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The doctors on the battle field do a great job. But once the soldiers get back and they go through the Medical Evaluation Boards and the Physical Evauation Boards.The personnel that set on these Boards and The lawers that are assigned to these Boards do everything that they can to screw these soldiers for the good of the service. I know frist hand, I was medicaly retired from active duty with 40% pay and 7 months later I was found 100% disabiled by the VA. The Army refused to rate my back injury. which could have given me more for my retirement Pay. The the Army got me on SS disability. An Tricare droped me because of Medicare part B. and the Army took away all but $650.00 of my retirement for the 100% VA Disability pay. and evertime i receive a increase in VA pay I lose more of my pention. I gave over 38 year to this country and all they can do is screw us. Shame on the Congress and the senete and the White House. for not taking care of those who stepped up and served this country. I still remember the Lawer at the PEB when I ask him how was I suppost to pay for my home and provide for my family. And he replyed that was not his or the boards problem. It was mine.
Posted by: Jerry Gordon USA (Ret) | September 24, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Having a government full of people with an anti-military world view is the problem. Regardless of which party is in power our government is chock full of people who have enmity toward our military and our soldiers.
Having an administration full of people...including the Commander-in-Chief...whohave the same anti-military world view is going to exacerbate the problems.
Posted by: mike | September 24, 2009 at 12:20 PM