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The Veterans of Foreign Wars is all in a tizzy about veterans benefits being cut.
They care about ALL of us now?
Because I remember, back in 1992, when what my paltry 10% service connected got me was dramatically reduced.
You now need to have a 30% serviced disconnected disability to get those benefits.
The VFW didn't give two shits about me back then.
The Cold War didn't count, see.
To see the power the VFW had, look at the difference in benefits Nam ERA vets get compared to anyone serving from the end of Vietnam to the beginning of the War on Terror.
I'm not opposed to them fighting this fight, but I remember when they didn't care about me. They still won't support me directly because my DD214 doesn't reflect my entire service.
There still isn't a single veteran's organization that represents all of us.
The smaller VSO's are geared more to discourage us from making claims. Ask me how I know. I am discouraged, they are successful.
If you're about to ETS, look at the dates CAREFULLY on the DD214 they ask you to review. You have that moment and 90 days after that to fix any errors. If you notice that someone typed 89 and not 90 as your separation date, and you notice in 01... It's a nightmare to get fixed inside the VA's system and you will NEVER get a new DD214 showing the correct dates.
"I was popping percocet like M&Ms when I ETS'd," is not grounds for missing the clerical error!
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