Haw haw

[Lady's Human]

Puck, it's not the shiny crap.

It's not even remotely about the shiny crap.

It's about the VA paying your co-pay for the meds you'll need for the rest of your life because you did permanent soft tissue damage to your back while serving.

The idiots with the fake purple hearts, fake Bronze Stars, fake dd-214s and all the rest make it a pain in the ass for people with legit claims to get them heard.

One of my co-workers was given a medical discharge for having his knees destroyed by a deuce crushing them. Cut and dried VA claim, right? Nope, they guy spent two years working with various vets groups to get through all the red tape. Without those co-pays he'd be spending half his paycheck on meds.

It's not about the shiny s**t on your chest. It's about the falsifying bastards polluting the system and making it a pain for those with legit issues.

I could have a disability rating for my back. By choice I don't. eventually I'm going to kick myself in the butt for it, because the muscle meds keep getting more expensive. At some point I'm going to have to deal with the labyrinthine VA system and go that route. The little AHs with fake medals and fake paperwork are going to make it a nightmare, because the VA is going to spend months disproving what's in black and white in my med records.

[Puckstop31]

Puck, it's not the shiny crap.

It's not even remotely about the shiny crap.

I know. I was trying to make a point about the 'extra' benefits recipients of certain awards are entitled to.

It's about the VA paying your co-pay for the meds you'll need for the rest of your life because you did permanent soft tissue damage to your back while serving.

The idiots with the fake purple hearts, fake Bronze Stars, fake dd-214s and all the rest make it a pain in the ass for people with legit claims to get them heard.

One of my co-workers was given a medical discharge for having his knees destroyed by a deuce crushing them. Cut and dried VA claim, right? Nope, they guy spent two years working with various vets groups to get through all the red tape. Without those co-pays he'd be spending half his paycheck on meds.

It's not about the shiny s**t on your chest. It's about the falsifying bastards polluting the system and making it a pain for those with legit issues.

LH, I get it. I agree with you. My last 1st Sergeant worked in the VA claims department in Philly. He shared all kinds of 'stories'.

Again, I get it. I was not talking about the medical benefits available to ALL who served. I used some for PTSD treatment. My old man is using a LOT for his lymphoma treatments...

From the article.

""Denver attorney Christopher P. Beall, who filed a friend-of-the-court brief for the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, said the Stolen Valor Act is fatally flawed because it doesn't require prosecutors to show anyone was harmed or defamed by the lie. The government position was that any speech that's false is not protected by the First Amendment. That proposition is very dangerous," Beall said. "It puts the government in a much more powerful position to prosecute people for speaking out on things they believe to be true but turn out not to be true," he said. Beall said the ACLU was not defending the actions Strandlof is accused of, but took issue with the principle behind the law.""

For once, I agree with an ACLU attorney. Could it be proven his lie harmed or defamed anyone? Yep. (The taxpayers, REAL vets.) Should the guy be made to pay back whatever he recieved? Heck yes.

All that aside... If you want to get that guy, charge him with perjury. He signed his name to a legal document in which he lied.


I was primarily addressing Wom and his repeated disdain for our freedoms here. You know, when they don't suit HIS personal idea of liberty.

I could have a disability rating for my back. By choice I don't. eventually I'm going to kick myself in the butt for it, because the muscle meds keep getting more expensive. At some point I'm going to have to deal with the labyrinthine VA system and go that route. The little AHs with fake medals and fake paperwork are going to make it a nightmare, because the VA is going to spend months disproving what's in black and white in my med records.

Fair. Yeah, having to check for fakes makes it a PITA. What dealings with Federal Government agencies are not?

Again, know that I KNOW it is not about the medals.