Approved Disability Claims The Veterans Administration recently submitted a report to Congress, which outlines the most common claims approved by the VA. Here Are The Top Ten: Tinnitus Hearing Loss Limitation of Flexion, Knee Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Lumbosacral or Cervical Strain (Back Pain) Scars, General Paralysis of the Sciatic Nerve Limitation… Continue reading VA Most Commonly Approved Disability Claims
VA Disability Claims – Pro Tips
VA Disability Claims – Pro Tips ***NOTE*** I’m not a professional at this. These are just some things that I have learned along the way from doing my personal claims and my stepfather’s claims and from doing research for posts on this blog. Be careful of up-front costs. Your initial consultation with a VA disability… Continue reading VA Disability Claims – Pro Tips
