Originally Posted by
Sputnik
LowSlow I get you too. But will humbly point out that waiving the VA funding fee will make a difference in my retired life. I have no thoughts of being anywhere near 50% (more to the point, deserving it), but I've had enough surgeries and eat enough motrin daily [to little effect] that I think I'll hit 10%. And know I've earned it. You are correct that the $ at 10% is insignificant, but losing the funding fee is pretty huge.
I don't know what "funding fee" you're referring to...to my knowledge, I haven't "given up" anything by not filing and not having a VA rating.
Originally Posted by
Hilltopper89
And finally, for those who are claiming disability and want to transition to 121 flying, be careful what you ask for. Claiming you can't see, hear, and turn your head any more is a slippery slope when getting an FAA Class I.
That's part of my concern. The FAA gained unrestricted access to VA medical records in summer of '11 and they did it by doing a "study" showing some people were lying on their medicals. To date, they've done virtually nothing with this access to my knowledge. But I don't trust bureaucracy or mission creep...I've beat this to death in other threads and am in the minority with my concerns, but I have no significant QOL that I can truly, justifiably attribute to my service, so the juice wasn't worth the squeeze for me.