Freightdog wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:52 pm

Kenr wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:26 pm Your conspiracy theories and ignorant claims about the VA are bullshit, especially considering that they are giving you a lifetime of pay and benefits so you can sit on your ass while living on the other side of the planet.

Out of curiosity, what might these amount to, as a monthly income?

A 100% rating is well over $3K a month, tax free.

My experience with VA Health Care both in the US and using the Foreign Medical Program (FMP) for service connected reimbursements while in southeast Asia, has been 90% positive. The FMP, however, does not do direct deposits, only paper checks last I checked. I had these sent to a friend in the US who deposited them into one of my US bank accounts for me. This was a few years ago and may have changed. For those in Cambodia or Vietnam, FMP had an office at the US Embassy in Manila. That too may have change.

By the way, for those of you in Cambodia, there is a VFW post in Phnom Penh that US veterans may find helpful: Mayaguez Memorial VFW Post 11575

Fridaywithmateo wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 8:27 am

pissontheroof wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 6:27 am They radiated me for cancer and said I would probly be dead in a year or so .
As long as I’m alive I’m getting paid
I think my cancer is cured but I’m still sick in the head .

I believe everybody is crazy in their own special way ... you are not alone.

But they cured me of cancer .. or some people can handle it
I can live with the crazy ,
Or they did something right , when they were supposed to do it wrong .
All that stuff ( proof ) is in my old macbook
( it was sluggish so I gave it to some kid and he turned it into something chinese -
I saw after and it worked but it wasn’t “ mine “ anymore . It was a project for this guy .
All my stuff was gone , kapluey ! Still useless ..
And all the information I need to contact them now about all these things I never knew about .
( survivors benefits )
So it’s good I found out , About them , now i have to make contact again
Only 1 week wasted trying that so far ..
oddly recently you also come along ..
and now i guess we were co conspirators waiting to happen .
I never could have imagined ..
Was this in the Bible ?

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 6:55 pm
All their patients experiencing psychotic outbreaks are highly skilled in firearms, as well as hand to hand combat. They lived in situations outnumbered outarmed and still kill their enemies. The chance of them taking a firearm or billy club away and using it on the guards and everyone else is guaranteed. Only raw size has a chance.

I believe VA security guards are instructed to actually take off any weapons or firearms before going restrain a psych patient.

What’s your opinion of col. james Braddock ?
Missing in action ..
him and Rambo are amazing.
And I love Steven seagall movies .
And the blues brothers ..

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 6:55 pm All their patients experiencing psychotic outbreaks are highly skilled in firearms, as well as hand to hand combat. They lived in situations outnumbered outarmed and still kill their enemies. The chance of them taking a firearm or billy club away and using it on the guards and everyone else is guaranteed. Only raw size has a chance.

This sounds like nonsense. Are all vets special forces guys, no engineers, medics, or just normal soldier grunts?they won’t all be Captain Americas…
Also won’t many vets be getting on in years? Surely that will limit their lethal weapon-ness?

Maybe I just don’t understand America (and many Americans).

Fridaywithmateo wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 7:40 pm Not just that … VA has many tactics to drive away vets and therefore save money on services … this was what drove efforts to the “Veterans Choice” card and access to their provider of choice … ie civilian medical systems. VA is broken. They recently made a big leap forward with the PACT Act … huge for Vietnam era vets and presumptive claims. But the fact is the VA is not much different than any other USA federal agency … mired in bureaucratic processes and VERY political. Don’t get me started.

You’re so full of shit. The Veterans Choice Program was not created for the reasons you claim, and you could not see just any provider of your choice, only ones that participated in the program. And FYI, that program was discontinued several years ago.