Stop in for a cup of coffee

ZMan67S said
I thought the same, but told by more than one person that service is service and your injury during service is no different other than theirs. Theirs is just more severe. The VA WANTS to pay you for your service and injuries. I'd start the process now. My wife got VA payments while still a part-time serving reservist. They just deduct the VA amount from your drill pay at what would be a VA daily rate. Go in to the VA and talk to a service representative. I used the VFW rep and he's great. I tracked down paperwork and he took care of the rest. No charge to you. Do it!!

I’m not eligible for the VFW. Never deployed to a war. I’ll start looking into it. I tried the county Va rep a couple years back and he told me to wait until I got out.

WV64Signet said
I have the same attitude...and my buddies that have a VA relationship beat me up about not doing something. I've been out for 16 years now and it makes it harder as time goes by. Just getting the initial rating is good I think (I didn't do it) doesn't mean you have to pursue anything more. Fill out the forms and see where it goes. In 30 years you might wish you had that to fall back on.

yeah