Veterans

This is fucked on so many levels. What does a vet's marital status or voting habits have to do with getting healthcare? That's not the deal we signed.

Lmao

Screw the rest of us, I guess?

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/60364223

My local clinic just reduced the hours they're seeing patients from 10 hours a day down to 6. I used to be able to go in the morning before work, but now I'll have to take out sick time.

The knowledge base from VeteransBenefits on that other site is now its own website. I'm not affiliated with it, it just has a ton of useful info.

What does "honor" mean to you?

Didn't he use the GI for community college and then went on to become a medical officer? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Western_Community_College

Guess which platoon I was in?

So I applied to be put onto the list and have my palmonary appointment this month. What should I be expecting? I thought because I was in a war zone it was presumed but I guess I was wrong.

Just a heads up about a different deadline for PACT Act benefits.

Until 11:59 p.m. local time Sept. 30, 2023, Veterans who deployed to a combat zone, never enrolled in VA health care, and left active duty between Sept. 11, 2001 and Oct. 1, 2013 are eligible to enroll directly in VA health care. This special enrollment period gives Veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other combat zones an opportunity to enroll directly in VA health care without first applying for VA benefits.

My rating got bumped up to 70%. So no more property taxes!

I waited nearly 20 years to start this process, and I'm mad at myself for having waited this long. All those times I was dead ass broke, thousands of dollars in credit card debt, stuck in jobs that I couldn't afford to quit because otherwise I'd have to take a worse paying job and wouldn't be able to afford food.

The monthly payments don't make my hands work better, or my knees not hurt, or help my breathe through my nose, or help with my PTSD, but goddammit, I am significantly less stressed about stuff since my first rating earlier this year.

Luckily I'm in a job I love, with fantastic benefits and hours. And I'm married to a wonderful lady who brings home the bacon. I've been out of debt for a while, but I was always stressed about falling back into it.

Not anymore.

Hello fellow veterans! My question concerns the PACT Act, and I was wondering if anyone here had any experience with this?

I served during OIF from '05 - '06. I was exposed to burn pits and regularly burned things in barrels (although it was trash, not human waste or anything), however I've suffered zero long-term effects that I'm aware of, and it's now been 17 years (holy shit, time flies) since then. I'm reading that veterans should apply "just because", but I don't want to be the person that clogs the already overburdened system, and hell, it's been 17 years and nothing has cropped up, so I assume I'm fine.

Should I enroll even though I have no issues? It's unclear to me if they'll even accept a claim if someone has no issues (and why would they accept it, right?). The deadline is August 9th.

...or nieces or nephews, etc. I'm having these questions come up and I'm torn on this. On one hand my experience has been like no other- got a chance to see and do so many things, forged the best friendships, housing/education/medical benefits through the VA afterwards. But those cons - the higher odds for experiencing abuse, witnessing or performing horrifying things, etc...all the stuff that comes with lifelong damage..

What's everyone's take on this? Would you recommend the military for your kids?

I believe this should start up on August 1, 2023 but haven't found any good information yet on the VA or other useful sites. I attend brick and mortar, not virtual. Are they going up? Anybody have a good link?

I hope y'all have a great day today, this is a happy one so enjoy it! Non American vets too get in here and celebrate!

I'm gonna grill for the fam, set off some shit lowes baby fireworks and smoke weed to end the day.

How about everybody else? What's the plan?

What's everybody up to? Only see 1 post here so I'm throwing this out there.

My name is CannaVet, and I receive TDIU but am rated naturally at 70%. I was banned from the main veteran subreddit years ago for showing disdain for fascist policies and hope to build a more equitable community here accepting of all flavors of vet.

Share your stories, your struggles, your memories, here with others who can relate. Hope to hear from you all! <3