tomb52
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| 19 Apr 2011 10:51 AM |
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Guess there are a lot of us disabled vets out there that still like to try and get out and hunt the best we can. I didn't get disabled in the Air Force but after I got out I had 3 back surgeries in the same spot that left me 100% disabled. I can walk a little bit at a time and have to sit and rest several times getting to a stand. Means getting out earlier and taking something I can sit on like a 5 gal. bucket and a pad. It takes my grown son going with me to help me get around. I can't get to far from the vehicle and I have a disable card from my state conservation dept. allowing me to hunt from a stationary vehicle and use a crossbow deer hunting. If it wasn't for my grown son and a couple friends I couldn't still go. When I do get a deer they are their to do all the work I can't do anymore. Mainly my son. I wish I had a crossbow but maybe someday. It is good to here there are a few of us disabled vets. still able to find a way to get out and hunt. I'm a life member of the club but never got online to the website till today. Good luck to all the rest of you disabled vets. and happy hunting as long as you can and like me as long as you can get the help to go.
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fottman
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| 19 Apr 2011 07:23 PM |
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disable vet looking for a good 12 gauge used shotgun, double barrel, but will take single barrel used shotgun for hunting. Also, looking for a few shells for checking it out. how much? You may contact me at POB #9407 or call me at 773/425/1866, VM. I've enjoyed hunting of all kinds over the years. Frank a member of hunting club.
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rerb
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| 20 Apr 2011 04:57 PM |
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Hello I am originally from Idaho and Wyoming. Born In Idaho and raised in wyoming from the age of 13. I am disabled and service connected. I have been fighting for 40 years for them to recognize my DD214 for the additional 20% but they say that I went for it too long ago and did follow through after I recieved my notice of denial. I do not ever remember recieving that notice but oh well the 40% that I now have helps. I live not to far from North Chicago now so it is handy and I am grateful for what ever I can get. I do know that being from the Vietnam era that we do not recieve as much help as now but then again I guess I consider myself just lucky that I get anything at all. I suffer from head aches 7 days a week from the blow to the back of the head I recieved from falling dow a flight of stairs or a ladder for the Navy term and that created a swelling of the spinal chord and removal of part of the skull area to releave some of the pressure but to no avail it helped some but not completely gone. You make due and praise God that you can walk if not to far and that even if your arm does not work all that well at least it still works. God bless all that served from day one to now. Recognize all that served and allow yourself to be grateful for the chance to be on the list with so many great people. |
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bear03
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| 21 Apr 2011 05:11 PM |
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Tomb good for you thats the spirit, do it as long as you can and enjoy everytime you get to go no matter what.
rerb, that doesnt sound right. Just because you dont apeal isnt a final saying you cant put in again. I have dealt with denials before, then put in a year or or two later or more.
I am at 40% right now myself and about 3 or 4 years ago was denied a increase, I will be putting back in again in about a month and then it it is denied I will appeal. Go to your local veterans rep, if you served durring war time go talk to the VFW and if you didnt talk to the american legion, that is who represents me on my claims. I dont know how long of a time had passed but sometimes taking no for a answer is wrong.
Get ahold of one of them and see what you can comeup with. |
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pegleg1
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| 21 Apr 2011 08:39 PM |
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Posted By rerb on 20 Apr 2011 05:57 PM
Hello I am originally from Idaho and Wyoming. Born In Idaho and raised in Wyoming from the age of 13. I am disabled and service connected. I have been fighting for 40 years for them to recognize my DD214 for the additional 20% but they say that I went for it too long ago and did follow through after I received my notice of denial. I do not ever remember receiving that notice but oh well the 40% that I now have helps. I live not to far from North Chicago now so it is handy and I am grateful for what ever I can get. I do know that being from the Vietnam era that we do not receive as much help as now but then again I guess I consider myself just lucky that I get anything at all. I suffer from head aches 7 days a week from the blow to the back of the head I received from falling down a flight of stairs or a ladder for the Navy term and that created a swelling of the spinal chord and removal of part of the skull area to relieve some of the pressure but to no avail it helped some but not completely gone. You make due and praise God that you can walk if not to far and that even if your arm does not work all that well at least it still works. God bless all that served from day one to now. Recognize all that served and allow yourself to be grateful for the chance to be on the list with so many great people.
I'm also originally from Idaho then I lived in Wyoming for one winter then got smart and moved to southern Oregon. I'm 100% service connected from the Navy and agent orange nailed me, so I got killed in Vietnam and I'm just waiting for the funeral. So far it's doing the job on me slowly. In 2003 it took my right leg above the knee. In 2008 I went to the hospital with kidney failure and congestive heart failure, I'm now on dialysis three times a week.
You can go to any service organization and get a V.S.O. to help you, you don't have to be a member, mine is from the paralyzed veterans and I Don't belong to them and I'm not paralyzed but you need a representative, they can work wonders for you, they did for me.
Just don't give up. Sometimes you can even get retroactive benefits, I did.
