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04-29-2014 | 09:23 AM

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Two years.....why in the hell is that allowed to happen? The way this government treats its current and former uniformed members borders on criminal.

Congress needs to grow a pair and put a stop to this. Our local VA in AZ had a secret list it would put people on. They are attributing that list to causing 40 deaths. Our two local buffoons, Flake and McCain, are "out raged" and want answers. They could give two craps about what is happening there..they want press for thinking they care.

CNN: At least 40 vets died while waiting for care at Phoenix VA - Veterans - Stripes

I got my rating all resolved in a matter of a few months, with back pay for the period since my last AD stint.

As far as health care for veterans...

There's not enough money to pay for it all. Your priority (based on service history and disability rating) determines whether or not the VA is really going to be an option for you.

Does the VA have problems? Of course...they're a lazy, inefficient federal bureaucracy just like all the others. You'll never fix that, but if the people and Congress want more health care for more vets they'll have to allocate the money.

I'll give MacCain the benefit of the doubt, he's proven that he has some character.

04-29-2014 | 09:44 AM

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I just got my disability rating and it took less than two months from the time I did the VA physical. It was a much less painful process than I was expecting.

They never even asked about NVGs.

04-29-2014 | 09:54 AM

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Rick/Rooster,

Were you AD at the time your VA claim was resolved or were you already out of the service when you began the VA claims process?

04-29-2014 | 10:20 AM

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I am retiring from AD as well....will be retired as of 01 July. I am doing the BDD process and had my VA physical 20 March. I have been told by the DAV folks who helped my file my initial paperwork that under the BDD process I should have my rating by 01 July.

Key to BDD is you can not start it until 180 days from retirement date and no later than 60 day prior to retirement date. IF you miss this window you go into the normal process and they "advertise" 6-18 months to resolve your claim.

If you can .....go the BDD process.

04-29-2014 | 10:28 AM

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NVG's....nothing is automatic. I did not see anything that even addresses NVGs. There are not any "rating codes" associated with things you did, only medical/physical disabilities you have. IF you have something wrong with your neck, back, eyes then they will evaluate the conditions. As far as the question if it is "service related" then maybe that is when an NVG case could be made but ......I am not lawyer just an average guy retiring thru the process (with a lot of NVG time, but no eye, back or neck issues...yet).

Start early, be patient and good luck.

04-29-2014 | 11:57 AM

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Rick/Rooster,

Were you AD at the time your VA claim was resolved or were you already out of the service when you began the VA claims process?

After a reserve mob. But the actual issues were from previous active duty years past.

04-29-2014 | 06:12 PM

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Rick/Rooster,

Were you AD at the time your VA claim was resolved or were you already out of the service when you began the VA claims process?

I started the process just before I retired but was too late for the BDD window. I think I waited about three weeks for the physical appointment and had the finished rating about 7 weeks after that.

I've heard the wait time is highly dependent on the VA region you are in with the Washington DC area having the longest wait.

04-29-2014 | 07:19 PM

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Maybe it's just me but when I retired I refused to claim any disability at all. As a matter of fact I skipped those sessions in TAP. I think it's a total sham that so many are clawing to get it for the extra $$. Some things happen when you get old: hearing goes, vision goes, backs get bad. I refuse to blame the military for any of that just so I can get the bucks. I'll let people who really are disabled get their share.

04-29-2014 | 08:53 PM

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Easy there, Hilltopper. Good for you, but it sounds like you're insulting a whole lot of people who honorably served their country. My dad dropped Agent Orange. I guess he should just now skip his VA appointments? I know a lot of people that tore up backs, necks, and shoulders by virtue of the jobs they did in the military. Tell someone with 1000 jumps to his credit that his knees and ankles probably would've sucked anyway. Or fighter pilot necks and backs, or even some pencil pusher with carpal tunnel syndrome. Bottom line is that many of these chronic injuries would not have happened but for their military service. I wouldn't be so quick to judge.