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Old 08-28-2022, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by SkiBum95 View Post
Wrapping up an active retirement (in the ARC) and wondered about best way to do the VA process? I’m already at a major airline but want to get my VA paperwork accurate from a long career. What recommendations are out there? Do it through the normal process, get a specialist or use someone like the DAV? Just don’t want to get tied up in this for a long time. Not trying to rip the system but would like to get all my things accurate from a long career with a lot of combat ops.
Thank you for your service. Having said that, don’t even think of going to one of these “services” that are going to put you in for PTSD for all those combat ops, not if you want to keep your Class 1. Like many of us you may have service connected injuries that are not impairing. Go ahead and claim them, even with only a rating of 0% disability, that establishes the service connectedness if the disability worsens as you get older. But don’t let anyone push you into the mental illness-du-jour, be it PTSD, ADHD, or whatever, unless you really have symptoms that affect you. And if that’s the case, expect the FAA to look at you long and hard.
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