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Compensation, Pension and PTSD
My service was from 1966 to 1970. I did the full four years with
one year in Vietnam and one year in Thailand. My PTSD, I believe, started when I got back. The girl I did marry told me later
that I was really nervous and I would look down dark alleys and streets. I've been married three times. Wife number one was
a disaster, a real train wreck. She always looked down on me with her nursing education. Wife number two, well, we're still
friends and, in a way, I don't blame her. Wife number three is just an angel. She has stuck with me. Nine hospitalizations,
quitting jobs, fired from jobs, drinking. All that and she is still with me. Next year we'll be married twenty years. My experience
in dealing with the VA, and I know I sound like a broken record, but you MUST have a paper trail and always, always make copies
and keep them at home. When you do call 800-827-1000 and you get someone on the line, DO NOT yell at them if they give you
bad news. Ask to talk to a supervisor and if they are busy ask if you can get a return phone call. If you scream and yell
at these people, you'll be put on the bottom of the pile. You must also try to get on social security. You will have to go
to one of their doctors, but if the PTSD is real they will know. When you do get on social security that is one more touchdown
in your favor. Always get help from the VFW or the American Legion, they're good people. Hopefully some of these tidbits will
help....
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Your Very Own Veteran ID Card
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No longer will you have to carry around your DD Form 214 as proof of your
military service. The Veteran ID Card will quickly establish you as a veteran, along with other essential benefits.
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