Reporting for Roll Call- 17:35Hrs - 7-10-13
Hi LT:
Re: Post No. 22. Addy typo delayed this one. Re-posting it to complete sequence of discussion so far.
Re: Info and Records. Your comments on my post No. 21 shows we're both singing the same tune, but, I seem to be in a different Key. Yes, things are what they are, and we have to deal with them that way, but everything you mentioned simply highlights the points I was trying to make. While we have to work with what we have, there's no reason we shouldn't consider how what we have could be improved upon. Well, it's nice to know there's a Freedom of Information Office, at VA facilities. At least our Cherry Troop now has some kind of pry-bar to use for what he needs as regards getting records, including whatever his doctor(s)are reporting about him. Even so, everything you've mentioned so far puts the spotlight on and illuminates the -why- there is such a dismal amount of delay and obstruction in the process. Everyone goes ape hearing about the millions in backlogged cases, and wondering why it's so. What we've shown here so far, LT, is part of the answer...they keep using BandAid patches to "fix" things. C'est la vie!
Re: Well, now that our Cherry Troop has his act together, etc..what happens next?If there is a basis for filing a claim, what must he do?
Centurion
Reporting for ROLL CALL - 2:46PM 7/11/13
ReplyDeleteHey Captain!
So now that we have 23 official Post here on ROLL CALL, and the Rules and Steps, and a "Links Of Interest", we have reached a point that is somewhat final, and, again, a new starting point. If in fact the Cherry Troop does read this far, has retained a bit of it, and as such, has gone back and re-read all over again, then I do believe we have reached a conclusion to the first Phase of getting signed up at the VA for your medical benefits.
Not to complicate the obvious, or to simplify the monumental, this is where the Cherry Troop needs to ask himself a very serious question: Am I suffering from the Black Snake Coiled within my soul? And on top of that, did he/she find in his service he was exposed to any harmful chemicals or toxins? If he is missing a limb, or an eye, our an ear or any other physical wound as a result of his combat experience, that's an easy one to figure out, and get logged into his medical sign up process. However, if there are 'hidden wounds' not visible to the naked eye, the Cherry Troop has to identify them, log them down, and sit down and ask himself seriously, "Have I been wounded?". We can go more and more into this process, but at this stage, if in fact the Cherry Troop spent 4 years in the military stationed at Washington, DC, and the only combat he ever saw was some motorist running a red light, then I doubt very seriously he can claim that he was mentally wounded as a result. IF, however, he was in 3 to 6 tours of 18 month deployments, back to back, in horrid combat scenarios seeing his buddies blown to bits all around him, then I would suggest he accept the fact that the Black Snake is coiled within his soul.
LT