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Originally Posted by Flying Dutchman  Lost my GI bill and any bennies coming my way because I listened to the VA rep that used to be here (he, I believe, was fired because he was a worthless piece of shit). I was told by the rep that I did not qualify for college benifits because I made too much money working at the beef plant and I did not pay into the GI bill. I believed him and went on my merry way and just worked. Years later, after this douchebag was gone, I found out he lied to me and pretty much every veteran because he was, well, a douchebag and didn't like to do paperwork. I lost my benifits, also was unable to get checked for my disability (for which I am not in the military now) and other things. |
That reminds me of my Dad’s run-in with the VA. He had hearing loss from being on deck next to the big Navy guns in WWII. He filed paperwork for partial disability on the hearing loss. The VA sent him additional paperwork to file. He sent it in and got more paperwork to file. This went on several times until he got sent the same paperwork that he filed in the first place. He took those forms to the VA, threw them on the guy’s desk and told him to roll them up as tightly as he could and stick them where the sun don’t shine. I imagine a WWII Navy vet had a little more to say then what he repeated to me. Shortly thereafter he started getting his payments without any addition paperwork.