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Marine Veteran wins compensation from VA. Credits Rantburgers.
About 5 months ago, I posted a request for help from Rantburgers regarding a petition for compensation that my Father in law filed with the VA. Follow the link to that post. I printed it out, including a very informative e-mail from Old Spook, and gave him the print-outs.I just got back from visiting them this weekend, and I am pleased to announce that the VA conceded all points, and granted the required paperwork. He will be going to the local VA hospital to be fitted for his hearing aid this Tuesday, the 5th. (Their excuse: paperwork overload, with a misrouting of all case files of vets serving prior to 1950 to Cleveland.) While talking with him, he said that he took those printouts with him on every visit to the VA during this time, and consulted them often. I could tell that, not only was the information given very useful, but the encouragements of those who couldn't give information, but could give support, bolstered him through this fight with the bureaucracy. He's a figher (what Marine isn't?), but even the best fighters need a good cheering section when the battles get long. My thanks to every Rantburger who supported us at that time, both to Old Spook and those working "in the belly of the beast" who gave concrete ideas on what to do, and to those who just gave their thanks and encouragement. And a special thanks to Fred, Author and Creator of this website, without which such a wonderful community could not have coalesced out of the whirlwind that is the World Wide Web. Posted by: Ptah 2005-04-04 |
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