I also get to shoot from my vehicle here in Oregon. And with elk I get to shoot bull, cows or calf. We have better gun laws here, both me and my wife have concealed hand gun licenses. But the N.R.A. is going to bat for you folks in Illinois.
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Big Dawg
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| 22 Apr 2011 06:08 AM |
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Gentlemen you are not gonna get the kind of representation from any of the orgs mentioned here that yyou will get from the Disabled American Veterans organization. The DAV was started by and still is operated by Veterans and will and can do more for you than any other org out there. Being a member is NOT a requirement to recieve their help like a lot of other orgs. I would suggest you locate and call and make an appointment with a Service Officer being sure to take all your paperwork with you such as DD214, medical records, you can make a copy of your complete file by getting your hands on them at the VA and make the copy's yourself. If not then as usual you will have a long wait if you trust the VA to make them. I have and will continue to be an advocate for the DAV as their RSO's are even more knowledgeable on Veterans benefits and the ways of with claims and denials. They will once you have done as I suggest regarding the paperwork and sign a Power of Attorney then represent you in any VA court or Board of Appeals. |
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holly
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| 22 Apr 2011 11:21 AM |
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Yes Big Dawg that is right about the DAV .I am a life member of it and they went out of their way to take care of me .Rerb contact the DAV and talk to one of there NOS s they will help and know how to get thangs done faster .Good luck and dont give up tomany do . |
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bear03
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| 22 Apr 2011 03:53 PM |
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Big dog that's not entirerly fair. I have use the American Legion on every clam and they have done just as well for me as DAV has done for some other vets I talk to. Yes DAV is a very good way to go also, I thought I mentioned DAV also but I see I din't. I do apologize for that. |
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Big Dawg
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| 23 Apr 2011 08:48 AM |
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The DAV is the most knowledgeable when it comes to the rules, regs, and SOP of the VA and it's inner workings. The American Legion, VFW, and a few other orgs can and will help but once again the DAV NSO's are the most knowledgeable of them all and are required to continually attend the latest updates and changes to the same rules, regs, and SOP seminars/classes available. The DAV has the fastest turnaround time of any and all orgs for Veterans. When I joined the cost for a Lifetime membership was $125.00 and the thing about the DAV is you do not have to be a member to recieve their services. When you sign a Power Of Attorney for the DAV then the only thing you will need to do is to wait to hear back from them as they will attend and represent you at/in all the VA Boards and courts of law. |
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bear03
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| 23 Apr 2011 10:11 AM |
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Ok I'll take your word for it. You just made it sound when you said that DAV was started by vets run by vets and still is that they are the only ones, hello VFW cannot join unless you are a vet. Listen I am not a member of any of these orgs so I have no allegence to them, I have been deciding which one to join AML or DAV.
I have done my homework and each of these groups are requiered to have reps that are up to date on procedures and laws when representing vets with the VA. I will not even try to mix words with you as to who is better able to represent vets, but I feel your opinion is not based on fact. The success of each org representing veterans in the VA could be regonal, I live in upstate NY and the decissions on my clames have always come out of NYC. My first clame I put in in FL and had service connect at 0% rating assigned.
I am at 40% now and the AML has represented me three out of the four times I put in a clame, first time I had no rep and the last time the doc's screwd me and said the conditions I already get comp for is not affecting range of motion enough for a increase at this time.I could have apealed then but decided to wait, but now it is bad enough that I am not going to wait any longer. DAV may or may not have been able to do better for me, as I stated before I talk to vets in my area regularly that have used all three of these org and all had simmalar results. Remember each case is different in nature.
We all served and we all thank each other for our service and commitment, we all want to see our vets taken care of and we all belong to a brotherhood of service members.
You may agree or you may not, that is your decision. I just feel your opinion is slightly construed. I think everyone can see that I feel all three orgs are equally affective at fighting for our vets. |
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pegleg1
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| 23 Apr 2011 12:20 PM |
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Posted By Big Dawg on 23 Apr 2011 09:48 AM
The DAV is the most knowledgeable when it comes to the rules, regs, and SOP of the VA and it's inner workings. The American Legion, VFW, and a few other orgs can and will help but once again the DAV NSO's are the most knowledgeable of them all and are required to continually attend the latest updates and changes to the same rules, regs, and SOP seminars/classes available. The DAV has the fastest turnaround time of any and all orgs for Veterans. When I joined the cost for a Lifetime membership was $125.00 and the thing about the DAV is you do not have to be a member to receive their services. When you sign a Power Of Attorney for the DAV then the only thing you will need to do is to wait to hear back from them as they will attend and represent you at/in all the VA Boards and courts of law.
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I can't imagine anyone doing any better than my P.V.A. rep. did for me. At the start the VA put me at 70% within two months my rep using my outside doc got me 100% and $53,000.00 in retro bennies. He helped me get a $63,750.00 grant to make my house wheelchair accessible. I'm now at $7,800.00 a month thanks to him. He got me numerous things in between, home health care, power wheelchairs etc. I am a life member of the D.A.V. and the V.F.W., AMVETS, American Legion, Life Trophy member of N.A.H.C., Life member Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Life member N.R.A. member United States Concealed Carry Association, member Medford Rifle and Pistol Club. and I believe them all to be great organizations.
