Meeting with Congress Tomorrow
Meeting with Tom Udall (or his staff) tomorrow to present that white paper on the VDBC issues we want addressed. (Even made a CD of Power Point slides to leave with them). Udall is on the House Vet...
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nmfxstc, Like Mel and many to come I'm sure, please accept my "BZ" for a "Job Well Done" as I could in no way express myself as clear yet to the point as you have. Thank you for doing for me what I...
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I resent the expressing clerks and cooks didn't see combat. In the US Army that I was in all personnel were required to be combat soldiers first and your came job second. When I was in Nam the clerks...
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rescue300, Brother,I quite frankly do not have to "think real hard"...but I do suggest you read those paragaphs again. The people I refer to are the ones without verifiable stressors...the very ones...
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Here are some interesting statistics. Elsewhere you can locate the casualties by MOS, etc. The highest casualty rates were amongst Army and Marine Corps Infantrymen....
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What causes Arthritis? Previous Injury Joint damage can cause irregularities in the normal smooth joint surface.Previous major injuries can be part of the cause of arthritis....
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Larry, Lest you misunderstand what I am addressing.... If there is no evidence of service connection, these issues will possibly go away. I think we ALL need to understand that the funds are simply...
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i think any time you discuss a subject, any subject, there will be a certain amount of people who will not agree with some portion of the subject !!! that being said, i want to thank nmfxstc, for...
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I understand. I just wanted to point out that some arthritis may be aggravated by a service-connected injury. I think you did a great job. I just disagree with some of it. And that is my right........
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The best question I can think of for those contacting congressman & the commision would be. Why when pointing out the problem with IU & PTSD is it necessary for you to point the finger at...
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No problem with disagreement in content or address of the issues...I am simply putting forth what is already being consider, I'm sure. Hey...I don't HAVE to carry this ball...I appreciate the feedback...
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I second Mr G777. Time to be vocal is here. I am waiting to hear back from my reps about their position on the commision and why the whole thing isnt getting much notice outside vet circles.
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That's the frightening thing....only a few vets and vet circles seem to even be aware that there IS a commission and what their purpose is! It does not only impact retired military...it impacts ALL...
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NM, Good on ya for doing something productive! I'm beginning to suspect this Commission is going to reach much further then what is currently anticipated. The PTSD thingy is overblown and I suspect...
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Thanks, Ista...my concerns as well. Some of the responses I have received are like poison arrows...maybe I should jjst either drop the issue (since I am not effected by the commission or the latest VA...
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NM, You mean like me wanting to tell the commission that those who just married a woman with kids ages 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 that the VA shouldn't pay for their college education. I don't see the...
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I feel the decisions have already been made. They are just using these meetings as window dressing and when they are over, they will submit their "findings". These will be the findings that rummy,...
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Naw, Larry...we are all frenzied and frustrated with this damn commission thingy...maybe because we have seen the inner workings "on the hill" and how damned crooked a lot of this stuff seems to be...
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I agree with you. I am example of how service caused arthritis problems in neck, shoulders, and knee. Working on steel ships, climbing steel ladders, running on steel flight deck, combined with daily...
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Fishy...You are right. Arthritis can be as a direct result of of ones assigment in the military. Seems some people tend to pooh, pooh this illness as somthing you get any-ways. VA grants service...
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