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bear03
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| 25 Apr 2011 01:10 PM |
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pegleg I am sorry I forgot to give credit to P.O.V, but I think that you probably undrstand were I am coming form with my post on this. I was just trying to give tomb52 some resources to go to and it turned into who is the better source. The all work to take care of us as vet's and our interest. |
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jwsmith1967
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| 25 Apr 2011 02:24 PM |
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I am a 50% disabled vet do to cancer that was missed diagnosed when I was in the army and I have been fighting for over five years to get an increase do the pain that I put up with, The doctors took out the lower right side of my pelvis and it is messing up my back plus I only have about 30% use of my right leg that hurts all the time and they keep saying that they cant rate on pain. What is the first question they ask you when you go to the doctors "are you in any pain and where do you rate it 1 to 10" |
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holly
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| 25 Apr 2011 03:42 PM |
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jwsmith1967 have you contacted the DAV and dicused this problem with and NSO .If not it could help as i have stated on here that they done wonders for me .And yes pain and wether it interferes with your sex life also should be considered .I would contact them and see what they can do for you .I have been repersented by all the orginizations and the DAV got me everythang i wanted .Do not deal with the VA on your own as i found out the hard way . |
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pegleg1
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| 25 Apr 2011 04:08 PM |
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Posted By bear03 on 25 Apr 2011 02:10 PM
pegleg I am sorry I forgot to give credit to P.O.V, but I think that you probably understand were I am coming form with my post on this. I was just trying to give tomb52 some resources to go to and it turned into who is the better source. The all work to take care of us as vet's and our interest.
Yes bear they all have our interest in mind and they all get the same federal training, it's just what they do with that training. I think they all think they are the best, even the ones that aren't applying it the best. So they all start with the same playbook, then we are either lucky or unlucky it's just how each of them apply it. Just as long as the veteran doesn't give up on their claim. I've seen too many of them throw in the towel. Another VA benefit, I just found out my new wheelchair van has just shipped out today, it's a 2011 Toyota Sienna. It's my third van, my first was a 2003 Dodge caravan and the one I'm driving now is a 2009 Toyota Sienna with just 12,000 miles on it, so for my trade in they gave me $35,000.00 for it. The VA gives me two vehicles adapted every four years. So as it is now I can get a new van every two years and my payments will stay about the same, unless I win the lottery my van will never be paid for, totally. And when that agent orange wins the battle and I Lose. My wife will always be able to sell the van and get enough for it to pay off the loan on it. She will also be able to pay off the house and her 2009 Toyota Sienna all wheel drive van. We bought both of the 2009 vans at the same time. And I'm such a romantic, on our anniversary I bought matching 38's snub nose revolvers. Another interesting thing, it's a 12 mile drive to get to where I have my dialysis treatment and one night after my treatment at about ten P.M. there was a big branch bull elk standing in the middle of the road. We came to a stop and he finally strolled off like he owned the road. It's great having elk that close about five miles from where I live, about five years ago they captured about 14 head of elk from that herd and relocated them in an area where there was a shortage of them, as far as deer goes we get them right in our yard and I've seen wild turkey right in our neighbors yard. One day I saw 17 head of deer cross the street about half a block away. |
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bear03
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| 25 Apr 2011 04:45 PM |
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Yah holly I agree with you 100% on not dealling with the VA directly, I did the same thing the first time. It is definetly a mistake that you will not repeat.
Yah pegleg you are a heck of a romantic lol. my wife's uncle finnaly surcome to agent orange about a year and a half ago or so, not a good time for him but he made the best of life while he could. He was also confined to a wheel chair, it was very rough for his wife and kids or though we thought. My father in-law was devistated eventhough he knew it was comming but his wife and kids could have cared less. He was a green beret in nam and we had some great convesations, he would talk about the country but never what happened. Every once in a while you would catch a moment that gave you some insight but never actual happenings, my father and uncles are nam vets and do prity much the same thing. You can tell most of the guys that had their ass in the grass because they dont really say much, just snipets at times.
Some stories that vets do tell about their experiances they tell because they most genarally have practical application for the discussion at the time. Well that was a little off subject but just wanted to share. |
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vangard
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| 25 Apr 2011 07:36 PM |
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can any one give me some information on disabled vetrans hunts my father is 100% disabled army vet. with 30years in.
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bear03
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| 26 Apr 2011 03:36 PM |
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Were does he live is the first thing one would need to know. There has been a few topics on the same subject so I would suggest looking through some of the older topics or starting a new thread just for your question. You will probably get more responces. |
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holly
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| 27 Apr 2011 09:06 PM |
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bear03 said it need to know from what state and area .Post it in the state forum for the state you are in . |
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bear03
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| 27 Apr 2011 09:15 PM |
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Yes what holly said. I would definetly like to know myself, I may be able to get him in contact with the right people. My website is for disabled sportsmen, but I let prity much anyone that loves the sport join the boards. |
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